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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 1
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
336 head
32 vs last sale 368 80 vs year ago 256 · +31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
85 vs last sale 149 32 vs year ago 32 · +100.0%
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 and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Some much needed rainfall and cooler temperatures moved into the area late last week and offered some relief for producers. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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
BullsLow1,729103.331,78724
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46377.211,12969
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20274.0088972
CowsLean 85-90%Low98259.0558079

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)1,199$1,0958
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$8002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$9075
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$8622thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,468$1,4503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$1,3199

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1041,208.00/head1,050.00–1,360.001,2085
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4353
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4601,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4681,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,098800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1991,095.17/head900.00–1,300.001,0958
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2913861.64/head850.00–875.008622
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2978907.37/head735.00–1,110.009075
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2873124.88/cwt108.00–131.001,0904
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-292993.68/cwt75.00–110.008707
Bulls1,45291.97/cwt89.00–93.501,3355
Bulls1,736104.14/cwt96.50–109.001,80814
Bulls1,987112.43/cwt109.00–116.502,2345
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19374.39/cwt70.00–80.5088762
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22163.61/cwt60.00–67.507776
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30583.52/cwt82.50–84.001,0904
CowsLean 85-90%90550.22/cwt45.00–60.0045422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50684.57/cwt82.50–87.501,27412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31566.29/cwt63.00–70.508724
CowsLean 85-90%89137.33/cwt30.00–41.003337
CowsLean 85-90%1,01564.49/cwt58.00–71.5065539
CowsLean 85-90%1,07771.27/cwt70.00–73.0076811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46476.37/cwt72.00–83.001,11853

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.