Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-02-02

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 2
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
39 vs last sale 147 40 vs year ago 226 · 17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
16 vs last sale 98 50 vs year ago 64 · +78.1%
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 sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,821200.063,64419
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,261158.712,00141
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,581158.412,50528
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,007131.561,32462

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)1,268$2,99328
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$2,85912
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,304$2,51819
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,203$2,2543thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$3,0462thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,410$3,8705
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$3,8502thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 11,5754,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3643,789.10/head3,600.00–4,100.003,7897
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6283,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2032,254.02/head1,700.00–2,500.002,2543
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3453,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3933,675.00/head3,450.00–3,900.003,6752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0482,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3103,253.44/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2534
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,129225.74/cwt175.00–250.002,54910
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,163206.05/cwt175.00–227.502,3964
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2262,523.33/head2,100.00–2,850.002,5235
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2332,865.12/head2,575.00–3,200.002,86516
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2442,286.17/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2865
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2683,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29183,046.32/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0462
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2805295.76/cwt292.50–300.002,3813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0631,634.64/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3222,665.25/head1,850.00–3,000.002,6658
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1232,661.32/head2,500.00–2,900.002,6618
Bulls1,755193.07/cwt185.00–202.003,38811
Bulls2,023220.01/cwt212.00–224.004,4516
Bulls1,580178.70/cwt177.50–180.002,8232
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303147.91/cwt140.00–150.001,9276
CowsLean 85-90%1,072146.77/cwt140.00–157.501,57327
CowsBoner 80-85%1,252159.63/cwt150.00–165.001,99931
CowsLean 85-90%91397.70/cwt80.00–110.0089213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465147.56/cwt145.00–150.002,1625
CowsLean 85-90%966126.94/cwt112.00–141.001,22618
CowsBoner 80-85%1,264167.76/cwt166.00–172.002,1204
CowsLean 85-90%1,051159.78/cwt158.00–162.001,6794
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,608159.86/cwt153.00–166.002,57120
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,595166.84/cwt166.00–167.502,6613

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.