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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 22
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
649 head
377 vs last sale 272 255 vs year ago 394 · +64.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
43 vs last sale 45 2 vs year ago 86 · +2.3%
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 sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady. Replacement supply was light after Saturday night's special replacement sale and most of the offering today went to slaughter buyers. Slaughter cattle supply was heavy with good demand.

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
BullsHigh1,655106.151,75760
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38785.721,189111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17282.39965178
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00369.81700130

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)1,069$1,06923
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)761$4005
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)843$9633thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,065$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,3632thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,368$1,3253thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,362.50/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3681,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2321,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0771,034.75/head925.00–1,300.001,03516
Bred CowsMedium 2-3761400.00/head400.00–400.004005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2913824.79/head700.00–925.008254
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2843962.71/head760.00–1,125.009633
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2886122.63/cwt107.00–141.001,08718
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-297095.19/cwt80.00–124.0092316
Bulls1,778118.34/cwt115.00–126.502,10414
Bulls1,52288.12/cwt80.00–93.001,3419
Bulls1,641105.93/cwt95.00–114.501,73837
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25691.96/cwt90.00–96.501,1556
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17583.10/cwt77.00–89.00976154
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43491.69/cwt90.00–93.001,31514
CowsLean 85-90%1,07882.61/cwt81.00–85.508918
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30076.15/cwt75.00–78.0099013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39286.21/cwt79.50–90.001,20084
CowsLean 85-90%92862.67/cwt56.00–68.0058224
CowsLean 85-90%1,03573.26/cwt66.00–79.5075888
CowsLean 85-90%84646.37/cwt35.50–55.5039210
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11473.12/cwt68.00–76.5081518

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.