Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-12-20

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 20
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
302 head
138 vs last sale 440 84 vs year ago 386 · 21.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
8 vs last sale 110 11 vs year ago 129 · 8.5%
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 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate and demand was good for the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale of the year at the SLMC.

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
BullsHigh1,70688.721,51324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49963.4295130
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22962.3776663
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00045.9746084

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
CowsLean 85-90%94138.43/cwt35.00–45.0036223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50263.16/cwt59.00–66.5094923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39570.39/cwt68.00–72.009828
CowsLean 85-90%94130.28/cwt20.00–33.5028516
CowsLean 85-90%99661.40/cwt60.00–63.006124
CowsLean 85-90%1,05754.81/cwt45.00–59.0057941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20762.16/cwt57.00–69.0075050
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47258.00/cwt56.00–59.008543
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50168.95/cwt68.00–69.501,0354
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17951.69/cwt48.00–55.006095
Bulls1,678100.99/cwt97.50–104.001,6953
Bulls1,75989.08/cwt81.50–95.501,56718
Bulls1,41574.26/cwt70.00–80.001,0513
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5501,375.00/cwt1,350.00–1,400.0021,3133
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03883.05/cwt71.00–99.0086219
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-294273.62/cwt72.00–75.006944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,248806.25/cwt600.00–1,075.0010,0626
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,198852.82/cwt810.00–900.0010,2173
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5331,360.87/cwt1,250.00–1,500.0020,8623
Bred CowsMedium 2943475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,4792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1961,012.78/cwt775.00–1,200.0012,11312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,027645.00/cwt600.00–735.006,6243

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.