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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 2

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

256 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 300▼ 133 vs year ago 389 · −34.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 168▼ 105 vs year ago 137 · −76.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate to light and demand was good.

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	1,662	93.08	1,547	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	74.63	1,041	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	72.04	877	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	57.34	586	51

Every lot

18 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	—	—	1,251	73.98/cwt	72.00–78.00	925	6
Bulls	—	—	1,730	93.46/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,617	21
Bulls	—	—	1,776	104.92/cwt	100.50–110.00	1,863	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	829	37.01/cwt	35.00–38.00	307	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	47.46/cwt	40.00–53.50	463	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	60.60/cwt	54.00–64.00	594	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	64.69/cwt	63.00–66.00	717	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	71.91/cwt	67.00–75.50	888	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	78.41/cwt	76.00–86.00	975	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	64.26/cwt	64.00–65.00	813	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,318	66.61/cwt	65.00–68.00	878	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	73.92/cwt	69.00–77.50	1,010	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	78.29/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,153	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	901.67/cwt	685.00–1,010.00	9,224	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,645	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	24,264	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	793.88/cwt	610.00–885.00	8,558	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	1,062.06/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	12,840	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	1,210.47/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	13,824	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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 300Year ago 389

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 168Year ago 137

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher while slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate to light and demand was good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	829	35.00–38.00	37.01
30	—	980	54.00–64.00	60.60
9	—	1,318	65.00–68.00	66.61
6	—	975	40.00–53.50	47.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,366	69.00–77.50	73.92
17	—	1,473	76.00–81.00	78.29
4	—	1,265	64.00–65.00	64.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,235	67.00–75.50	71.91
10	—	1,243	76.00–86.00	78.41
8	—	1,108	63.00–66.00	64.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,776	100.50–110.00	104.92
21	—	1,730	84.00–100.00	93.46
6	—	1,251	72.00–78.00	73.98

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,645	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	685.00–1,010.00	901.67

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)	4	—	1,078	610.00–885.00	793.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,209	925.00–1,275.00	1,062.06

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)	3	—	1,142	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,210.47

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.