Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-08-03

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 3
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
389 head
172 vs last sale 217 175 vs year ago 214 · +81.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
137 head
25 vs last sale 112 62 vs year ago 75 · +82.7%
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, slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with the greatest advance on a few high-dressing cows and slaughter bulls sold fully steady. The offering included a a light to moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow calf pairs. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand good 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
BullsLow1,70695.991,63842
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35969.7394888
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26467.95859105
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13655.8663581

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls1,47982.93/cwt70.00–93.001,22715
Bulls1,925120.50/cwt120.50–120.502,3201
Bulls1,879108.61/cwt105.00–115.502,04112
Bulls1,78697.42/cwt93.00–103.001,74014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31361.35/cwt59.00–62.508066
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40275.04/cwt71.00–80.501,05227
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,22875.25/cwt73.50–77.009242
Stock CowsMedium 1-279094.66/cwt93.00–96.007482
Stock CowsMedium 1-294581.86/cwt79.00–85.007742
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-292387.77/cwt81.50–94.508102
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06471.22/cwt65.00–77.507584
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4671,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0015,0373
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5031,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0015,7822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,113907.41/cwt810.00–950.0010,0997
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,047.29/cwt910.00–1,150.0012,46320
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,188806.47/cwt785.00–825.009,5812
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2755753.97/cwt675.00–825.005,6922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,217.50/cwt1,185.00–1,275.0013,3328
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0016,7756
Bred CowsMedium 1-2855783.05/cwt625.00–850.006,6955
Bred CowsMedium 1-2987808.90/cwt785.00–885.007,9847
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,221893.36/cwt850.00–950.0010,90816
Bred CowsLarge 11,5131,272.21/cwt1,175.00–1,350.0019,2494
CowsLean 85-90%1,19055.95/cwt51.00–61.0066654
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32864.47/cwt60.50–68.5085653
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0001,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.0011,3502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29401,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0010,8104
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,410.00/cwt1,410.00–1,410.0016,4974
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34368.04/cwt63.00–72.0091455
CowsLean 85-90%79933.95/cwt20.00–43.002714
CowsLean 85-90%1,04649.30/cwt45.50–51.505167
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00857.85/cwt54.00–60.505835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22072.94/cwt69.00–76.0089047
CowsLean 85-90%1,07763.91/cwt60.50–68.0068816

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.