Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-10-04

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 4
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
92 vs last sale 367 158 vs year ago 433 · 36.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
18 vs last sale 110 56 vs year ago 148 · 37.8%
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. There was moderate demand on a light supply of slaughter classes. A group of quality cow calf pairs brought in a herd dispersal created good demand on a moderate to light supply of replacement cattle.

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
BullsAverage1,81289.511,62223
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57065.841,03431
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34359.8580451
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14447.2054093

Every lot, as filed

23 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 1-21,3801,436.67/cwt1,375.00–1,560.0019,8263
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4451,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0016,6186
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5451,375.00/cwt1,325.00–1,450.0021,2445
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4241,269.44/cwt1,175.00–1,375.0018,0779
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4151,266.67/cwt1,200.00–1,325.0017,9233
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5631,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0020,0854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4301,152.62/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0016,4822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,212881.44/cwt775.00–1,035.0010,68313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,011792.51/cwt685.00–900.008,0127
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,7384
Bulls1,84492.03/cwt85.00–97.001,69715
Bulls2,103101.70/cwt101.00–102.502,1392
Bulls1,63679.15/cwt63.00–86.001,2956
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35960.87/cwt55.50–67.5082737
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43770.99/cwt69.00–75.001,0203
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26353.37/cwt50.50–55.5067411
CowsLean 85-90%1,06042.29/cwt38.00–46.5044821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,81873.22/cwt72.00–75.001,3314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56565.81/cwt61.00–69.501,03022
CowsLean 85-90%1,16451.07/cwt45.00–55.5059455
CowsLean 85-90%1,33956.83/cwt55.50–57.507616
CowsLean 85-90%1,10031.99/cwt30.00–35.0035211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39360.06/cwt58.50–61.008375

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.