Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-05-03

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 3
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
357 head
44 vs last sale 313 69 vs year ago 288 · +24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
16 vs last sale 122 10 vs year ago 96 · +10.4%
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 1.00-2.00 lower. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand 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
BullsAverage1,71688.631,52125
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35866.7090661
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18362.42739131
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01050.2750891

Every lot, as filed

38 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 PairsLarge 1-21,5001,750.00/cwt1,750.00–1,750.0026,2502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29851,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,3432
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth1,000950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1901,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0020,2304
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,6252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,3882
CowsLean 85-90%81028.10/cwt22.00–31.002284
CowsLean 85-90%1,05852.17/cwt47.00–57.0055254
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05278.28/cwt69.50–95.5082411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,153816.91/cwt800.00–850.009,4193
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,6004
Bulls1,75290.10/cwt85.00–94.001,57915
Bulls1,88698.12/cwt96.00–100.001,8514
Bulls1,51478.61/cwt70.00–82.501,1906
Bred CowsMedium 1-2980755.95/cwt650.00–850.007,4083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,050.99/cwt900.00–1,125.0013,5376
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20255.89/cwt50.00–61.0067256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17866.69/cwt64.00–69.007862
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,003916.58/cwt750.00–1,025.009,1934
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4051,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0019,6701
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,444949.72/cwt900.00–1,050.0013,7149
Stock CowsMedium 1-286565.10/cwt59.00–68.005635
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,18264.98/cwt63.00–69.007683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,383839.55/cwt710.00–900.0011,6119
Stock CowsMedium 1685112.30/cwt107.00–122.007693
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Broken Mouth1,033585.00/cwt585.00–585.006,0432
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18270.88/cwt67.00–75.5083836
CowsLean 85-90%1,10561.17/cwt56.00–66.0067615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128848.12/cwt800.00–900.009,5672
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14565.50/cwt65.50–65.507502
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36366.83/cwt64.00–69.0091123
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4201,024.82/cwt950.00–1,100.0014,5523
CowsLean 85-90%83340.41/cwt35.00–46.0033718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15764.00/cwt61.00–67.5074039
Stock CowsMedium 1-280085.41/cwt80.00–90.006832
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2782796.64/cwt675.00–850.006,2303
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41870.57/cwt68.00–73.501,00125
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23359.05/cwt57.00–62.0072813

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.