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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 24

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

281 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 384▲ 281 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 90▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 2.00-4.00 higher and the bulk of slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate 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	1,626	92.86	1,510	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	69.64	1,011	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	65.48	782	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	53.98	555	58

Every lot

39 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	—	—	1,414	77.78/cwt	65.50–85.00	1,100	8
Bulls	—	—	1,590	91.35/cwt	86.50–96.00	1,452	12
Bulls	—	—	1,757	102.26/cwt	97.00–106.50	1,797	13
Bulls	—	—	2,035	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	2,228	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	40.98/cwt	36.00–47.00	361	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	53.61/cwt	49.00–59.50	546	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	28.67/cwt	16.00–35.00	300	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	63.46/cwt	58.00–67.50	688	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	59.61/cwt	54.00–63.50	654	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	66.03/cwt	63.00–69.50	788	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	74.07/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,010	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	67.66/cwt	64.50–70.50	954	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	62.93/cwt	57.00–65.00	929	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	73.17/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,086	38
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	795	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,565	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	845	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	10,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,443	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,550	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	20,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	735	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	8,269	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	823	88.89/cwt	85.00–93.00	732	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	908	63.40/cwt	58.00–73.00	576	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	78.58/cwt	74.00–84.00	773	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	77.01/cwt	67.00–84.50	784	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	809	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,124	72.54/cwt	70.00–74.00	815	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	800	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	800	370.45/cwt	300.00–435.00	2,964	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	892	760.98/cwt	610.00–850.00	6,788	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	921	702.46/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,470	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	877.49/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,723	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	793.35/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,187	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	66.53/cwt	64.00–73.00	772	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	1,003.64/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	11,672	23
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,123	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,450	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,938	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,460	962.89/cwt	950.00–975.00	14,058	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 May 24, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 281Last week 384Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 90Year ago 0

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)	Open	2	—	1,550	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	4	—	900	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	700.00	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)	Open	6	—	1,090	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	735	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	6	—	1,018	67.00–84.50	77.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	984	74.00–84.00	78.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	73.00	73.00

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	4	—	823	85.00–93.00	88.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	908	58.00–73.00	63.40

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	4	—	1,124	70.00–74.00	72.54

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)	23	—	1,163	850.00–1,150.00	1,003.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,161	64.00–73.00	66.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,158	700.00–850.00	793.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,108	800.00–950.00	877.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	300.00–435.00	370.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	535.00	535.00

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	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,460	950.00–975.00	962.89

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	—	1,343	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	10	—	921	600.00–875.00	702.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	892	610.00–850.00	760.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,590	86.50–96.00	91.35
13	—	1,757	97.00–106.50	102.26
1	—	2,035	109.50	109.50
8	—	1,414	65.50–85.00	77.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	16.00–35.00	28.67
20	—	1,084	58.00–67.50	63.46
28	—	1,018	49.00–59.50	53.61
6	—	882	36.00–47.00	40.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,194	63.00–69.50	66.03
23	—	1,097	54.00–63.50	59.61
13	—	1,364	70.00–79.00	74.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,476	57.00–65.00	62.93
34	—	1,410	64.50–70.50	67.66
38	—	1,484	70.00–76.50	73.17

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.