Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was very 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	1,779	199.74	3,554	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	172.21	2,196	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	168.01	2,558	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	146.51	1,543	57

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)	1,293	$3,404	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$2,717	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,602	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,082	$2,550	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$3,519	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$2,906	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	878	$2,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	642	$1,400	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,950	$4,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,950	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,920.82/head	2,350.00–3,300.00	2,921	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,206	2,411.28/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,411	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	2,716.76/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,717	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	3,379.82/head	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,380	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	3,728.81/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,729	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	2,650.43/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,905.73/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,906	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	3,915.55/head	3,650.00–4,450.00	3,916	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	642	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	238.39/cwt	205.00–285.00	2,451	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	206.42/cwt	173.00–245.00	2,368	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,247.08/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,247	13
Bulls	—	—	1,823	199.82/cwt	191.00–208.00	3,643	17
Bulls	—	—	1,946	220.81/cwt	214.00–234.00	4,297	4
Bulls	—	—	1,426	178.34/cwt	170.00–182.50	2,543	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	160.62/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,040	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	171.73/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,160	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	108.08/cwt	95.00–117.50	1,030	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	160.06/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,446	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	179.12/cwt	177.50–182.50	2,359	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	171.64/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,618	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	169.14/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,725	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	154.85/cwt	145.00–167.50	1,683	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	135.49/cwt	125.00–147.50	1,385	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	180.48/cwt	179.00–181.50	2,689	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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