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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 18
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
796 head
192 vs last sale 604 398 vs year ago 398 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
211 head
60 vs last sale 151 40 vs year ago 171 · +23.4%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded a steep 13.00 to 16.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a heavy supply of slaughter and replacement cattle.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,77998.721,75743
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42269.98995145
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20266.24796211
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98452.40516183

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$96027
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,031$8539
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$7752thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$9064thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)858$7356
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)914$7297
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,449$1,2754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,264$1,16512
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,383$1,0852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,348$99145

Every lot, as filed

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,955112.49/cwt112.00–113.002,1992
Bulls1,63288.32/cwt85.00–90.501,4419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20267.13/cwt61.00–72.50807164
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27073.46/cwt72.50–76.0093315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16858.31/cwt51.00–62.0068132
CowsLean 85-90%79930.65/cwt20.00–40.0024518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54877.48/cwt76.00–80.001,19910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38862.62/cwt56.50–65.5086927
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41971.13/cwt66.00–76.001,009108
CowsLean 85-90%1,01956.51/cwt52.00–62.00576108
CowsLean 85-90%1,04065.24/cwt62.50–69.0067813
CowsLean 85-90%95947.40/cwt40.00–52.0045544
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2858735.23/head600.00–825.007356
Bulls1,810100.78/cwt93.00–107.501,82432
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2661,133.50/head1,025.00–1,200.001,13410
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3831,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4491,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,353987.50/head900.00–1,075.009884
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4911,098.21/head1,025.00–1,310.001,09814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2952525.00/head400.00–650.0052510
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,060906.22/head825.00–1,025.009064
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2914729.38/head600.00–900.007297
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2858118.38/cwt101.00–133.001,01615
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04796.74/cwt85.00–124.001,0133
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4611,178.82/head1,100.00–1,225.001,17917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,155775.00/head775.00–775.007752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1591,229.13/head1,100.00–1,275.001,2294
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,129913.25/head700.00–1,100.0091323
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,031853.46/head700.00–975.008539

How this sale compares

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.