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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

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

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

302 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 440▼ 84 vs year ago 386 · −21.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 110▼ 11 vs year ago 129 · −8.5%

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 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate and demand was good for the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale of the year at the SLMC.

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	1,706	88.72	1,513	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	63.42	951	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	62.37	766	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	45.97	460	84

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	74.26/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,051	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	100.99/cwt	97.50–104.00	1,695	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	89.08/cwt	81.50–95.50	1,567	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	38.43/cwt	35.00–45.00	362	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	30.28/cwt	20.00–33.50	285	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	61.40/cwt	60.00–63.00	612	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	54.81/cwt	45.00–59.00	579	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	51.69/cwt	48.00–55.00	609	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	62.16/cwt	57.00–69.00	750	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	70.39/cwt	68.00–72.00	982	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	58.00/cwt	56.00–59.00	854	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	68.95/cwt	68.00–69.50	1,035	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	63.16/cwt	59.00–66.50	949	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,027	645.00/cwt	600.00–735.00	6,624	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	1,375.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	21,313	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	73.62/cwt	72.00–75.00	694	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	83.05/cwt	71.00–99.00	862	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	943	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,479	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	1,012.78/cwt	775.00–1,200.00	12,113	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	852.82/cwt	810.00–900.00	10,217	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	806.25/cwt	600.00–1,075.00	10,062	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,533	1,360.87/cwt	1,250.00–1,500.00	20,862	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Dec 20, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 302Last week 440Year ago 386

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 110Year ago 129

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	941	35.00–45.00	38.43
16	—	941	20.00–33.50	30.28
4	—	996	60.00–63.00	61.40
41	—	1,057	45.00–59.00	54.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,502	59.00–66.50	63.16
3	—	1,472	56.00–59.00	58.00
4	—	1,501	68.00–69.50	68.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,395	68.00–72.00	70.39
50	—	1,207	57.00–69.00	62.16
5	—	1,179	48.00–55.00	51.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	97.50–104.00	100.99
18	—	1,759	81.50–95.50	89.08
3	—	1,415	70.00–80.00	74.26

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	—	1,550	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	600.00–735.00	645.00

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	19	—	1,038	71.00–99.00	83.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	942	72.00–75.00	73.62

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)	6	—	1,248	600.00–1,075.00	806.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,198	810.00–900.00	852.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,196	775.00–1,200.00	1,012.78

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)	3	—	1,533	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,360.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	943	475.00	475.00

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.