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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 23

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

454 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 418▲ 173 vs year ago 281 · +61.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 82▼ 75 vs year ago 126 · −59.5%

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 week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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	—	Average	1,752	106.57	1,868	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	77.91	1,116	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	76.45	906	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	64.27	633	118

Every lot

22 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	—	—	1,535	90.27/cwt	84.00–97.50	1,386	5
Bulls	—	—	1,732	104.04/cwt	98.50–110.00	1,802	17
Bulls	—	—	1,855	115.47/cwt	109.50–124.00	2,142	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	879	46.00/cwt	40.00–48.00	404	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	56.18/cwt	50.00–60.00	512	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	74.40/cwt	72.50–79.00	747	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	66.24/cwt	60.50–72.00	670	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	67.55/cwt	61.50–71.50	759	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	76.42/cwt	70.00–81.50	906	92
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	82.82/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,015	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	78.04/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,111	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	70.80/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,010	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	84.04/cwt	82.50–85.50	1,268	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,205.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,375.00	14,074	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	123.53/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,101	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	89.25/cwt	80.00–95.00	852	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	948	772.34/cwt	760.00–785.00	7,322	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,128	858.96/cwt	750.00–960.00	9,689	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,011.66/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,432	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	851.77/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,787	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,470	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	13,068	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 23, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 454Last week 418Year ago 281

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 82Year ago 126

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,509	82.50–85.50	84.04
8	—	1,426	68.00–72.00	70.80
63	—	1,424	72.00–82.50	78.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	912	50.00–60.00	56.18
8	—	879	40.00–48.00	46.00
16	—	1,004	72.50–79.00	74.40
74	—	1,012	60.50–72.00	66.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,185	70.00–81.50	76.42
20	—	1,226	81.00–87.50	82.82
14	—	1,123	61.50–71.50	67.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,732	98.50–110.00	104.04
14	—	1,855	109.50–124.00	115.47
5	—	1,535	84.00–97.50	90.27

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	1,035.00–1,375.00	1,205.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	891	118.00–127.00	123.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	955	80.00–95.00	89.25

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)	10	—	1,130	800.00–1,150.00	1,011.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,149	825.00–900.00	851.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	948	760.00–785.00	772.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	750.00–960.00	858.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	745	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,210.00	1,210.00

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.