Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady, from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Demand was good on a light 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	1,747	183.45	3,205	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	152.65	1,937	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	151.85	2,261	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	123.09	1,293	54

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,969	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$2,679	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,589	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,151	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$2,978	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,338	$4,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,835	$3,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,655	$3,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	1,338	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	3,435.68/head	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,436	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,764.06/head	2,100.00–3,350.00	2,764	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,880.20/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,880	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,577.61/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,578	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	3,230.49/head	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,230	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	257.64/cwt	212.00–290.00	2,298	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	200.82/cwt	170.00–240.00	2,171	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	176.63/cwt	166.00–210.00	2,047	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,678.71/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,679	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,151.19/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,151	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,374.88/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,835	3,825.00/head	3,825.00–3,825.00	3,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	3,825.00/head	3,825.00–3,825.00	3,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,566.54/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,567	3
Bulls	—	—	1,719	186.83/cwt	182.00–190.00	3,212	7
Bulls	—	—	1,812	175.57/cwt	172.50–180.00	3,181	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	161.61/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,109	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	143.39/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,716	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	154.11/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,310	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	144.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,107	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	124.89/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,323	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	142.84/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,587	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	154.37/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,987	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	94.35/cwt	75.00–105.00	908	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	153.65/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,736	3

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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