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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 27

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

228 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 357▼ 255 vs year ago 483 · −52.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 153▼ 71 vs year ago 179 · −39.7%

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, fat breaking slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 lower while boning and lean slaughter cow sold 2.00--3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. The offering included a heavy supply of slaughter bulls. The supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs was light. Supply was light and demand light to moderate slaughter cows.

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	1,690	85.29	1,441	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	57.51	811	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	53.38	617	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	43.44	454	37

Every lot

37 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	—	—	1,429	73.89/cwt	65.50–77.00	1,056	7
Bulls	—	—	1,688	83.76/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,414	21
Bulls	—	—	1,775	90.37/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,604	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	31.13/cwt	30.00–33.00	316	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	44.36/cwt	42.00–47.00	458	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	49.19/cwt	46.00–52.00	520	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	37.84/cwt	37.00–39.00	408	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	47.72/cwt	44.00–50.50	524	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	61.22/cwt	56.00–68.00	716	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	53.65/cwt	50.50–56.50	635	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	52.35/cwt	47.00–53.00	720	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	56.35/cwt	53.00–59.00	782	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	62.37/cwt	59.00–65.00	916	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	858	75.35/cwt	70.50–90.00	647	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	706	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	654	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	865	703.01/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,081	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	965	55.45/cwt	53.00–58.00	535	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	966	780.02/cwt	635.00–860.00	7,535	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,010	630.24/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,365	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	1,015	51.53/cwt	50.00–53.00	523	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	683.41/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,176	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,070	53.00/cwt	52.00–54.00	567	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	850.41/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,244	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	948.51/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,031	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	771.17/cwt	675.00–925.00	9,015	9
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,440	936.72/cwt	900.00–975.00	13,489	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,458	898.28/cwt	825.00–975.00	13,097	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	800	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	10,280	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	993	805.00/cwt	750.00–860.00	7,994	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,153	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,548	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,285	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,575	2

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Mon Apr 27, 2020

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 357Year ago 483

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 153Year ago 179

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,429	65.50–77.00	73.89
21	—	1,688	79.00–88.00	83.76
22	—	1,775	88.00–96.00	90.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,058	46.00–52.00	49.19
15	—	1,032	42.00–47.00	44.36
4	—	1,016	30.00–33.00	31.13
6	—	1,078	37.00–39.00	37.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,376	47.00–53.00	52.35
14	—	1,469	59.00–65.00	62.37
23	—	1,387	53.00–59.00	56.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,184	50.50–56.50	53.65
16	—	1,170	56.00–68.00	61.22
24	—	1,098	44.00–50.50	47.72

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	858	70.50–90.00	75.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	68.00	68.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,109	59.00	59.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	966	635.00–860.00	780.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	965	53.00–58.00	55.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,010	600.00–650.00	630.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	865	600.00–750.00	703.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	625.00–725.00	683.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,169	675.00–925.00	771.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,087	825.00–900.00	850.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,163	875.00–1,100.00	948.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,440	900.00–975.00	936.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,458	825.00–975.00	898.28

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)	2	—	1,015	50.00–53.00	51.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,070	52.00–54.00	53.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	993	750.00–860.00	805.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,285.00	1,285.00

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)	4	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	850.00	850.00

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.