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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 30
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
269 head
147 vs last sale 416 152 vs year ago 421 · 36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
33 vs last sale 117 16 vs year ago 68 · +23.5%
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 and bulls sold mostly steady on a light run this week. 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
BullsLow1,661114.701,90624
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51597.371,47544
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24394.351,17284
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06681.9487375

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)1,219$1,25020
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,20211
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,3897
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)993$1,1633thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,348$1,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,313$1,4382thin

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 1-21,3131,437.50/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,525.00/head1,350.00–1,700.001,5252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2521,302.69/head1,100.00–1,600.001,30318
Bred CowsMedium 2925775.81/head725.00–825.007762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,235.62/head1,075.00–1,500.001,2369
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1381,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0751,389.35/head1,150.00–1,500.001,3897
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29931,162.50/head925.00–1,475.001,1633
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2975162.23/cwt152.00–179.001,5824
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103112.55/cwt103.00–125.001,2419
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299095.15/cwt90.00–99.509427
Bulls1,455102.04/cwt94.00–106.001,4853
Bulls1,687115.14/cwt109.00–123.001,94219
Bulls1,728129.51/cwt129.00–130.002,2382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24995.42/cwt92.00–104.501,19269
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21389.41/cwt86.50–90.501,08515
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50497.76/cwt94.00–105.001,47028
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,647107.90/cwt105.00–108.501,7776
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46689.96/cwt88.00–92.001,31910
CowsLean 85-90%97560.77/cwt55.00–68.0059311
CowsLean 85-90%1,09887.38/cwt83.00–92.5095946
CowsLean 85-90%1,07594.68/cwt94.00–95.001,0183
CowsLean 85-90%1,03278.22/cwt70.00–82.0080715

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.