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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 19
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
116 vs last sale 397 35 vs year ago 246 · +14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
167 head
74 vs last sale 241 77 vs year ago 90 · +85.6%
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 mostly 2.00 to 5.00 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
BullsLow1,699187.663,18733
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,471153.472,25830
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,168152.981,787106
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low973132.141,28557

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)1,212$2,43433
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$2,0877
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,05324
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)828$1,4002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,420$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,307$2,9937
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,271$2,62628

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1-21,4923,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2182,500.00/head2,200.00–2,600.002,5004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3053,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,730.88/head2,500.00–3,150.002,73117
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29331,775.00/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4263,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2032,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3506
Bulls1,390160.88/cwt155.00–168.002,2366
Bulls1,691182.23/cwt171.00–192.003,08214
Bulls1,849205.86/cwt195.00–223.003,80613
CowsLean 85-90%94785.92/cwt80.00–92.008143
CowsLean 85-90%1,016152.22/cwt150.00–155.001,5477
CowsLean 85-90%867120.28/cwt107.50–125.001,04317
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,032170.19/cwt157.00–177.501,7567
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2101,825.62/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2942,661.26/head2,575.00–2,850.002,66110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4482,375.73/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1772,335.83/head1,725.00–2,600.002,33623
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2957182.49/cwt162.00–215.001,74613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28281,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0621,993.68/head1,600.00–2,250.001,9946
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,442144.75/cwt144.00–145.002,0876
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1922,043.48/head1,700.00–2,225.002,04320
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4203,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2973214.96/cwt210.00–220.002,0922
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
CowsLean 85-90%1,025138.79/cwt125.00–149.001,42330
CowsBoner 80-85%1,120143.41/cwt135.00–147.501,6067
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168152.84/cwt147.00–158.001,78588
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201160.17/cwt158.00–166.001,92411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470154.56/cwt150.00–158.002,27220
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523161.11/cwt159.00–164.002,4544

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.