Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-04-26

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 26
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
313 head
216 vs last sale 529 85 vs year ago 228 · +37.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
64 vs last sale 186 14 vs year ago 108 · +13.0%
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 steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate and demand moderate to good 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
BullsHigh1,67490.471,51437
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43765.5494263
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17062.74734112
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01151.9552571

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9002
Bulls1,865108.50/cwt108.50–108.502,0242
Bulls1,88199.34/cwt95.00–107.001,86910
Bulls1,47279.88/cwt75.50–83.501,17612
Bulls1,67190.65/cwt85.00–95.001,51513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46769.74/cwt68.00–71.001,0239
CowsLean 85-90%1,06059.16/cwt56.00–62.0062723
CowsLean 85-90%1,02651.54/cwt47.00–56.5052938
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46365.88/cwt62.50–68.5096443
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29569.12/cwt65.50–74.0089528
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13163.18/cwt60.00–66.0071554
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12256.00/cwt51.00–60.0062830
Stock CowsMedium 1-292861.45/cwt60.00–67.005708
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,438880.01/cwt875.00–885.0012,6552
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,21877.00/cwt77.00–77.009382
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,5051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,5551
CowsLean 85-90%66728.65/cwt25.00–30.001913
CowsLean 85-90%92140.44/cwt35.00–46.003727
Stock CowsMedium 1-284678.86/cwt70.00–95.006674
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2795720.38/cwt700.00–760.005,7273
Stock CowsMedium 1-2815102.33/cwt92.00–114.008342
Bred CowsMedium 1-2957754.71/cwt700.00–785.007,2236
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,01864.26/cwt64.00–64.506542
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,003809.15/cwt600.00–900.008,1167
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,091.72/cwt1,000.00–1,150.0012,9375
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03066.18/cwt65.00–68.006823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,194894.84/cwt760.00–1,075.0010,6847
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth938515.90/cwt450.00–550.004,8393
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,013660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,6862
Stock CowsMedium 268857.93/cwt55.00–62.003992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1271,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,5243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,132775.92/cwt725.00–800.008,7833
Stock CowsMedium and Large 295862.54/cwt61.00–64.005992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,163712.53/cwt700.00–725.008,2872
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14973.14/cwt67.00–83.008405
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06085.50/cwt85.50–85.509061
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,140650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,4102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,252813.09/cwt660.00–900.0010,18014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31360.77/cwt57.00–63.0079811
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2531,366.67/cwt1,300.00–1,425.0017,1246
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3451,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0016,1402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29851,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0012,3132

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.