Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-03-02

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 2
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
12 vs last sale 187 195 vs year ago 394 · 49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
155 head
36 vs last sale 119 2 vs year ago 153 · +1.3%
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 from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 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
BullsHigh1,769209.413,70532
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,254165.962,08139
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,537162.792,50343
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,062142.791,51654

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$3,9868
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$3,69434
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$3,00018
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$2,90521
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$2,58710
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,098$2,34113
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,228$3,9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,020$3,3753thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$3,0502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,410$4,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,743$4,0482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,530$4,4252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,582$4,2003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,830$4,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-21,4104,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7434,047.63/head3,900.00–4,200.004,0482
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6654,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,8304,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 27101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1603,986.47/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9868
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2283,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29853,212.44/head2,850.00–3,550.003,2122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0813,813.54/head3,775.00–3,950.003,81424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1673,071.05/head2,700.00–3,700.003,07113
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2877247.30/cwt240.00–260.002,1693
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2929210.76/cwt185.00–237.501,9584
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28472,157.78/head1,750.00–2,500.002,1583
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0903,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 28531,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2472,875.79/head2,600.00–3,050.002,87610
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0303,050.49/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2753317.18/cwt305.00–340.002,3886
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1103,406.43/head3,350.00–3,500.003,40610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1722,653.32/head2,450.00–2,900.002,65310
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3954,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5824,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1203,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0943,227.13/head3,100.00–3,350.003,2279
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2522,708.39/head2,450.00–3,400.002,7088
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,0402,099.76/head1,600.00–2,500.002,1002
Bulls1,862226.03/cwt212.00–241.004,2099
Bulls1,877187.35/cwt180.00–192.503,5173
Bulls1,711205.24/cwt199.00–212.503,51220
CowsBoner 80-85%1,264176.23/cwt175.00–177.502,2287
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,545165.49/cwt160.00–173.002,55730
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520156.55/cwt152.50–160.002,38013
CowsLean 85-90%1,054133.47/cwt127.50–140.001,40715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,252165.40/cwt159.00–175.002,07126
CowsLean 85-90%961101.00/cwt85.00–112.009716
CowsBoner 80-85%1,249156.39/cwt151.00–158.001,9536
CowsLean 85-90%1,071153.41/cwt142.00–160.001,64330
CowsLean 85-90%1,210166.80/cwt160.00–171.002,0183

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.