Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-08-23

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 23
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
394 head
102 vs last sale 292 125 vs year ago 269 · +46.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
34 vs last sale 52 52 vs year ago 138 · 37.7%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate and demand was light.

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
BullsLow1,66491.011,51541
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43569.851,00269
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23466.17816123
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04053.4855666

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Bulls1,53379.35/cwt72.00–82.001,2168
Bulls1,63891.51/cwt83.50–99.501,49926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52175.55/cwt73.50–77.001,14912
CowsLean 85-90%1,03554.08/cwt47.00–59.5056044
CowsLean 85-90%1,13361.10/cwt60.00–65.0069210
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41768.65/cwt60.00–74.0097357
CowsLean 85-90%97944.91/cwt40.00–49.0044012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19858.99/cwt55.00–62.0070718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24366.59/cwt61.00–71.5082893
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21573.70/cwt70.00–79.5089512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1821,025.00/cwt875.00–1,100.0012,1165
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3111,082.77/cwt850.00–1,350.0014,19515
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2974917.17/cwt750.00–1,000.008,9334
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2955975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,3113
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05478.81/cwt71.00–89.008314
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,012.50/cwt850.00–1,175.0013,2642
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3691,321.25/cwt1,235.00–1,350.0018,0884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,102855.09/cwt700.00–935.009,42312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,348972.68/cwt775.00–1,050.0013,11210
Bulls1,913102.46/cwt99.50–106.501,9607

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.