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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 4

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

275 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 367▼ 158 vs year ago 433 · −36.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 110▼ 56 vs year ago 148 · −37.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. There was moderate demand on a light supply of slaughter classes. A group of quality cow calf pairs brought in a herd dispersal created good demand on a moderate to light supply of replacement cattle.

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	1,812	89.51	1,622	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	65.84	1,034	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	59.85	804	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	47.20	540	93

Every lot

23 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	—	—	1,636	79.15/cwt	63.00–86.00	1,295	6
Bulls	—	—	1,844	92.03/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,697	15
Bulls	—	—	2,103	101.70/cwt	101.00–102.50	2,139	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	42.29/cwt	38.00–46.50	448	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	31.99/cwt	30.00–35.00	352	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	51.07/cwt	45.00–55.50	594	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	53.37/cwt	50.50–55.50	674	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,339	56.83/cwt	55.50–57.50	761	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	60.87/cwt	55.50–67.50	827	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	60.06/cwt	58.50–61.00	837	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	70.99/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,020	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	65.81/cwt	61.00–69.50	1,030	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,818	73.22/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,331	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,436.67/cwt	1,375.00–1,560.00	19,826	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,266.67/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	17,923	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,424	1,269.44/cwt	1,175.00–1,375.00	18,077	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,618	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	1,375.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	21,244	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,563	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	20,085	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	792.51/cwt	685.00–900.00	8,012	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	881.44/cwt	775.00–1,035.00	10,683	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	1,152.62/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	16,482	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,738	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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 367Year ago 433

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 110Year ago 148

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)	3	—	1,380	1,375.00–1,560.00	1,436.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,445	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,545	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,424	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,269.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,415	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,266.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,563	1,285.00	1,285.00

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)	2	—	1,430	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,152.62

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)	13	—	1,212	775.00–1,035.00	881.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,011	685.00–900.00	792.51

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	—	765	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,844	85.00–97.00	92.03
2	—	2,103	101.00–102.50	101.70
6	—	1,636	63.00–86.00	79.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,359	55.50–67.50	60.87
3	—	1,437	69.00–75.00	70.99
11	—	1,263	50.50–55.50	53.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,060	38.00–46.50	42.29
55	—	1,164	45.00–55.50	51.07
6	—	1,339	55.50–57.50	56.83
11	—	1,100	30.00–35.00	31.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,818	72.00–75.00	73.22
22	—	1,565	61.00–69.50	65.81
5	—	1,393	58.50–61.00	60.06

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.