Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-05-24

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 24
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
103 vs last sale 384 281 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
36 vs last sale 90 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 higher and the bulk of slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate 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
BullsAverage1,62692.861,51034
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45269.641,01182
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19465.4878278
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02953.9855558

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 PairsLarge 1-21,5501,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0020,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0010,5754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28451,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,4502
Heifer PairsMedium 1-27351,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.008,2698
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2795700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,5652
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0014,4436
Bulls1,59091.35/cwt86.50–96.001,45212
Bulls1,757102.26/cwt97.00–106.501,79713
CowsLean 85-90%1,04828.67/cwt16.00–35.003004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01877.01/cwt67.00–84.507846
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1631,003.64/cwt850.00–1,150.0011,67223
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298478.58/cwt74.00–84.007734
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,3632
Bulls2,035109.50/cwt109.50–109.502,2281
Bulls1,41477.78/cwt65.50–85.001,1008
Stock CowsMedium 1-282388.89/cwt85.00–93.007324
Bred CowsMedium 2800370.45/cwt300.00–435.002,9642
Bred CowsMedium 2800535.00/cwt535.00–535.004,2801
CowsLean 85-90%1,08463.46/cwt58.00–67.5068820
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16166.53/cwt64.00–73.007724
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,158793.35/cwt700.00–850.009,1875
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19466.03/cwt63.00–69.5078842
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47662.93/cwt57.00–65.0092910
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,108877.49/cwt800.00–950.009,72312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10873.00/cwt73.00–73.008092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3431,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0017,1233
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09759.61/cwt54.00–63.5065423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41067.66/cwt64.50–70.5095434
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48473.17/cwt70.00–76.501,08638
Bred CowsMedium 1-2921702.46/cwt600.00–875.006,47010
Bred CowsMedium 1-2892760.98/cwt610.00–850.006,7883
Stock CowsMedium 1-290863.40/cwt58.00–73.005766
CowsLean 85-90%1,01853.61/cwt49.00–59.5054628
CowsLean 85-90%88240.98/cwt36.00–47.003616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36474.07/cwt70.00–79.001,01013
Stock CowsLarge 1-21,12472.54/cwt70.00–74.008154
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,460962.89/cwt950.00–975.0014,0582
Bred CowsLarge 11,4501,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0019,9382

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.