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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 1
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
25 vs last sale 175 111 vs year ago 311 · 35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
52 vs last sale 102 65 vs year ago 115 · 56.5%
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 mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was moderate to light on a light supply due to the first spell of winter weather in the area this morning.

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
BullsAverage1,667185.403,09121
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,521157.672,39925
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,264157.411,99064
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,048123.891,29854

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)1,237$2,6886
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,9422thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,0002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)952$2,3543thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,318$3,5333thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 11,2523,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4503,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,941.82/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2372,687.90/head2,400.00–3,000.002,6886
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29522,353.59/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3543
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2903,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2883240.38/cwt239.00–245.002,1234
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,191181.41/cwt165.00–202.502,16112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200170.24/cwt162.00–185.002,0434
Bulls1,757186.76/cwt180.00–193.503,28113
Bulls1,485214.74/cwt212.00–217.003,1892
Bulls1,534172.66/cwt169.00–175.002,6496
CowsBoner 80-85%1,268169.73/cwt164.00–180.002,1528
CowsBoner 80-85%1,164145.46/cwt140.00–149.001,6937
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278157.10/cwt149.00–164.002,00849
CowsLean 85-90%1,055119.56/cwt109.00–130.001,26119
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,740167.10/cwt166.00–168.002,9082
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,371143.20/cwt141.50–147.001,9634
CowsLean 85-90%96798.77/cwt80.00–107.5095513
CowsLean 85-90%1,092140.39/cwt132.50–149.001,53319
CowsLean 85-90%1,078155.62/cwt154.00–157.001,6783
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,530159.73/cwt150.00–166.002,44419

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.