Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-02-23

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 23
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
12 vs last sale 175 54 vs year ago 241 · 22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
30 vs last sale 89 86 vs year ago 33 · +260.6%
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 were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate 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
BullsAverage1,646202.723,33622
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522164.672,50723
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,236164.542,03346
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,041139.701,45558

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)1,200$3,04414
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,121$2,96015
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,276$2,73712
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,211$2,4804thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,060$3,4972thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)955$3,3001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)902$2,6002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,614$5,6008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,300$3,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$3,6002thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1-21,1953,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6145,600.00/head5,600.00–5,600.005,6008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1323,027.45/head2,700.00–3,600.003,02711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29231,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2822,777.77/head2,350.00–3,000.002,77810
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0603,497.17/head3,400.00–3,600.003,4972
Bred HeifersLarge 1-29022,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090221.40/cwt175.00–240.002,41310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2748314.49/cwt290.00–335.002,3523
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2960236.13/cwt205.00–275.002,26714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2112,479.57/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4804
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2583,852.09/head3,700.00–4,000.003,8522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2432,532.39/head2,200.00–2,900.002,5322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1732,850.19/head2,450.00–3,250.002,8509
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2483,392.30/head3,350.00–3,550.003,3925
Bred HeifersLarge 1-29952,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bulls1,611199.81/cwt190.00–208.003,21917
Bulls1,843188.37/cwt187.50–189.003,4722
Bulls1,712228.77/cwt213.00–238.003,9173
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228166.71/cwt160.00–174.002,04734
CowsBoner 80-85%1,233179.20/cwt175.00–184.002,2102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263154.22/cwt147.50–160.001,94810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,527167.94/cwt162.00–175.002,56417
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,509155.39/cwt154.00–158.002,3456
CowsLean 85-90%1,054150.52/cwt140.00–160.001,58631
CowsLean 85-90%1,098163.46/cwt160.00–170.001,7956
CowsLean 85-90%1,061125.29/cwt112.00–135.001,32914
CowsLean 85-90%897100.20/cwt85.00–110.008997

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.