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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 30
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
53 vs last sale 272 91 vs year ago 310 · 29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
20 vs last sale 81 27 vs year ago 88 · 30.7%
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 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light 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
BullsHigh1,747153.512,68230
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286115.431,48549
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,579114.621,80964
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05893.4898938

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)1,284$1,83214
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)847$1,2554thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$9252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)985$1,9034thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)992$1,8684thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,9351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$2,4333thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,935.00/head1,935.00–1,935.001,9351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3382,262.50/head1,975.00–2,550.002,2632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2252,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28281,190.29/head975.00–1,325.001,1903
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,000925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2841,832.05/head1,550.00–1,925.001,83214
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29851,902.50/head1,835.00–1,925.001,9034
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29921,867.88/head1,750.00–2,100.001,8684
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2960184.19/cwt165.00–195.001,7687
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,018156.72/cwt127.00–179.001,5957
Bulls1,751167.20/cwt164.50–171.002,9285
Bulls1,535134.99/cwt125.00–146.002,0727
Bulls1,828156.91/cwt150.00–164.002,86818
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,508125.10/cwt125.00–125.501,8875
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,532106.29/cwt104.00–111.001,62814
CowsLean 85-90%1,156108.72/cwt105.00–113.001,25719
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601116.05/cwt112.00–124.501,85845
CowsLean 85-90%1,010115.47/cwt115.00–116.001,1662
CowsLean 85-90%93683.70/cwt74.00–97.007838
CowsLean 85-90%96965.12/cwt50.00–70.006319
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289115.55/cwt112.00–123.001,48942
CowsBoner 80-85%1,153127.48/cwt127.00–128.001,4702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,318109.60/cwt109.00–111.001,4455

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.