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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 12
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
367 head
176 vs last sale 543 73 vs year ago 440 · 16.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
68 vs last sale 172 6 vs year ago 110 · 5.5%
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 to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Demand was moderate 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
BullsHigh1,70086.581,47225
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46165.5395875
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22664.80795107
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04451.5053884

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)1,225$1,06325
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$9624thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,334$96119
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)958$9534thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)822$6725
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$1,2503thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls1,948100.60/cwt99.00–102.001,9602
Bulls1,59879.59/cwt73.00–85.501,27212
Bulls1,76791.65/cwt84.50–97.001,61911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38959.44/cwt57.00–62.0082612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47566.69/cwt62.00–70.5098463
CowsLean 85-90%1,06247.91/cwt40.00–53.0050910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22965.08/cwt61.50–68.5080096
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24370.82/cwt69.00–73.008803
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18659.24/cwt57.00–61.007038
CowsLean 85-90%1,07557.85/cwt51.00–61.5062251
CowsLean 85-90%1,03063.77/cwt61.00–65.506576
CowsLean 85-90%94530.25/cwt20.00–40.0028617
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,334960.60/head700.00–1,060.0096119
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1431,243.65/head1,175.00–1,300.001,2442
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2773661.97/head550.00–750.006622
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2822671.92/head600.00–755.006725
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2972128.65/cwt118.00–133.001,2507
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05088.57/cwt68.00–103.009309
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2781,250.00/head1,225.00–1,275.001,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,063.21/head800.00–1,225.001,06325
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128961.82/head900.00–1,075.009624

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.