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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 24
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
450 head
139 vs last sale 589 123 vs year ago 327 · +37.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
0 vs last sale 73 8 vs year ago 65 · +12.3%
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 and bulls traded mostly steady. Supply of slaughter cattle was heavy and moderate for replacements with moderate demand for all classes.

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
BullsAverage1,67991.321,53330
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48968.311,01779
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23965.63813126
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04855.08577127

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 (2-4 yrs)1,363$1,3252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,109$9715
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$9609
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)957$9334thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)964$87810
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$7542thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,448$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,411$9854thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 and Large 21,411985.00/head985.00–985.009854
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4481,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3631,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,214960.08/head825.00–1,075.009609
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,109970.53/head810.00–1,025.009715
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,028976.03/head700.00–1,075.009767
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2813650.64/head535.00–700.006513
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2957932.67/head710.00–1,050.009334
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2968753.88/head650.00–850.007542
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2885116.59/cwt97.00–125.001,0325
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06292.99/cwt75.00–116.5098811
Bulls1,76394.20/cwt88.00–99.501,66115
Bulls2,023107.08/cwt102.00–115.002,1663
Bulls1,48883.78/cwt75.00–88.001,24712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18157.93/cwt54.00–60.5068420
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24066.33/cwt62.00–71.0082295
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33273.58/cwt72.00–76.0098011
CowsLean 85-90%91137.76/cwt29.00–41.003448
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46968.68/cwt64.00–74.001,00953
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63376.49/cwt71.00–85.001,24913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42458.65/cwt55.00–61.0083513
CowsLean 85-90%1,15062.75/cwt62.50–63.007224
CowsLean 85-90%1,07757.67/cwt52.50–62.0062192
CowsLean 85-90%96249.42/cwt44.00–52.0047523

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.