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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 31

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

421 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 450▲ 85 vs year ago 336 · +25.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 73▼ 105 vs year ago 173 · −60.7%

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 traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was very 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	—	Low	1,742	94.58	1,648	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	74.55	1,118	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	69.69	849	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	55.53	600	78

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)	1,238	$987	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$827	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	958	$842	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$831	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$1,138	4thin

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	—	—	1,626	82.84/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,347	9
Bulls	—	—	1,692	95.33/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,613	15
Bulls	—	—	1,941	105.08/cwt	102.00–109.50	2,040	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	34.10/cwt	28.00–40.00	333	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	47.35/cwt	41.00–53.00	501	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	65.96/cwt	65.00–67.50	712	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	60.96/cwt	53.00–65.50	677	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	63.92/cwt	60.00–65.50	757	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	76.84/cwt	75.50–78.00	929	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	69.83/cwt	66.00–75.50	856	86
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	63.95/cwt	60.00–66.00	911	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	72.88/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,060	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	80.53/cwt	78.50–83.50	1,280	26
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	119.83/cwt	108.00–127.00	1,156	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	98.13/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,232	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,150.00/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	1,137.50/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,138	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	827.18/head	700.00–935.00	827	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	987.22/head	800.00–1,050.00	987	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	842.23/head	775.00–900.00	842	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	830.60/head	750.00–900.00	831	2

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 31, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 450Year ago 336

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 73Year ago 173

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	965	108.00–127.00	119.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,255	90.00–105.00	98.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	915	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,265	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,435	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,137.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,195	700.00–935.00	827.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,238	800.00–1,050.00	987.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	958	775.00–900.00	842.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	750.00–900.00	830.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,626	75.00–89.00	82.84
15	—	1,692	90.00–102.00	95.33
9	—	1,941	102.00–109.50	105.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,226	66.00–75.50	69.83
12	—	1,209	75.50–78.00	76.84
17	—	1,184	60.00–65.50	63.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,454	67.00–77.00	72.88
26	—	1,590	78.50–83.50	80.53
9	—	1,424	60.00–66.00	63.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,080	65.00–67.50	65.96
19	—	1,058	41.00–53.00	47.35
8	—	978	28.00–40.00	34.10
41	—	1,110	53.00–65.50	60.96

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.