Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-03-08

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 8
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
468 head
103 vs last sale 571 194 vs year ago 274 · +70.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
178 head
66 vs last sale 244 10 vs year ago 168 · +6.0%
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 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter. There was a light to moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand 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
BullsAverage1,73881.181,41145
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51659.3590091
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25254.30680124
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11540.75454135

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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,2552
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,290700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,0302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,4704
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,0942
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0013,3102
Bulls1,74082.63/cwt78.00–86.501,43819
CowsLean 85-90%1,07034.37/cwt30.00–39.0036831
CowsLean 85-90%92720.68/cwt15.00–28.0019213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,194971.62/cwt875.00–1,200.0011,60113
Stock CowsMedium and Large 293555.38/cwt51.00–60.005182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,144741.18/cwt550.00–825.008,4798
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,30355.08/cwt53.00–57.007182
Bulls1,87590.31/cwt87.00–96.001,69311
Bulls1,63572.66/cwt64.50–76.001,18815
CowsLean 85-90%1,28751.92/cwt48.50–55.5066820
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2828822.87/cwt700.00–860.006,8138
Stock CowsMedium 1-282585.64/cwt73.00–105.007075
Bred CowsMedium 1-2923575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,3072
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2Broken Mouth1,130503.54/cwt400.00–600.005,6902
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-271838.27/cwt36.00–44.002757
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2843482.72/cwt450.00–525.004,0692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12447.32/cwt44.00–51.0053229
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,458880.24/cwt860.00–900.0012,8342
Stock CowsMedium 1-295461.88/cwt53.50–68.005909
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07176.55/cwt60.00–93.0082014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,282776.97/cwt650.00–910.009,9617
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01095.24/cwt90.00–103.009626
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26853.93/cwt50.50–58.0068463
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59863.19/cwt60.50–66.501,01028
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33861.36/cwt57.50–64.5082132
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18257.42/cwt55.00–59.506793
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29161,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.009,9394
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080875.96/cwt735.00–1,060.009,46010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41854.40/cwt52.00–56.5077118
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50458.94/cwt56.00–61.0088645
CowsLean 85-90%1,12044.06/cwt38.50–49.0049371
Bred CowsMedium 1-2863827.43/cwt780.00–950.007,1414
Bred CowsMedium 1-2888819.89/cwt710.00–885.007,2816
Stock CowsMedium 1-2737108.23/cwt86.00–117.0079816

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.