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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 6

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

449 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 339▼ 27 vs year ago 476 · −5.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 119▲ 12 vs year ago 199 · +6.0%

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 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Supply of slaughter cattle was moderate and replacement supply was heavy. Demand was good for all 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	1,708	83.82	1,432	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	59.33	886	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	59.25	732	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	44.23	468	109

Every lot

22 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,636	77.47/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,267	5
Bulls	—	—	1,732	85.93/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,488	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	27.89/cwt	20.00–32.00	274	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	37.38/cwt	33.50–43.00	378	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	48.78/cwt	43.00–56.00	532	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	59.16/cwt	57.50–62.00	657	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	67.31/cwt	64.50–72.50	821	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	59.15/cwt	53.00–66.00	729	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	47.91/cwt	42.00–53.50	631	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	54.31/cwt	52.00–56.00	751	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	60.02/cwt	56.00–67.50	905	65
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	929.38/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	11,236	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,297	1,195.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	15,499	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	844	521.67/cwt	500.00–585.00	4,403	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	763.88/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,097	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,123	661.33/cwt	600.00–710.00	7,427	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	742.12/cwt	600.00–850.00	9,009	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	1,181.74/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	14,689	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	900.21/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	11,235	48
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	829.29/cwt	550.00–875.00	6,949	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	855.41/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,460	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	75.43/cwt	63.00–97.00	783	24

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 449Last week 339Year ago 476

Replacement CattleReceipts 211Last week 119Year ago 199

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,209	750.00–1,000.00	929.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,297	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,195.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	844	500.00–585.00	521.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,060	600.00–900.00	763.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,214	600.00–850.00	742.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,248	700.00–1,100.00	900.21

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)	8	—	1,243	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,181.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,123	600.00–710.00	661.33

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)	9	—	838	550.00–875.00	829.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	989	800.00–925.00	855.41

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	24	—	1,038	63.00–97.00	75.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,732	80.00–93.00	85.93
5	—	1,636	75.00–80.00	77.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,508	56.00–67.50	60.02
9	—	1,382	52.00–56.00	54.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,011	33.50–43.00	37.38
15	—	982	20.00–32.00	27.89
57	—	1,091	43.00–56.00	48.78
11	—	1,111	57.50–62.00	59.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,220	64.50–72.50	67.31
5	—	1,317	42.00–53.50	47.91
80	—	1,232	53.00–66.00	59.15

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.