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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 17
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
306 head
36 vs last sale 270 14 vs year ago 320 · 4.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
55 vs last sale 115 120 vs year ago 180 · 66.7%
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 mostly steady and slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 10.00 higher. 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
BullsHigh1,701170.962,90835
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,514136.612,06847
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,228136.381,67585
CowsLean 85-90%High1,040116.681,21449

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)1,337$2,18023
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)888$1,6262thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)885$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$2,9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$2,3002thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1-28002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium 1-28881,625.63/head1,600.00–1,650.001,6262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2042,106.31/head1,775.00–2,750.002,10610
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,4772,294.44/head1,800.00–2,800.002,29412
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,4003,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2752
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,095175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9161
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,094160.09/cwt141.00–188.001,75114
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,036162.13/cwt142.50–190.001,6805
Bred CowsMedium 1-29801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bulls1,868186.50/cwt181.00–195.003,48410
Bulls1,394154.93/cwt151.00–159.002,1607
Bulls1,727168.57/cwt162.00–179.502,91118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5543
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525136.49/cwt129.00–142.002,08137
CowsLean 85-90%1,043134.94/cwt133.00–137.001,4078
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222136.01/cwt129.00–142.001,66273
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,530143.97/cwt142.00–145.502,2039
CowsBreaker 75-80%96075.00/cwt75.00–75.007201
CowsLean 85-90%1,044125.54/cwt113.00–133.001,31125
CowsLean 85-90%1,03299.73/cwt90.00–111.001,02911
CowsLean 85-90%1,03480.48/cwt70.00–87.508325
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271143.21/cwt142.00–144.001,8209

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.