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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 14
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
254 head
54 vs last sale 200 142 vs year ago 396 · 35.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
20 vs last sale 69 13 vs year ago 76 · +17.1%
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 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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
BullsHigh1,798159.302,86542
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,572124.531,95846
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280122.261,56566
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,079109.791,18443

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)1,171$1,73025
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,104$1,5287
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,004$1,3676
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,6756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,388$2,1382thin

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0641,585.78/head1,400.00–1,750.001,5864
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0101,263.30/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2632
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0031,675.12/head1,425.00–2,025.001,6756
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2958168.12/cwt166.00–170.001,6112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3882,137.50/head1,875.00–2,400.002,1382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29101,162.87/head975.00–1,300.001,1633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3472,164.85/head2,100.00–2,300.002,1653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0981,571.66/head1,525.00–1,675.001,5723
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035155.52/cwt133.00–163.001,61012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,039131.09/cwt127.00–146.001,3627
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1401,311.51/head1,125.00–1,475.001,3122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,706.18/head1,525.00–1,925.001,70620
Bulls2,002176.36/cwt173.50–179.003,5315
Bulls1,650146.10/cwt131.00–152.002,41111
Bulls1,822161.60/cwt151.00–170.002,94426
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700134.46/cwt129.50–147.002,2869
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,569117.30/cwt114.00–121.001,8409
CowsLean 85-90%1,125115.23/cwt108.00–120.001,29629
CowsBoner 80-85%1,375133.68/cwt132.50–137.001,8386
CowsLean 85-90%89271.78/cwt61.00–80.006403
CowsBoner 80-85%1,277122.62/cwt118.50–127.001,56647
CowsLean 85-90%1,050123.57/cwt122.50–126.001,2974
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249115.67/cwt115.00–118.001,44513
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,532123.67/cwt119.00–129.501,89528
CowsLean 85-90%98495.66/cwt86.00–105.009417

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.