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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 21
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
381 head
127 vs last sale 254 35 vs year ago 416 · 8.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
6 vs last sale 89 22 vs year ago 117 · 18.8%
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 traded 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
BullsAverage1,756155.842,73646
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,456121.451,76879
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231120.831,487124
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,058101.001,06984

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)1,249$1,97429
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$1,8257
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)997$1,4663thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,5853thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 11,3701,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8257
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,774.82/head1,475.00–1,925.001,77512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29801,252.81/head1,100.00–1,400.001,2534
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3902,379.93/head2,150.00–2,450.002,38013
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0081,585.37/head1,475.00–1,650.001,5853
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2949175.97/cwt161.00–206.001,6706
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,081145.69/cwt130.00–175.001,57527
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2928134.34/cwt125.00–152.001,2476
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29971,465.89/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4663
Bulls1,800156.53/cwt150.00–168.002,81832
Bulls1,865172.44/cwt168.50–179.003,2165
Bulls1,537144.18/cwt132.00–150.002,2169
CowsLean 85-90%1,03191.06/cwt80.00–101.0093931
CowsLean 85-90%92669.17/cwt55.00–78.006419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204113.06/cwt110.00–117.001,36115
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,464121.79/cwt118.00–125.501,78369
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,293114.57/cwt114.00–116.001,4817
CowsLean 85-90%1,101113.70/cwt103.00–119.001,25239
CowsLean 85-90%1,128120.81/cwt120.00–121.001,3635
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249127.55/cwt126.00–130.001,5934
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234121.68/cwt117.00–126.001,502105
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,652129.76/cwt126.00–134.002,1443

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.