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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 18

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

391 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 375▼ 8 vs year ago 399 · −2.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 77▼ 122 vs year ago 196 · −62.2%

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 with lean cows trading steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher. Supply and demand both moderate for all slaughter and replacement classes this week.

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	1,704	87.46	1,490	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	65.03	971	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	58.81	754	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,106	46.52	514	82

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	—	—	1,476	79.10/cwt	67.00–83.50	1,168	13
Bulls	—	—	1,780	89.79/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,598	22
Bulls	—	—	1,960	98.91/cwt	96.00–103.50	1,939	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	33.78/cwt	30.00–34.50	288	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	40.52/cwt	38.00–44.50	402	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	48.31/cwt	43.00–54.00	555	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	51.16/cwt	50.00–54.00	596	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	56.80/cwt	55.00–58.50	669	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	70.07/cwt	69.50–72.00	903	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	59.03/cwt	54.00–67.00	768	79
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	65.58/cwt	61.00–70.00	952	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	59.13/cwt	56.00–62.00	890	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	71.18/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,166	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	1,396.39/cwt	1,150.00–1,675.00	18,404	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	862.51/cwt	825.00–885.00	8,090	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	81.86/cwt	70.00–95.50	769	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	1,050.00/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	12,275	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	709.85/cwt	535.00–800.00	8,092	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	981.36/cwt	710.00–1,110.00	12,875	12

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 18, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 391Last week 375Year ago 399

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 77Year ago 196

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,318	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,396.39

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	938	825.00–885.00	862.51

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	11	—	940	70.00–95.50	81.86

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	—	1,169	950.00–1,200.00	1,050.00

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)	14	—	1,140	535.00–800.00	709.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,312	710.00–1,110.00	981.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,780	83.00–95.00	89.79
5	—	1,960	96.00–103.50	98.91
13	—	1,476	67.00–83.50	79.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,301	54.00–67.00	59.03
14	—	1,165	50.00–54.00	51.16
8	—	1,289	69.50–72.00	70.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	55.00–58.50	56.80
60	—	1,149	43.00–54.00	48.31
12	—	993	38.00–44.50	40.52
6	—	853	30.00–34.50	33.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,451	61.00–70.00	65.58
5	—	1,638	70.00–72.50	71.18
7	—	1,505	56.00–62.00	59.13

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.