Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,835	190.68	3,500	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	153.48	2,392	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	151.18	1,850	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	125.71	1,343	79

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$2,929	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$2,564	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,536	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,323	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,121	$3,479	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,006	$2,825	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,378	$3,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	2,809.51/head	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,810	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	3,419.09/head	3,275.00–3,600.00	3,419	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	2,543.76/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,544	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,323.09/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	2,549.34/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,549	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	260.42/cwt	200.00–295.00	2,182	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	217.24/cwt	180.00–270.00	2,177	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	184.46/cwt	164.00–200.00	1,990	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,769.27/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,769	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,123	2,073.16/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,394.55/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,395	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	2,961.83/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,962	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,473	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	3,478.77/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,479	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	189.74/cwt	180.00–198.00	3,279	19
Bulls	—	—	1,897	209.03/cwt	202.00–216.00	3,965	5
Bulls	—	—	2,182	175.92/cwt	172.00–179.00	3,839	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	152.43/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,864	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,070	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	140.54/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,702	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	156.17/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,730	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	153.86/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,369	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	163.68/cwt	162.00–165.50	2,496	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	143.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,415	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	121.10/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,263	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	93.15/cwt	85.00–107.00	886	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	141.25/cwt	134.00–154.00	1,605	34

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.

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