Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-08-30

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 30
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
230 vs last sale 394 167 vs year ago 331 · 50.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
50 vs last sale 86 185 vs year ago 221 · 83.7%
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 and bulls traded steady to firm. Supply of slaughter and replacement cattle was very light, and demand was moderate.

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
BullsAverage1,58288.121,39435
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50369.531,04515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34364.9787345
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09454.6659847

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,073856.12/cwt810.00–875.009,1864
Bulls1,59090.68/cwt84.50–95.501,44224
Bulls2,01898.50/cwt98.50–98.501,9882
Bulls1,46378.98/cwt72.50–85.001,1559
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24074.49/cwt72.00–78.009242
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32660.62/cwt57.50–63.0080410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35565.71/cwt63.00–70.0089033
CowsLean 85-90%1,08455.89/cwt50.50–60.0060636
CowsLean 85-90%1,30760.72/cwt60.00–62.007943
CowsLean 85-90%1,06146.86/cwt42.50–60.004978
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60576.55/cwt74.00–81.001,2293
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47867.78/cwt64.00–71.501,00212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2827700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7893
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,211950.76/cwt900.00–1,025.0011,5148
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2561,075.47/cwt975.00–1,350.0013,5087
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2381,479.74/cwt1,235.00–1,650.0018,3195

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.