Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-08-24

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 24
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
269 head
71 vs last sale 340 26 vs year ago 243 · +10.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
8 vs last sale 146 57 vs year ago 81 · +70.4%
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 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of 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
BullsLow1,76089.841,58140
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36461.4183763
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16657.1966754
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,10049.0654064

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls1,48178.56/cwt68.00–86.001,16310
Bulls1,90497.99/cwt95.00–102.501,86613
Bulls1,81490.24/cwt85.00–94.501,63717
CowsLean 85-90%78728.85/cwt24.50–32.502273
CowsLean 85-90%96542.43/cwt37.50–46.0040911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09553.50/cwt51.00–56.5058624
Stock CowsMedium 1-2762100.22/cwt90.00–108.507649
Stock CowsMedium 1-282380.58/cwt78.00–86.006634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2601,411.56/cwt1,385.00–1,425.0017,7863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,197793.30/cwt710.00–875.009,49611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,130931.00/cwt850.00–1,060.0010,5207
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19201,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.009,7522
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,01795.91/cwt94.00–100.009753
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299577.60/cwt56.00–92.007728
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,455985.00/cwt985.00–985.0014,3321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2935685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,4051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,238825.05/cwt800.00–850.0010,2142
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4351,037.36/cwt950.00–1,110.0014,8863
Bred CowsMedium 1-2903791.94/cwt785.00–800.007,1512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,096.93/cwt1,085.00–1,100.0013,9865
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-27531,066.67/cwt1,050.00–1,075.008,0326
Bred CowsMedium 1-2930725.27/cwt600.00–900.006,7453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2261,000.84/cwt900.00–1,100.0012,27012
Bred CowsLarge 11,5051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,5551
Bred CowsLarge 11,5951,245.53/cwt1,175.00–1,325.0019,8662
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4841,030.00/cwt960.00–1,110.0015,28513
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19058.18/cwt56.00–61.0069220
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,6752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2955800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6404
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-26551,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.006,5502
Heifer PairsMedium 1-28751,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.009,0562
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0011,7002
CowsLean 85-90%1,19456.70/cwt54.50–59.0067712
CowsLean 85-90%1,13450.17/cwt46.00–54.0056938
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41067.01/cwt64.50–70.5094515
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18955.37/cwt50.00–58.5065816
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42361.31/cwt58.00–65.0087231
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29064.09/cwt60.00–67.0082710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Non-Traditional1,61577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2441

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.