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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 16

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

292 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 278▼ 48 vs year ago 340 · −14.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 93▼ 94 vs year ago 146 · −64.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Supply was light and demand was moderate to 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	—	Low	1,620	92.44	1,498	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	76.57	1,154	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	73.67	942	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	53.83	549	60

Every lot

19 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	—	—	1,576	80.31/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,266	5
Bulls	—	—	1,593	93.19/cwt	86.00–98.50	1,485	19
Bulls	—	—	1,804	104.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,877	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	777	36.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	280	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	56.88/cwt	51.00–64.50	588	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	47.07/cwt	44.00–50.00	489	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	66.65/cwt	64.00–71.00	750	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	73.09/cwt	69.00–77.00	910	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	80.15/cwt	78.50–84.00	1,071	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	62.36/cwt	59.50–64.00	866	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	75.64/cwt	69.00–78.50	1,126	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	80.49/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,277	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	937	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,262	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,326	1,182.50/cwt	1,010.00–1,300.00	15,680	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	1,206.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,285.00	16,628	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	963.47/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	11,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	1,214.53/cwt	950.00–1,360.00	16,433	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	898.33/cwt	725.00–985.00	8,220	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	72.05/cwt	62.00–82.00	728	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 16, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 292Last week 278Year ago 340

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 93Year ago 146

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Supply was light and demand was moderate to good.

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)	Open	3	—	1,378	1,050.00–1,285.00	1,206.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,326	1,010.00–1,300.00	1,182.50

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	6	—	937	775.00	775.00

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)	8	—	1,353	950.00–1,360.00	1,214.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,178	825.00–1,075.00	963.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	915	725.00–985.00	898.33

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	3	—	1,010	62.00–82.00	72.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	777	30.00–40.00	36.00
4	—	1,125	64.00–71.00	66.65
12	—	1,039	44.00–50.00	47.07
39	—	1,034	51.00–64.50	56.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,336	78.50–84.00	80.15
7	—	1,389	59.50–64.00	62.36
53	—	1,245	69.00–77.00	73.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,586	79.00–82.00	80.49
38	—	1,489	69.00–78.50	75.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,576	75.00–84.00	80.31
19	—	1,593	86.00–98.50	93.19
4	—	1,804	100.00–110.00	104.05

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.