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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 28
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
365 head
154 vs last sale 519 26 vs year ago 339 · +7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
17 vs last sale 76 60 vs year ago 119 · 50.4%
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 unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher with the most advance on high dressing animals. Demand was 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
BullsAverage1,70790.771,54933
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50972.371,09281
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25867.6585180
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04355.3757794

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$9024thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$85812
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,056$75711

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 CowsMedium and Large 1-21,195993.04/head975.00–1,010.009934
Bred CowsMedium 2977622.16/head610.00–650.006227
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128120.90/cwt117.00–126.001,3644
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,03098.08/cwt82.00–110.001,01010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2911,026.26/head850.00–1,275.001,0267
Bred CowsMedium 21,032623.35/head500.00–685.006235
CowsLean 85-90%1,03750.23/cwt44.00–54.5052123
CowsLean 85-90%90231.63/cwt20.00–40.002859
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38875.77/cwt74.00–77.001,0526
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,140901.97/head800.00–1,000.009024
Bulls1,74494.14/cwt89.00–97.001,64215
Bulls1,938106.51/cwt104.50–111.002,0644
Bulls1,60182.66/cwt73.00–89.001,32314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24768.23/cwt64.00–73.0085160
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25161.71/cwt59.50–64.0077214
CowsLean 85-90%1,06160.42/cwt55.00–65.0064159
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44462.92/cwt60.00–64.509096
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48570.90/cwt65.00–76.501,05358
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61280.72/cwt76.00–84.001,30117
CowsLean 85-90%1,15866.61/cwt65.50–68.007713

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.