Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2019-12-02

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 2
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
296 head
57 vs last sale 239 296 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
123 vs last sale 221 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, the bulk of slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower with some high-dressing fat breaking cows 4.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. The

offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs were scarce. Supply was moderate and demand light to moderate for slaughter classes.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,76272.131,27128
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43156.6781164
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28641.2253086
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11429.8633378

Every lot, as filed

29 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,58281.44/cwt81.00–82.001,2882
Bulls1,72663.38/cwt57.50–69.001,0946
CowsLean 85-90%1,09630.00/cwt24.00–33.0032939
CowsLean 85-90%1,18534.94/cwt32.50–37.0041422
CowsLean 85-90%1,04518.99/cwt15.00–22.0019814
CowsLean 85-90%1,15741.53/cwt39.00–43.004813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54563.30/cwt59.00–66.0097831
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,7501
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,441764.69/cwt700.00–835.0011,0195
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,05041.00/cwt41.00–41.004312
Bred CowsMedium 1-2990629.83/cwt585.00–700.006,2353
Bred CowsMedium 1-2966682.37/cwt525.00–750.006,5925
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,263691.37/cwt625.00–800.008,73214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,299876.01/cwt800.00–1,035.0011,3798
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,149500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,7454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,215625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,5944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,191658.52/cwt560.00–760.007,8435
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2895450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,0282
Stock CowsMedium 1-276299.50/cwt90.00–105.507584
Stock CowsMedium 1-284779.77/cwt64.00–85.006769
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13772.69/cwt60.00–91.0082611
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14263.09/cwt55.00–65.007205
Stock CowsMedium and Large 284356.00/cwt56.00–56.004722
Bulls1,79173.83/cwt70.00–77.001,32220
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29349.24/cwt46.50–52.506378
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25037.03/cwt32.00–40.5046335
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31443.14/cwt40.00–47.0056743
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26842.15/cwt38.00–46.0053414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36456.54/cwt50.00–59.0077119

How this sale compares

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.