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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 5
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
366 head
92 vs last sale 274 248 vs year ago 118 · +210.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
180 head
68 vs last sale 112 134 vs year ago 46 · +291.3%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slaughter / replacement cattle sale 3 weeks ago, slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good on a heavy 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
BullsAverage1,759193.233,39945
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,585160.442,54334
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,249159.421,99298
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,090138.151,506110

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)1,214$2,90837
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,206$2,47417
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,266$2,40121
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,9452thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,132$3,1186
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$2,8833thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$2,2042thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,748$3,7922thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,630$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,245$3,2252thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7483,791.52/head3,075.00–4,400.003,7922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2453,225.00/head3,000.00–3,450.003,2252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2312,244.42/head2,050.00–2,500.002,2444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2352,841.30/head2,500.00–3,175.002,84121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0932,812.47/head2,800.00–2,850.002,8124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0631,927.19/head1,700.00–2,100.001,9275
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28202,274.39/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2742
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0904,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,945.48/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2412,370.28/head2,100.00–2,600.002,37013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2896264.60/cwt255.00–275.002,3714
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,056199.96/cwt170.00–230.002,11211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,019201.87/cwt167.50–240.002,05723
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4703,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2622,368.80/head1,900.00–2,600.002,36916
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6303,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,3003,583.85/head3,400.00–3,800.003,5843
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28002,204.38/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2042
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29632,652.60/head2,200.00–3,400.002,6533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2433,481.60/head3,200.00–3,700.003,48211
Bulls1,696192.91/cwt184.00–204.003,27236
Bulls2,033213.82/cwt212.00–217.004,3474
Bulls1,994179.08/cwt175.00–183.003,5715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243160.83/cwt154.00–168.001,99966
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194170.38/cwt169.00–172.002,0347
CowsLean 85-90%94394.42/cwt80.00–105.0089011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,586149.91/cwt145.00–156.002,3786
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282152.63/cwt147.50–157.501,95725
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570161.71/cwt156.00–166.502,53925
CowsLean 85-90%1,143147.99/cwt137.00–158.001,69259
CowsLean 85-90%1,183166.38/cwt162.00–169.001,9687
CowsLean 85-90%1,026129.16/cwt112.00–137.501,32533
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,708170.87/cwt166.00–177.002,9183

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.