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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 17
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
300 head
101 vs last sale 199 107 vs year ago 407 · 26.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
4 vs last sale 76 71 vs year ago 151 · 47.0%
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 mostly 5.00 to 9.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was very 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
BullsLow1,691173.602,93543
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,241143.141,77669
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490139.812,08348
CowsLean 85-90%High1,034118.051,22165

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)1,172$2,20115
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$1,7315
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,6502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,455$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,135$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,272$2,3003thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 and Large 1-21,4553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2722,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1352,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1431,731.08/head1,400.00–2,000.001,7315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2102,435.68/head2,300.00–2,575.002,4367
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1391,995.78/head1,600.00–2,350.001,9968
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2982208.71/cwt202.50–212.502,0506
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050168.24/cwt148.00–194.001,76730
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,137147.87/cwt140.00–160.001,6813
Bulls1,418154.37/cwt146.00–159.002,1893
Bulls1,697171.74/cwt160.00–183.002,91432
Bulls1,767188.27/cwt184.00–192.003,3278
CowsLean 85-90%1,018135.00/cwt134.00–136.001,3744
CowsLean 85-90%978100.70/cwt87.50–110.0098511
CowsLean 85-90%89078.19/cwt60.00–85.006966
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239150.00/cwt148.00–155.001,85925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488139.74/cwt134.50–147.002,07939
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473148.52/cwt148.00–150.002,1885
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,533129.59/cwt126.00–131.001,9874
CowsLean 85-90%1,069126.28/cwt116.00–134.001,35044
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244140.90/cwt133.00–148.001,75337
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229130.50/cwt125.00–134.001,6047

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.