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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 20

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

498 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 428▲ 28 vs year ago 470 · +6.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 65▼ 177 vs year ago 232 · −76.3%

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 steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was a light supply of bred cattle and pairs following the replacement cow special this past Saturday evening. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand moderate 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	1,659	88.74	1,472	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	67.13	973	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	62.43	791	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	49.01	514	151

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	—	—	1,363	78.84/cwt	74.00–82.50	1,075	6
Bulls	—	—	1,723	90.56/cwt	83.00–97.50	1,560	22
Bulls	—	—	1,843	98.48/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,815	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	32.68/cwt	25.00–37.00	283	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	42.48/cwt	35.00–49.00	429	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	53.16/cwt	48.00–59.00	572	85
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	59.97/cwt	59.00–64.00	717	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	55.93/cwt	54.00–58.50	670	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	63.16/cwt	58.00–69.00	803	84
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	60.32/cwt	58.00–63.00	824	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	71.47/cwt	69.00–78.50	986	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	66.36/cwt	62.50–69.00	940	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	73.97/cwt	71.50–76.50	1,173	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,481	1,006.67/cwt	885.00–1,100.00	14,909	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,549	1,121.15/cwt	1,075.00–1,300.00	17,367	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	844.67/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,117	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	78.56/cwt	69.00–85.00	537	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	84.16/cwt	71.00–90.00	869	11

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 Sep 20, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 498Last week 428Year ago 470

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 65Year ago 232

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,481	885.00–1,100.00	1,006.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,549	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,121.15

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)	5	—	961	700.00–900.00	844.67

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	5	—	683	69.00–85.00	78.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,032	71.00–90.00	84.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,723	83.00–97.50	90.56
6	—	1,363	74.00–82.50	78.84
2	—	1,843	98.00–99.00	98.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,271	58.00–69.00	63.16
14	—	1,380	69.00–78.50	71.47
29	—	1,198	54.00–58.50	55.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,195	59.00–64.00	59.97
35	—	1,011	35.00–49.00	42.48
17	—	866	25.00–37.00	32.68
85	—	1,076	48.00–59.00	53.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,586	71.50–76.50	73.97
27	—	1,417	62.50–69.00	66.36
9	—	1,366	58.00–63.00	60.32

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.