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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 23

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

394 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 292▲ 125 vs year ago 269 · +46.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 52▼ 52 vs year ago 138 · −37.7%

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 week, slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate and demand was light.

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	1,664	91.01	1,515	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	69.85	1,002	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	66.17	816	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	53.48	556	66

Every lot

20 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	—	—	1,533	79.35/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,216	8
Bulls	—	—	1,638	91.51/cwt	83.50–99.50	1,499	26
Bulls	—	—	1,913	102.46/cwt	99.50–106.50	1,960	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	44.91/cwt	40.00–49.00	440	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	54.08/cwt	47.00–59.50	560	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	61.10/cwt	60.00–65.00	692	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	58.99/cwt	55.00–62.00	707	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	73.70/cwt	70.00–79.50	895	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	66.59/cwt	61.00–71.50	828	93
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	68.65/cwt	60.00–74.00	973	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	75.55/cwt	73.50–77.00	1,149	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	1,025.00/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	12,116	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,012.50/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	13,264	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,369	1,321.25/cwt	1,235.00–1,350.00	18,088	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	855.09/cwt	700.00–935.00	9,423	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	1,082.77/cwt	850.00–1,350.00	14,195	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	972.68/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	13,112	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,311	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	917.17/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	8,933	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	78.81/cwt	71.00–89.00	831	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.

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

Mon Aug 23, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 394Last week 292Year ago 269

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 52Year ago 138

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate and demand was light.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,533	72.00–82.00	79.35
26	—	1,638	83.50–99.50	91.51
7	—	1,913	99.50–106.50	102.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,521	73.50–77.00	75.55
57	—	1,417	60.00–74.00	68.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,035	47.00–59.50	54.08
10	—	1,133	60.00–65.00	61.10
12	—	979	40.00–49.00	44.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,198	55.00–62.00	58.99
93	—	1,243	61.00–71.50	66.59
12	—	1,215	70.00–79.50	73.70

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	5	—	1,182	875.00–1,100.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	850.00–1,175.00	1,012.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,369	1,235.00–1,350.00	1,321.25

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)	15	—	1,311	850.00–1,350.00	1,082.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,102	700.00–935.00	855.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,348	775.00–1,050.00	972.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	974	750.00–1,000.00	917.17
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	955	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,054	71.00–89.00	78.81

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.