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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 16

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

418 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 300▲ 34 vs year ago 384 · +8.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 60▼ 8 vs year ago 90 · −8.9%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cow and slaughter bulls sold steady. The offering included a high percentage of slaughter cattle and a light supply of replacement cattle. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand good for slaughter classes.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,740	103.08	1,794	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	77.92	1,159	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	75.84	948	160
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	63.50	652	92

Every lot

28 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,411	90.30/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,274	7
Bulls	—	—	1,796	104.20/cwt	98.50–107.50	1,871	11
Bulls	—	—	1,928	111.66/cwt	109.00–118.00	2,153	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	53.88/cwt	49.00–59.00	480	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	41.30/cwt	39.00–47.00	373	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	66.22/cwt	60.00–71.50	703	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	65.23/cwt	60.00–70.00	726	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	74.54/cwt	72.00–78.00	848	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	75.36/cwt	70.00–80.00	930	96
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,301	70.61/cwt	68.00–73.00	919	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	82.51/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,122	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	84.72/cwt	81.50–90.50	1,212	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	78.71/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,213	61
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	838	985.00/cwt	885.00–1,185.00	8,254	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	12,040	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,262.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	13,736	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,233.33/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	14,985	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	21,520	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	835	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	9,394	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	1,166.96/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	13,875	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	795	79.77/cwt	65.00–87.00	634	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	100.26/cwt	89.00–111.00	945	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,014	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,113	83.77/cwt	79.00–90.50	932	17
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,165	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,200	1

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon May 16, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 418Last week 300Year ago 384

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 60Year ago 90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,215	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,233.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,088	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	838	885.00–1,185.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	835	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,189	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,166.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	93.00	93.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	89.00–111.00	100.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	103.00	103.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	116.00	116.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,113	79.00–90.50	83.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	795	65.00–87.00	79.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	80.00–93.00	90.30
11	—	1,796	98.50–107.50	104.20
9	—	1,928	109.00–118.00	111.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,360	79.00–84.50	82.51
96	—	1,234	70.00–80.00	75.36
22	—	1,113	60.00–70.00	65.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,541	74.00–82.00	78.71
9	—	1,431	81.50–90.50	84.72
15	—	1,301	68.00–73.00	70.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	903	39.00–47.00	41.30
16	—	1,137	72.00–78.00	74.54
50	—	1,062	60.00–71.50	66.22
21	—	890	49.00–59.00	53.88

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.