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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 26

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

313 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 529▲ 85 vs year ago 228 · +37.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 186▲ 14 vs year ago 108 · +13.0%

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 sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate and demand moderate to good 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	—	High	1,674	90.47	1,514	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	65.54	942	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	62.74	734	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	51.95	525	71

Every lot

42 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,472	79.88/cwt	75.50–83.50	1,176	12
Bulls	—	—	1,671	90.65/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,515	13
Bulls	—	—	1,865	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	2,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,881	99.34/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,869	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	667	28.65/cwt	25.00–30.00	191	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	40.44/cwt	35.00–46.00	372	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	51.54/cwt	47.00–56.50	529	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	59.16/cwt	56.00–62.00	627	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	56.00/cwt	51.00–60.00	628	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	63.18/cwt	60.00–66.00	715	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	69.12/cwt	65.50–74.00	895	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	60.77/cwt	57.00–63.00	798	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	65.88/cwt	62.50–68.50	964	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	69.74/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,023	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	985	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,313	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,366.67/cwt	1,300.00–1,425.00	17,124	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,140	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	688	57.93/cwt	55.00–62.00	399	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	815	102.33/cwt	92.00–114.00	834	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	846	78.86/cwt	70.00–95.00	667	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	928	61.45/cwt	60.00–67.00	570	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	958	62.54/cwt	61.00–64.00	599	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	66.18/cwt	65.00–68.00	682	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	906	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	73.14/cwt	67.00–83.00	840	5
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,218	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	938	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	938	515.90/cwt	450.00–550.00	4,839	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	957	754.71/cwt	700.00–785.00	7,223	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,003	809.15/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,116	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,013	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,686	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,018	64.26/cwt	64.00–64.50	654	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,127	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,524	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,132	775.92/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,783	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,140	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,410	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,163	712.53/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,287	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,091.72/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	12,937	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	894.84/cwt	760.00–1,075.00	10,684	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	813.09/cwt	660.00–900.00	10,180	14
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,438	880.01/cwt	875.00–885.00	12,655	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,505	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,555	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	795	720.38/cwt	700.00–760.00	5,727	3

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 26, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 529Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 186Year ago 108

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	2	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,253	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	Open	2	—	985	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	8	—	928	60.00–67.00	61.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	846	70.00–95.00	78.86
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	92.00–114.00	102.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	65.00–68.00	66.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,149	67.00–83.00	73.14
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	85.50	85.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	55.00–62.00	57.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	61.00–64.00	62.54

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	—	1,438	875.00–885.00	880.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	957	700.00–785.00	754.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	64.00–64.50	64.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,003	600.00–900.00	809.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	660.00	660.00

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)	5	—	1,185	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,091.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,194	760.00–1,075.00	894.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,252	660.00–900.00	813.09

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)	3	—	938	450.00–550.00	515.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	1,132	725.00–800.00	775.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	700.00–725.00	712.53

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)	2	—	1,140	650.00	650.00

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)	3	—	795	700.00–760.00	720.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	108.50	108.50
10	—	1,881	95.00–107.00	99.34
12	—	1,472	75.50–83.50	79.88
13	—	1,671	85.00–95.00	90.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,467	68.00–71.00	69.74
43	—	1,463	62.50–68.50	65.88
11	—	1,313	57.00–63.00	60.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,060	56.00–62.00	59.16
38	—	1,026	47.00–56.50	51.54
3	—	667	25.00–30.00	28.65
7	—	921	35.00–46.00	40.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,295	65.50–74.00	69.12
54	—	1,131	60.00–66.00	63.18
30	—	1,122	51.00–60.00	56.00

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.