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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 15
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
289 head
30 vs last sale 319 110 vs year ago 399 · 27.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
25 vs last sale 106 25 vs year ago 106 · 23.6%
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 sold steady to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 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
BullsLow1,741159.872,78336
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,464127.921,87330
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210127.571,54398
CowsLean 85-90%High1,026115.731,18763

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)1,132$1,68418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$1,6234thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,088$1,4842thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,7234thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)942$1,5413thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,349$2,71211
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$1,9432thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1-21,1031,942.50/head1,875.00–2,010.001,9432
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6283,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1732,496.25/head2,325.00–2,700.002,4964
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0031,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bulls1,565139.24/cwt137.00–141.002,1793
Bulls1,691156.10/cwt144.00–168.002,64024
Bulls1,933176.81/cwt168.50–182.003,4189
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208127.56/cwt123.00–135.001,54190
CowsLean 85-90%977128.88/cwt127.00–135.501,2595
CowsLean 85-90%92498.16/cwt84.00–108.0090712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28971,302.43/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3023
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,032138.95/cwt128.00–183.001,43410
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28701,455.36/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4553
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,623.11/head1,375.00–1,700.001,6234
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0881,483.62/head1,325.00–1,625.001,4842
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29421,541.33/head1,200.00–1,675.001,5413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1511,596.13/head1,400.00–1,825.001,59611
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,3502,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2542,213.04/head1,985.00–2,375.002,2134
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055128.83/cwt121.50–132.001,3597
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523135.52/cwt135.00–136.002,0642
CowsLean 85-90%1,058118.88/cwt110.00–126.001,25846
CowsBoner 80-85%1,319137.01/cwt136.00–137.501,8073
CowsBoner 80-85%1,171122.10/cwt121.50–123.001,4305
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,474119.75/cwt116.00–122.501,7655
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457129.03/cwt123.00–135.001,88023

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.