Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-01-18

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 18
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
274 head
28 vs last sale 302 31 vs year ago 305 · 10.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
148 head
37 vs last sale 185 20 vs year ago 128 · +15.6%
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 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and very light supply of cow/calf pairs following the replacement cow and bull sale this past Saturday evening. 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
BullsHigh1,78680.841,44420
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48953.5779860
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23148.6159998
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05040.0142056

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1-2930825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,6732
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,300800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4002
Bulls1,93087.63/cwt83.00–94.501,6917
Bulls1,46072.12/cwt71.50–73.001,0533
Bulls1,78378.71/cwt75.00–83.501,40310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56859.24/cwt56.00–62.509295
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34548.95/cwt47.00–51.006588
CowsLean 85-90%1,12046.59/cwt43.00–48.5052221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,253790.81/cwt600.00–875.009,90914
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03592.93/cwt82.00–95.0096210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,188625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,4252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,20051.98/cwt47.00–57.006244
Bred CowsMedium 1-2969618.87/cwt575.00–700.005,9973
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,186987.76/cwt900.00–1,075.0011,71512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,24150.67/cwt50.00–53.006295
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,063858.86/cwt775.00–900.009,1303
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15061.41/cwt53.00–70.007063
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06068.08/cwt57.50–79.0072221
Stock CowsMedium 1-297973.31/cwt73.00–75.007186
Stock CowsMedium 1-271295.58/cwt90.00–106.006813
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2847650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5063
Bred CowsMedium 1-2972810.94/cwt800.00–850.007,8824
Stock CowsMedium 1-296072.67/cwt64.00–88.006989
Stock CowsMedium 274061.06/cwt55.00–66.004522
CowsLean 85-90%1,03434.39/cwt28.50–37.5035613
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4401,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0015,4801
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,18879.63/cwt75.00–85.009462
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,26376.26/cwt75.00–77.009633
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,423832.26/cwt700.00–885.0011,8435
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,050675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,0881
CowsLean 85-90%1,01739.15/cwt36.00–42.5039819
CowsLean 85-90%83523.77/cwt20.00–27.001983
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23749.51/cwt46.50–53.0061244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35855.26/cwt53.00–58.5075019
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15543.88/cwt40.00–47.0050735
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50553.75/cwt50.50–56.5080947

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.