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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 25
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
209 head
1 vs last sale 208 21 vs year ago 230 · 9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
10 vs last sale 112 64 vs year ago 58 · +110.3%
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 sold unevenly steady from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. 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
BullsAverage1,720199.123,42428
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,290171.252,20958
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,619170.952,76835
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,017140.781,43141

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)1,315$3,11916
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,355$2,96614
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,6002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$2,59821
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$3,5502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$3,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,320$3,0942thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,780$4,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,349$4,2254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,500$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,471$3,87712

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1-21,5003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7204,250.00/head4,100.00–4,400.004,2502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3954,300.00/head4,000.00–4,900.004,3003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7804,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,8804,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3082,862.50/head2,800.00–2,925.002,8632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4484,112.50/head4,000.00–4,450.004,1134
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2104,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2783,850.00/head3,700.00–4,000.003,8502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3654,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Bulls1,767200.34/cwt187.00–210.003,54022
Bulls2,010224.11/cwt223.00–225.004,5052
Bulls1,315179.92/cwt175.00–185.002,3664
CowsLean 85-90%918105.61/cwt95.00–115.009695
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,666159.96/cwt154.00–165.002,6658
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,589170.96/cwt165.00–178.002,71721
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2895271.08/cwt225.00–310.002,4263
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3203,094.32/head2,600.00–3,600.003,0942
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030217.90/cwt180.00–290.002,24410
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,3103,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2053,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3463,123.68/head3,050.00–3,150.003,1247
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3312,849.90/head2,700.00–3,250.002,8508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3642,808.27/head2,200.00–3,000.002,8087
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2994200.74/cwt185.00–230.001,9955
CowsBoner 80-85%1,388179.09/cwt177.50–183.002,4865
Bred CowsMedium 27151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1662,543.03/head2,200.00–2,850.002,54312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1793,035.55/head2,850.00–3,250.003,0367
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2983,387.13/head3,200.00–3,550.003,3878
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,663185.58/cwt175.00–193.003,0866
CowsLean 85-90%1,082171.35/cwt171.00–172.001,8543
CowsLean 85-90%1,093155.58/cwt147.00–168.001,70018
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238160.93/cwt160.00–165.001,9925
CowsLean 85-90%945128.64/cwt117.00–140.001,21615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285171.51/cwt165.00–177.502,20448

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.