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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 19
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
106 vs last sale 253 72 vs year ago 219 · 32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
37 vs last sale 135 40 vs year ago 58 · +69.0%
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 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,747183.453,20510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,269152.651,93732
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,489151.852,26121
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,051123.091,29354

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,248$2,96915
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$2,6793thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,58920
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,258$2,1512thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,400$3,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,109$2,9787
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,338$4,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,835$3,8251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,655$3,8251thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3384,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4353,435.68/head3,400.00–3,550.003,4364
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2292,764.06/head2,100.00–3,350.002,7649
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1151,880.20/head1,500.00–2,100.001,8807
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1482,577.61/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5786
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3143,230.49/head2,950.00–3,400.003,2309
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2892257.64/cwt212.00–290.002,2983
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,081200.82/cwt170.00–240.002,17119
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,159176.63/cwt166.00–210.002,0474
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2682,678.71/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2582,151.19/head1,950.00–2,350.002,1512
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,4003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 21,0081,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0603,374.88/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,8353,825.00/head3,825.00–3,825.003,8251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6553,825.00/head3,825.00–3,825.003,8251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2103,566.54/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5673
Bulls1,719186.83/cwt182.00–190.003,2127
Bulls1,812175.57/cwt172.50–180.003,1813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305161.61/cwt159.00–164.002,1093
CowsBoner 80-85%1,197143.39/cwt140.00–149.001,7167
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,499154.11/cwt150.00–161.002,31016
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,457144.63/cwt140.00–150.002,1075
CowsLean 85-90%1,059124.89/cwt110.00–134.001,32318
CowsLean 85-90%1,111142.84/cwt135.00–153.001,58717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,287154.37/cwt147.00–160.001,98722
CowsLean 85-90%96294.35/cwt75.00–105.0090816
CowsLean 85-90%1,130153.65/cwt153.00–155.001,7363

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.