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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 20
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
73 vs last sale 226 82 vs year ago 381 · 21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
57 vs last sale 97 55 vs year ago 95 · 57.9%
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 steady to 3.00 lower with good demand 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
BullsHigh1,639186.723,06127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,454156.592,27758
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,224155.711,90572
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,048133.421,39867

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 (2-4 yrs)1,350$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,306$2,93210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$2,5912thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,289$2,5555
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,123$2,0272thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1-21,3003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,144208.77/cwt195.00–222.002,3886
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3503,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,591.11/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,157172.55/cwt163.00–195.001,9966
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271145.50/cwt141.00–150.001,84912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489150.14/cwt145.00–153.502,23617
CowsLean 85-90%97598.12/cwt94.00–100.0095711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,214157.75/cwt150.00–165.001,91560
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440159.27/cwt154.00–166.002,29341
Bulls1,715212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,6361
CowsLean 85-90%1,072160.85/cwt160.00–161.001,7247
Bulls1,624172.19/cwt160.00–180.002,7966
CowsLean 85-90%1,049122.75/cwt107.00–138.001,28821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3062,932.32/head2,400.00–3,325.002,93210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1232,027.28/head2,000.00–2,050.002,0272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2892,554.97/head2,450.00–2,800.002,5555
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5881
Bulls1,640189.81/cwt180.00–205.003,11320
CowsLean 85-90%1,069148.43/cwt140.00–159.001,58728

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.