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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 3

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

357 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 313▲ 69 vs year ago 288 · +24.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 122▲ 10 vs year ago 96 · +10.4%

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 1.00-2.00 lower. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand 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	—	Average	1,716	88.63	1,521	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	66.70	906	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	62.42	739	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	50.27	508	91

Every lot

38 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	—	—	1,514	78.61/cwt	70.00–82.50	1,190	6
Bulls	—	—	1,752	90.10/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,579	15
Bulls	—	—	1,886	98.12/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,851	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	28.10/cwt	22.00–31.00	228	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	40.41/cwt	35.00–46.00	337	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	52.17/cwt	47.00–57.00	552	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	61.17/cwt	56.00–66.00	676	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	64.00/cwt	61.00–67.50	740	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	70.88/cwt	67.00–75.50	838	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	55.89/cwt	50.00–61.00	672	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,233	59.05/cwt	57.00–62.00	728	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	66.83/cwt	64.00–69.00	911	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	70.57/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,001	25
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,670	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	985	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,343	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	20,230	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,500	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	26,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	685	112.30/cwt	107.00–122.00	769	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	800	85.41/cwt	80.00–90.00	683	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	865	65.10/cwt	59.00–68.00	563	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	78.28/cwt	69.50–95.50	824	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	750	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	755.95/cwt	650.00–850.00	7,408	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	1,033	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,043	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	848.12/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,567	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,153	816.91/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,419	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	66.69/cwt	64.00–69.00	786	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,182	64.98/cwt	63.00–69.00	768	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,050.99/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	13,537	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,383	839.55/cwt	710.00–900.00	11,611	9
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,420	1,024.82/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	14,552	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,444	949.72/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	13,714	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	782	796.64/cwt	675.00–850.00	6,230	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	916.58/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	9,193	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.

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

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

Mon May 3, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 357Last week 313Year ago 288

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 122Year ago 96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,500	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	2	—	1,000	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,190	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	11	—	1,052	69.50–95.50	78.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	65.50	65.50

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	5	—	865	59.00–68.00	65.10
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	80.00–90.00	85.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	685	107.00–122.00	112.30

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	—	1,153	800.00–850.00	816.91

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)	3	—	980	650.00–850.00	755.95

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	—	1,288	900.00–1,125.00	1,050.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	64.00–69.00	66.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,383	710.00–900.00	839.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	800.00–900.00	848.12

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)	9	—	1,444	900.00–1,050.00	949.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,420	950.00–1,100.00	1,024.82

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)	3	—	1,182	63.00–69.00	64.98

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	—	1,033	585.00	585.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,003	750.00–1,025.00	916.58

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	—	782	675.00–850.00	796.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,405	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	22.00–31.00	28.10
54	—	1,058	47.00–57.00	52.17
15	—	1,105	56.00–66.00	61.17
18	—	833	35.00–46.00	40.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,202	50.00–61.00	55.89
36	—	1,182	67.00–75.50	70.88
39	—	1,157	61.00–67.50	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,363	64.00–69.00	66.83
25	—	1,418	68.00–73.50	70.57
13	—	1,233	57.00–62.00	59.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,752	85.00–94.00	90.10
4	—	1,886	96.00–100.00	98.12
6	—	1,514	70.00–82.50	78.61

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.