Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-12-06

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 6
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
449 head
110 vs last sale 339 27 vs year ago 476 · 5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
211 head
92 vs last sale 119 12 vs year ago 199 · +6.0%
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 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Supply of slaughter cattle was moderate and replacement supply was heavy. Demand was good for all 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
BullsAverage1,70883.821,43220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49359.3388674
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23659.2573293
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05944.23468109

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1-21,209929.38/cwt750.00–1,000.0011,2368
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2844521.67/cwt500.00–585.004,4034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060763.88/cwt600.00–900.008,0976
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2431,181.74/cwt1,175.00–1,225.0014,6898
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,123661.33/cwt600.00–710.007,4276
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,214742.12/cwt600.00–850.009,00921
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2838829.29/cwt550.00–875.006,9499
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2989855.41/cwt800.00–925.008,4605
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03875.43/cwt63.00–97.0078324
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2971,195.00/cwt1,125.00–1,275.0015,4993
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,248900.21/cwt700.00–1,100.0011,23548
Bulls1,73285.93/cwt80.00–93.001,48815
Bulls1,63677.47/cwt75.00–80.001,2675
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50860.02/cwt56.00–67.5090565
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38254.31/cwt52.00–56.007519
CowsLean 85-90%1,01137.38/cwt33.50–43.0037826
CowsLean 85-90%98227.89/cwt20.00–32.0027415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22067.31/cwt64.50–72.508218
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31747.91/cwt42.00–53.506315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23259.15/cwt53.00–66.0072980
CowsLean 85-90%1,09148.78/cwt43.00–56.0053257
CowsLean 85-90%1,11159.16/cwt57.50–62.0065711

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.