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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 1
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
305 head
3 vs last sale 302 91 vs year ago 396 · 23.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
32 vs last sale 112 45 vs year ago 125 · 36.0%
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 were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. 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
BullsHigh1,695160.142,71547
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,463133.431,95145
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,220131.971,610110
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,022114.491,17048

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)1,245$1,76119
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$1,7323thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$1,4686
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$1,4002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$2,1773thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,433$2,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,308$2,1905

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 1-21,4332,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3082,190.00/head2,050.00–2,350.002,1905
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1802,176.69/head2,075.00–2,225.002,1773
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3751,953.09/head1,875.00–2,100.001,9534
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1021,468.47/head1,300.00–1,750.001,4686
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2797191.21/cwt175.00–210.001,5243
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2985157.84/cwt143.50–185.001,5559
CowsLean 85-90%953103.65/cwt92.00–111.009889
CowsBoner 80-85%1,218122.53/cwt120.00–126.001,4926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,411124.07/cwt117.00–126.001,7517
CowsLean 85-90%91775.91/cwt61.00–90.006965
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221131.26/cwt125.00–138.001,60391
Bulls1,855173.43/cwt168.00–183.003,21711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,515141.34/cwt139.00–144.502,1416
CowsLean 85-90%1,100128.50/cwt128.00–129.001,4144
CowsBoner 80-85%1,212141.26/cwt139.00–144.001,71213
Bulls1,432139.50/cwt130.00–145.001,9985
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,732.44/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7323
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2999137.10/cwt129.00–162.001,37012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,710.06/head1,425.00–1,800.001,71015
Bulls1,681158.76/cwt145.00–169.002,66931
CowsLean 85-90%1,050122.30/cwt113.00–127.001,28430
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,464133.99/cwt127.00–139.501,96232

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.