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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 29
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
338 head
311 vs last sale 649 174 vs year ago 164 · +106.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
42 vs last sale 88 10 vs year ago 36 · +27.8%
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 steady and slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a light supply of slaughter cattle and a very light supply of replacements with very few bred cows and pairs this week.

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
BullsAverage1,599103.021,64824
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47684.411,24658
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19283.24992110
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03171.2573577

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)1,162$1,3509
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$9382thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990938.41/head875.00–1,010.009382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1561,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1661,149.93/head900.00–1,275.001,1505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2884129.32/cwt106.00–139.001,14312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02497.39/cwt85.00–114.0099712
Bulls1,558102.73/cwt97.00–110.501,60112
Bulls1,57592.34/cwt87.50–96.501,4547
Bulls1,733118.69/cwt114.50–122.502,0575
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19683.47/cwt78.00–89.0099897
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19191.73/cwt90.50–93.001,0935
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14775.11/cwt72.00–78.008628
CowsLean 85-90%1,03281.96/cwt80.00–85.008467
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60893.19/cwt92.00–94.501,4982
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47185.57/cwt80.00–89.001,25948
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47475.22/cwt70.00–79.001,1098
CowsLean 85-90%96963.08/cwt59.00–65.006116
CowsLean 85-90%92944.04/cwt35.00–50.004098
CowsLean 85-90%1,05274.68/cwt67.00–80.0078656

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.