Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-05-04

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 4
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
288 head
60 vs last sale 228 63 vs year ago 225 · +28.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
12 vs last sale 108 14 vs year ago 110 · 12.7%
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, breaking and boning slaughter cows sold steady while lean slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher. The bulk of slaughter bulls sold steady with several extreme high-dressing bulls 4.00 higher. The slaughter cow offering included several cull dairy cows. There was a light supply of both bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply and demand were 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
BullsHigh1,63282.011,33930
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39656.8079380
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17954.3364099
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94143.7341252

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls1,725104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,8031
Bulls1,89195.62/cwt91.00–100.001,8088
Bulls1,77181.58/cwt78.50–85.501,4459
Bulls1,34871.39/cwt62.00–77.0096212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06647.20/cwt43.00–50.5050318
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20960.51/cwt56.00–63.5073227
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299286.01/cwt84.00–87.008533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,124959.77/cwt875.00–1,050.0010,7888
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01869.02/cwt65.00–73.007037
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,17368.58/cwt62.00–74.508042
Stock CowsMedium 1-268096.01/cwt89.00–106.006533
Stock CowsMedium 1-278478.58/cwt70.00–88.0061610
Stock CowsMedium 1-287163.74/cwt57.00–74.005554
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,105688.91/cwt625.00–750.007,6122
Bred CowsMedium 1-292572.00/cwt72.00–72.006661
Bred CowsMedium 1-2940763.55/cwt685.00–910.007,1776
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2301,349.80/cwt1,300.00–1,400.0016,6032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15356.63/cwt51.00–59.506533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,136711.67/cwt600.00–875.008,0856
CowsLean 85-90%71529.70/cwt29.50–30.002122
CowsLean 85-90%80137.38/cwt35.00–41.0029914
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2760900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,8402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,140.00/cwt1,100.00–1,235.0012,91612
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,216.67/cwt1,200.00–1,250.0013,5056
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,8812
CowsLean 85-90%1,04951.72/cwt48.00–54.0054314
CowsLean 85-90%98343.96/cwt41.00–48.0043222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20153.62/cwt50.00–56.5064454
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,15952.10/cwt50.00–53.0060410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44761.67/cwt59.00–64.5089215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42556.33/cwt53.00–59.5080355
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2Broken Mouth625460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,8752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,142800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,1366

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.