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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 6

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

280 head

▼ 211 vs last sale 491▼ 55 vs year ago 335 · −16.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 130▼ 76 vs year ago 196 · −38.8%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 lower. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter with most average to low dressing . Supply was light for both bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate and demand very light for slaughter 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,590	69.37	1,103	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	44.76	607	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	42.18	510	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	33.32	337	61

Every lot

36 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,539	61.72/cwt	57.00–66.00	950	8
Bulls	—	—	1,589	73.44/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,167	9
Bulls	—	—	1,732	77.59/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,344	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	19.78/cwt	15.00–21.00	193	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	42.09/cwt	41.00–43.50	415	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	27.45/cwt	23.00–31.50	274	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	36.64/cwt	33.00–40.50	381	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	50.52/cwt	48.00–55.00	594	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	37.84/cwt	32.00–42.00	454	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	44.01/cwt	40.50–48.50	538	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,296	40.19/cwt	37.50–45.00	521	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	50.82/cwt	45.00–53.50	732	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	57.10/cwt	54.00–58.50	851	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	493	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	232	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	795	66.79/cwt	60.00–73.00	531	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	833	86.78/cwt	84.00–89.00	723	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	876	48.60/cwt	40.00–56.00	426	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,025	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	543	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	66.19/cwt	59.00–74.00	728	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2Broken Mouth	806	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,821	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	902	432.38/cwt	410.00–475.00	3,900	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,077	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,654	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	861.57/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,701	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	634.01/cwt	550.00–775.00	7,386	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	834.53/cwt	775.00–910.00	10,081	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,216	692.92/cwt	625.00–760.00	8,426	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,450	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,138	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,453	922.68/cwt	900.00–985.00	13,407	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	765	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,208	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	815	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	8,761	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	12,876	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,265	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	11,069	4

This sale against other markets

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.

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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Apr 6, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 491Year ago 335

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 130Year ago 196

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,539	57.00–66.00	61.72
9	—	1,589	69.00–76.00	73.44
3	—	1,732	77.00–78.00	77.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	54.00–58.50	57.10
19	—	1,440	45.00–53.50	50.82
36	—	1,296	37.50–45.00	40.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,041	33.00–40.50	36.64
5	—	974	15.00–21.00	19.78
12	—	985	41.00–43.50	42.09
20	—	999	23.00–31.50	27.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,176	48.00–55.00	50.52
39	—	1,199	32.00–42.00	37.84
56	—	1,223	40.50–48.50	44.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	53.00	53.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	833	84.00–89.00	86.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	876	40.00–56.00	48.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	59.00–74.00	66.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	493	47.00	47.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	795	60.00–73.00	66.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,126	800.00–925.00	861.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,216	625.00–760.00	692.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,208	775.00–910.00	834.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,077	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	550.00–775.00	634.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	625	285.00	285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,453	900.00–985.00	922.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	902	410.00–475.00	432.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	806	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	765	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,110	1,160.00	1,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,265	850.00–900.00	875.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.