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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 17

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

589 head

▲ 204 vs last sale 385▲ 198 vs year ago 391 · +50.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 122▼ 1 vs year ago 74 · −1.4%

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 to 3.00 lower. Replacement supply was light after Saturday night's special sale, and slaughter supply was heavy. Demand was moderate.

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	1,697	89.11	1,512	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	68.15	1,023	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	65.27	815	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	50.47	505	174

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$988	17
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$935	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$822	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$860	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	976	$821	4thin

Every lot

20 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	—	—	1,612	81.83/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,319	17
Bulls	—	—	1,723	94.70/cwt	88.00–100.50	1,632	17
Bulls	—	—	2,195	103.40/cwt	102.00–105.00	2,270	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	34.86/cwt	25.00–44.50	293	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	48.75/cwt	43.50–55.00	476	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	63.18/cwt	62.50–65.00	649	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	58.37/cwt	53.00–62.00	637	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	60.55/cwt	55.00–63.50	702	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	66.45/cwt	62.00–72.00	844	103
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	60.47/cwt	55.00–63.00	853	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	75.25/cwt	75.00–75.50	1,112	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	68.30/cwt	62.00–75.00	1,018	85
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,714	76.84/cwt	74.50–78.50	1,317	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	859.87/head	700.00–935.00	860	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	821.45/head	750.00–900.00	821	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	118.96/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,146	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	99.44/cwt	72.50–122.00	1,108	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	988.00/head	850.00–1,175.00	988	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	822.27/head	800.00–900.00	822	9

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 Oct 17, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 385Year ago 391

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 122Year ago 74

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement supply was light after Saturday night's special sale, and slaughter supply was heavy. Demand was moderate.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	976	750.00–900.00	821.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	897	700.00–935.00	859.87

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	8	—	963	114.00–134.00	118.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,114	72.50–122.00	99.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,182	850.00–1,175.00	988.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	850	935.00	935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,186	800.00–900.00	822.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,723	88.00–100.50	94.70
2	—	2,195	102.00–105.00	103.40
17	—	1,612	75.00–85.00	81.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,270	62.00–72.00	66.45
2	—	1,478	75.00–75.50	75.25
30	—	1,160	55.00–63.50	60.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	977	43.50–55.00	48.75
80	—	1,091	53.00–62.00	58.37
5	—	1,027	62.50–65.00	63.18
39	—	840	25.00–44.50	34.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,490	62.00–75.00	68.30
10	—	1,714	74.50–78.50	76.84
13	—	1,410	55.00–63.00	60.47

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.