Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-01-04

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 4
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
339 head
47 vs last sale 386 235 vs year ago 574 · 40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
139 head
10 vs last sale 129 52 vs year ago 191 · 27.2%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Monday two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 6.00-7.00 higher. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and very 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
BullsHigh1,73283.801,45143
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39953.8575372
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24147.7759399
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09837.2540972

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,003925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,2784
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,325900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,9252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,065750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,9886
Bulls1,93496.77/cwt96.00–97.501,8724
Bulls1,81090.65/cwt86.50–94.501,64115
Bulls1,54771.05/cwt62.00–75.001,0999
CowsLean 85-90%96120.62/cwt17.00–26.001989
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-295596.50/cwt96.50–96.509223
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06978.09/cwt63.50–95.508354
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,173732.40/cwt675.00–800.008,5918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,285775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,9593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,209840.11/cwt760.00–875.0010,1573
Stock CowsMedium 1-284377.98/cwt65.00–90.006572
Stock CowsMedium 1-290562.83/cwt56.00–68.005692
Bulls1,71181.13/cwt75.00–85.001,38815
CowsLean 85-90%1,03332.50/cwt28.00–36.0033623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175969.05/cwt850.00–1,100.0011,38614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,289754.08/cwt675.00–850.009,72016
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26448.84/cwt46.00–53.5061767
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41755.04/cwt53.00–56.507806
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08254.53/cwt53.00–57.005904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,29953.35/cwt49.00–57.006934
Stock CowsMedium 1-2908100.33/cwt100.00–105.0091112
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2819606.26/cwt510.00–685.004,9655
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14243.35/cwt40.00–47.0049526
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51261.49/cwt58.50–64.5093010
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,024625.43/cwt600.00–675.006,4046
Bred CowsMedium 1-2850519.79/cwt485.00–550.004,4182
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36350.20/cwt46.50–52.0068430
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39754.89/cwt51.50–58.0076732
CowsLean 85-90%1,09039.40/cwt37.00–44.5042919
CowsLean 85-90%1,23547.63/cwt44.00–53.0058821
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,423736.91/cwt700.00–775.0010,4862
Bred CowsMedium 1-2949692.13/cwt600.00–725.006,5687

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.