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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 28
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
38 vs last sale 123 195 vs year ago 280 · 69.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
12 vs last sale 66 0 vs year ago 54 · +0.0%
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 with a steady undertone and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a very light supply due to extreme summer temperatures in the area that will let up some later in the week.

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
BullsLow1,688199.603,36814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,228161.771,98618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,597157.602,5175thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,031134.391,38522

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,221$2,5366
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,166$2,3765
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$2,35510
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,291$3,7055
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,350$3,3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,260$2,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 11,2033,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3804,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4233,862.50/head3,800.00–3,925.003,8632
Bulls1,280177.38/cwt175.00–180.002,2702
Bulls1,868224.04/cwt223.00–225.004,1852
Bulls1,733199.16/cwt185.00–207.003,45110
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,610161.30/cwt157.00–165.002,5972
CowsLean 85-90%1,045140.48/cwt130.00–149.001,46815
CowsLean 85-90%945155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1183,022.26/head2,850.00–3,200.003,0222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3012,878.63/head2,750.00–3,050.002,8794
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2352,655.67/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6562
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1142,296.97/head1,925.00–2,500.002,2976
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2916210.06/cwt197.50–220.001,9247
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560146.44/cwt145.00–148.002,2842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1282,234.70/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29231,860.70/head1,850.00–1,875.001,8612
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0853,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
CowsLean 85-90%91098.71/cwt97.00–100.008982
CowsLean 85-90%1,059124.25/cwt120.00–127.001,3164
CowsBoner 80-85%1,256162.54/cwt155.00–168.002,04215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,015177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,8021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,123148.16/cwt145.00–152.001,6642
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,645172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,8381

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.