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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 12

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

367 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 543▼ 73 vs year ago 440 · −16.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 172▼ 6 vs year ago 110 · −5.5%

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 traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was moderate 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	—	High	1,700	86.58	1,472	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	65.53	958	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	64.80	795	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	51.50	538	84

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)	1,225	$1,063	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$962	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,334	$961	19
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$953	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	822	$672	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,250	3thin

Every lot

21 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	—	—	1,598	79.59/cwt	73.00–85.50	1,272	12
Bulls	—	—	1,767	91.65/cwt	84.50–97.00	1,619	11
Bulls	—	—	1,948	100.60/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,960	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	30.25/cwt	20.00–40.00	286	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	63.77/cwt	61.00–65.50	657	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	47.91/cwt	40.00–53.00	509	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	57.85/cwt	51.00–61.50	622	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	59.24/cwt	57.00–61.00	703	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	65.08/cwt	61.50–68.50	800	96
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	70.82/cwt	69.00–73.00	880	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	59.44/cwt	57.00–62.00	826	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	66.69/cwt	62.00–70.50	984	63
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	961.82/head	900.00–1,075.00	962	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,063.21/head	800.00–1,225.00	1,063	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,334	960.60/head	700.00–1,060.00	961	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	661.97/head	550.00–750.00	662	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	822	671.92/head	600.00–755.00	672	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,143	1,243.65/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,244	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	128.65/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,250	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	88.57/cwt	68.00–103.00	930	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,250.00/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250	3

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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 367Last week 543Year ago 440

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 172Year ago 110

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	99.00–102.00	100.60
12	—	1,598	73.00–85.50	79.59
11	—	1,767	84.50–97.00	91.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,389	57.00–62.00	59.44
63	—	1,475	62.00–70.50	66.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,062	40.00–53.00	47.91
51	—	1,075	51.00–61.50	57.85
6	—	1,030	61.00–65.50	63.77
17	—	945	20.00–40.00	30.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,229	61.50–68.50	65.08
3	—	1,243	69.00–73.00	70.82
8	—	1,186	57.00–61.00	59.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	19	—	1,334	700.00–1,060.00	960.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,225	800.00–1,225.00	1,063.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,128	900.00–1,075.00	961.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,243.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	773	550.00–750.00	661.97
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	822	600.00–755.00	671.92

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	7	—	972	118.00–133.00	128.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,050	68.00–103.00	88.57

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	3	—	1,278	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.00

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.