Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-02-09

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 9
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
256 head
70 vs last sale 186 57 vs year ago 199 · +28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
24 vs last sale 114 62 vs year ago 76 · +81.6%
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 sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was 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
BullsAverage1,841196.193,61327
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,275163.012,07951
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,579160.012,52648
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,078140.101,51074

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)1,298$3,18025
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,349$2,75510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,222$2,73518
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$3,2032thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$3,0773thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,560$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,490$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,234$3,1503thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-21,5603,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2613,669.62/head3,550.00–4,000.003,6707
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2822,624.69/head2,300.00–3,150.002,62510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1133,000.00/head2,500.00–3,500.003,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4753,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4904,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103182.70/cwt170.00–215.002,01512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29601,705.47/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7052
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0933,203.43/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2032
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0502,764.76/head2,300.00–3,100.002,7652
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1653,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2844307.37/cwt267.50–316.002,59410
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,094232.61/cwt181.00–280.002,54522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4503,053.48/head2,450.00–3,300.003,0535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2083,262.22/head3,200.00–3,400.003,2626
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2472,455.65/head2,100.00–2,900.002,4565
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3433,240.60/head2,900.00–3,500.003,24113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2312,339.03/head1,850.00–2,800.002,3395
Bulls1,890195.40/cwt189.00–210.003,69319
Bulls1,816212.42/cwt211.00–215.003,8584
Bulls1,636183.74/cwt180.00–188.003,0064
CowsBoner 80-85%1,277164.25/cwt157.50–170.002,09734
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246173.20/cwt171.50–175.002,1587
CowsLean 85-90%965101.89/cwt87.00–110.009836
CowsLean 85-90%1,005165.31/cwt162.50–171.001,6613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289151.65/cwt145.00–157.501,95510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,597162.12/cwt157.50–168.002,58932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,683172.89/cwt169.00–176.002,9103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510151.84/cwt145.00–157.502,29313
CowsLean 85-90%1,055130.73/cwt115.00–137.501,37922
CowsLean 85-90%1,110148.47/cwt139.00–157.501,64843

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.