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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 31
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
421 head
29 vs last sale 450 85 vs year ago 336 · +25.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
5 vs last sale 73 105 vs year ago 173 · 60.7%
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 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was very 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
BullsLow1,74294.581,64833
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50074.551,11871
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21869.69849115
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08055.5360078

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)1,238$9875
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$8277
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)958$8422thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$8312thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$1,1504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,435$1,1384thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2965119.83/cwt108.00–127.001,1564
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25598.13/cwt90.00–105.001,2327
Stock CowsMedium and Large 291570.00/cwt70.00–70.0064112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,150.00/head1,075.00–1,250.001,1504
Bulls1,62682.84/cwt75.00–89.001,3479
Bulls1,69295.33/cwt90.00–102.001,61315
Bulls1,941105.08/cwt102.00–109.502,0409
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22669.83/cwt66.00–75.5085686
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45472.88/cwt67.00–77.001,06036
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59080.53/cwt78.50–83.501,28026
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20976.84/cwt75.50–78.0092912
CowsLean 85-90%1,08065.96/cwt65.00–67.5071210
CowsLean 85-90%1,05847.35/cwt41.00–53.0050119
CowsLean 85-90%97834.10/cwt28.00–40.003338
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18463.92/cwt60.00–65.5075717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42463.95/cwt60.00–66.009119
CowsLean 85-90%1,11060.96/cwt53.00–65.5067741
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4351,137.50/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1384
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,195827.18/head700.00–935.008277
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,238987.22/head800.00–1,050.009875
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2958842.23/head775.00–900.008422
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,005830.60/head750.00–900.008312

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.