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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 13

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 449▲ 115 vs year ago 325 · +35.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 211▼ 29 vs year ago 139 · −20.9%

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 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady. Supply and demand were moderate 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	—	High	1,724	86.86	1,497	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	61.04	922	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	57.87	719	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	45.60	475	107

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	—	—	1,568	77.35/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,213	4
Bulls	—	—	1,737	86.67/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,505	11
Bulls	—	—	1,882	100.23/cwt	95.00–107.50	1,886	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	26.08/cwt	20.00–33.00	248	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	37.62/cwt	32.00–43.00	391	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	51.49/cwt	43.00–58.00	546	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	60.37/cwt	57.50–63.00	668	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	50.29/cwt	44.00–53.00	612	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	58.72/cwt	53.00–64.50	730	95
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	67.66/cwt	65.50–70.00	886	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	61.40/cwt	57.00–65.50	916	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	55.44/cwt	52.50–58.00	857	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	68.99/cwt	67.00–70.50	1,151	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	712.16/cwt	575.00–910.00	8,047	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	828.14/cwt	600.00–925.00	9,466	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,166	650.54/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,585	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	973.91/cwt	875.00–1,060.00	13,177	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	871.06/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,207	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	1,383.06/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	17,053	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	74.65/cwt	61.00–96.50	776	25
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	1,175.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	12,902	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,187	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,593	1,200.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	19,116	3

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 13, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 440Last week 449Year ago 325

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 211Year ago 139

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady. Supply and demand were moderate for all classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,166	600.00–700.00	650.54

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)	8	—	1,143	600.00–925.00	828.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,130	575.00–910.00	712.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,353	875.00–1,060.00	973.91

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	—	1,057	750.00–950.00	871.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,383.06

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	25	—	1,040	61.00–96.50	74.65

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	3	—	1,593	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,233	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,882	95.00–107.50	100.23
4	—	1,568	75.00–80.50	77.35
11	—	1,737	81.00–93.00	86.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,217	44.00–53.00	50.29
95	—	1,243	53.00–64.50	58.72
8	—	1,309	65.50–70.00	67.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,492	57.00–65.50	61.40
4	—	1,668	67.00–70.50	68.99
9	—	1,546	52.50–58.00	55.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,039	32.00–43.00	37.62
16	—	952	20.00–33.00	26.08
65	—	1,060	43.00–58.00	51.49
6	—	1,107	57.50–63.00	60.37

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.