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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 24
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
241 head
59 vs last sale 300 70 vs year ago 311 · 22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
47 vs last sale 80 106 vs year ago 139 · 76.3%
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 bull sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate to 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
BullsAverage1,730165.412,86236
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273138.361,76275
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522136.312,07545
CowsLean 85-90%High1,052116.931,23052

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)1,314$2,1728
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$2,0874thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,003162.75/cwt147.50–177.501,6327
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,387148.05/cwt137.50–161.002,0533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,973.96/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3262,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3062,095.00/head1,750.00–2,225.002,0955
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2829180.04/cwt157.50–200.001,4934
Bulls1,807168.94/cwt160.00–179.003,05325
Bulls2,010182.32/cwt179.00–186.003,6652
Bulls1,454151.86/cwt140.00–157.502,2089
CowsLean 85-90%957136.60/cwt135.00–139.001,3073
CowsBoner 80-85%1,275138.53/cwt130.00–146.001,76657
CowsLean 85-90%1,102122.51/cwt115.00–131.001,35029
CowsLean 85-90%993105.89/cwt90.00–117.501,05120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210125.91/cwt120.00–130.001,5248
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540136.89/cwt130.00–145.002,10834
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,516146.45/cwt146.00–147.502,2204
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,438127.70/cwt120.00–130.001,8367
CowsBoner 80-85%1,313147.38/cwt146.00–149.001,93510

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.