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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 4
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
107 vs last sale 85 42 vs year ago 150 · +28.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
36 vs last sale 54 20 vs year ago 70 · +28.6%
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's light test, slaughter cows and bull sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very 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
BullsLow1,714207.323,55329
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,212168.392,04163
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,565166.902,61227
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,037138.731,43934

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)1,233$2,92221
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,241$2,73616
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$2,6246
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,102$3,0864thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)923$3,0752thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$2,7485
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)680$1,8122thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$4,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$3,6305

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 11,3254,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3923,516.67/head3,300.00–3,750.003,5173
Bulls1,533183.61/cwt173.00–188.002,8154
Bulls1,680203.67/cwt192.00–213.003,42217
Bulls1,876226.93/cwt215.00–238.004,2578
CowsLean 85-90%72889.95/cwt80.00–100.006553
CowsLean 85-90%1,074147.57/cwt135.00–159.001,58522
CowsLean 85-90%1,093160.76/cwt160.00–162.001,7573
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0352,974.64/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1682,483.52/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4844
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,210176.59/cwt173.00–180.002,1372
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-26801,812.04/head1,800.00–1,825.001,8122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3243,147.79/head2,900.00–3,375.003,1487
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2917221.43/cwt182.50–267.502,0315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2662,811.96/head2,350.00–2,950.002,8128
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1683,197.86/head3,000.00–3,350.003,1982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2542,576.91/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5777
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2863,321.66/head2,950.00–3,600.003,32210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0502,903.57/head2,700.00–3,075.002,9042
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,477157.65/cwt155.00–160.002,3286
Bred CowsMedium 21,0381,496.39/head1,400.00–1,600.001,4962
Bred CowsMedium 1-28202,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29752,748.22/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7485
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
CowsLean 85-90%1,030119.69/cwt107.00–127.501,2336
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205157.43/cwt150.00–162.001,89711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,200168.40/cwt161.00–174.002,02139
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255177.62/cwt173.00–186.002,22913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,567167.42/cwt163.00–174.002,62317
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,688178.58/cwt175.00–183.003,0144

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.