Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-10-18

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 18
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
391 head
16 vs last sale 375 8 vs year ago 399 · 2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
3 vs last sale 77 122 vs year ago 196 · 62.2%
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 steady with lean cows trading steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher. Supply and demand both moderate for all slaughter and replacement classes this week.

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
BullsAverage1,70487.461,49040
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49365.0397131
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28158.81754101
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10646.5251482

Every lot, as filed

19 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3181,396.39/cwt1,150.00–1,675.0018,4044
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2938862.51/cwt825.00–885.008,0903
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-294081.86/cwt70.00–95.5076911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1691,050.00/cwt950.00–1,200.0012,2755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140709.85/cwt535.00–800.008,09214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,312981.36/cwt710.00–1,110.0012,87512
Bulls1,78089.79/cwt83.00–95.001,59822
Bulls1,96098.91/cwt96.00–103.501,9395
Bulls1,47679.10/cwt67.00–83.501,16813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30159.03/cwt54.00–67.0076879
CowsLean 85-90%1,17856.80/cwt55.00–58.506694
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45165.58/cwt61.00–70.0095219
CowsLean 85-90%1,14948.31/cwt43.00–54.0055560
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16551.16/cwt50.00–54.0059614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28970.07/cwt69.50–72.009038
CowsLean 85-90%99340.52/cwt38.00–44.5040212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63871.18/cwt70.00–72.501,1665
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50559.13/cwt56.00–62.008907
CowsLean 85-90%85333.78/cwt30.00–34.502886

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.