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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 17
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
589 head
204 vs last sale 385 198 vs year ago 391 · +50.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
49 vs last sale 122 1 vs year ago 74 · 1.4%
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 and bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement supply was light after Saturday night's special sale, and slaughter supply was heavy. Demand was moderate.

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
BullsAverage1,69789.111,51236
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50168.151,023108
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24965.27815135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00050.47505174

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)1,182$98817
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$9353thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,186$8229
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)897$8603thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)976$8214thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 HeifersMedium and Large 1-2976821.45/head750.00–900.008214
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2897859.87/head700.00–935.008603
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2963118.96/cwt114.00–134.001,1468
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11499.44/cwt72.50–122.001,10813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,182988.00/head850.00–1,175.0098817
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850935.00/head935.00–935.009353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,186822.27/head800.00–900.008229
Bulls1,72394.70/cwt88.00–100.501,63217
Bulls2,195103.40/cwt102.00–105.002,2702
Bulls1,61281.83/cwt75.00–85.001,31917
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27066.45/cwt62.00–72.00844103
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47875.25/cwt75.00–75.501,1122
CowsLean 85-90%97748.75/cwt43.50–55.0047650
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49068.30/cwt62.00–75.001,01885
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71476.84/cwt74.50–78.501,31710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41060.47/cwt55.00–63.0085313
CowsLean 85-90%1,09158.37/cwt53.00–62.0063780
CowsLean 85-90%1,02763.18/cwt62.50–65.006495
CowsLean 85-90%84034.86/cwt25.00–44.5029339
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16060.55/cwt55.00–63.5070230

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.