Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-04-27

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 27
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
129 vs last sale 357 255 vs year ago 483 · 52.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
45 vs last sale 153 71 vs year ago 179 · 39.7%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, fat breaking slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower while boning and lean slaughter cow sold 2.00--3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. The offering included a heavy supply of slaughter bulls. The supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs was light. Supply was light and demand light to moderate slaughter cows.

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
BullsLow1,69085.291,44150
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41157.5181145
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15553.3861779
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04643.4445437

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls1,42973.89/cwt65.50–77.001,0567
Bulls1,68883.76/cwt79.00–88.001,41421
Bulls1,77590.37/cwt88.00–96.001,60422
CowsLean 85-90%1,05849.19/cwt46.00–52.0052012
CowsLean 85-90%1,03244.36/cwt42.00–47.0045815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37652.35/cwt47.00–53.007208
Stock CowsMedium 1-285875.35/cwt70.50–90.006479
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-296580.00/cwt80.00–80.007721
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03868.00/cwt68.00–68.007062
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10959.00/cwt59.00–59.006545
Bred CowsMedium 1-2966780.02/cwt635.00–860.007,5356
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,050683.41/cwt625.00–725.007,1763
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,169771.17/cwt675.00–925.009,0159
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,087850.41/cwt825.00–900.009,2443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,163948.51/cwt875.00–1,100.0011,0319
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,135600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,8101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1531,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,5484
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,440936.72/cwt900.00–975.0013,4892
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,458898.28/cwt825.00–975.0013,0974
Bred CowsMedium 1-296555.45/cwt53.00–58.005352
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,010630.24/cwt600.00–650.006,3655
Bred CowsMedium 1-2865703.01/cwt600.00–750.006,0815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18453.65/cwt50.50–56.5063539
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 18001,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0010,2802
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,4504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,210850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,2852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0016,5752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2993805.00/cwt750.00–860.007,9944
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46962.37/cwt59.00–65.0091614
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38756.35/cwt53.00–59.0078223
CowsLean 85-90%1,01631.13/cwt30.00–33.003164
CowsLean 85-90%1,07837.84/cwt37.00–39.004086
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17061.22/cwt56.00–68.0071616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09847.72/cwt44.00–50.5052424
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth1,000850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,5004
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth1,01551.53/cwt50.00–53.005232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,07053.00/cwt52.00–54.005676

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.