Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-10-26

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 26
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
374 head
25 vs last sale 399 135 vs year ago 239 · +56.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
192 head
4 vs last sale 196 11 vs year ago 181 · +6.1%
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 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cow and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand light to moderate for slaughter classes. Most of the area has finally received some rain along with colder temperatures.

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
BullsAverage1,75776.631,34639
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42455.1778569
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19348.43578120
CowsLean 85-90%Average99535.65355108

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,430842.71/cwt835.00–850.0012,0512
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,348940.07/cwt900.00–975.0012,6722
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,410975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,7482
Stock CowsMedium 1-282962.66/cwt55.00–80.0051911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0012,25014
Bred CowsMedium 1-2961739.52/cwt600.00–860.007,1079
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,30360.81/cwt52.00–70.007922
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2815350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,8531
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2735369.29/cwt325.00–400.002,7143
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2901,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,2232
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,070925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,8982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,239754.72/cwt600.00–900.009,35121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,175924.03/cwt900.00–935.0010,8573
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,25053.00/cwt53.00–53.006633
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,310950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,4452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,174800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,3923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17350.05/cwt49.00–51.005872
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,110500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,272990.00/cwt950.00–1,000.0012,59310
Stock CowsMedium 1-278183.65/cwt75.00–94.506535
Stock CowsMedium 1-296461.23/cwt61.00–62.005904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,110750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,3251
Bred CowsMedium 11,015912.13/cwt825.00–975.009,2583
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01675.31/cwt66.00–84.007658
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,082871.10/cwt725.00–950.009,42512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18949.47/cwt46.00–52.5058871
Bulls1,78077.94/cwt73.00–82.001,38725
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,189948.53/cwt825.00–1,100.0011,27830
CowsLean 85-90%1,04442.28/cwt39.00–45.0044147
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54563.62/cwt60.00–66.5098314
CowsLean 85-90%1,13948.70/cwt45.00–51.005555
Bulls1,87584.71/cwt83.00–87.501,5886
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18754.34/cwt52.00–57.0064515
Bred CowsMedium 1-2980523.47/cwt400.00–575.005,1306
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41248.02/cwt45.00–52.0067817
CowsLean 85-90%98734.56/cwt29.00–40.0034135
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20343.65/cwt39.00–47.0052534
Bulls1,59666.46/cwt62.00–71.501,0618
CowsLean 85-90%86319.53/cwt13.00–28.0016921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38455.26/cwt51.00–58.5076538

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.