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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 23
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
272 head
19 vs last sale 253 46 vs year ago 226 · +20.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
4 vs last sale 85 14 vs year ago 67 · +20.9%
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 3.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light 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
BullsHigh1,722152.022,61732
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482118.041,74943
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,236117.351,45194
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,103104.201,15064

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)1,248$1,72316
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$1,5916
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,039$1,3569
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,9134thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,7703thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,380$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,403$1,9502thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4031,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1452,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0971,493.76/head1,275.00–1,650.001,4945
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3352,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred CowsMedium 1-28411,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0301,701.17/head1,400.00–1,850.001,7013
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,5102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2840186.88/cwt169.00–205.001,5703
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,042151.55/cwt128.00–168.001,57914
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,059121.00/cwt116.00–132.001,2815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5551,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0221,157.67/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1583
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2731,784.03/head1,525.00–1,935.001,78410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3882,082.38/head2,000.00–2,225.002,0823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1981,577.57/head1,450.00–1,675.001,5783
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0001,770.38/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7703
Bulls1,970170.12/cwt165.00–179.503,3516
Bulls1,521135.71/cwt126.00–141.002,0647
Bulls1,717152.32/cwt141.50–163.502,61519
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,643129.53/cwt124.00–138.002,1283
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,463110.47/cwt105.00–116.001,61610
CowsLean 85-90%1,131109.18/cwt104.00–117.001,23541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,472119.41/cwt117.50–123.001,75830
CowsLean 85-90%1,182118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3953
CowsLean 85-90%1,07098.63/cwt80.00–103.001,05516
CowsLean 85-90%89565.02/cwt50.00–79.505824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,247109.44/cwt106.00–112.001,36512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237117.95/cwt110.00–124.501,45976
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207125.56/cwt125.00–127.001,5166

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.