Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold from 1.00 lower to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a light supply of slaughter cows and a moderate supply of replacements.

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	1,717	205.47	3,529	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	167.59	2,394	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	166.33	2,049	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	134.44	1,382	53

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$3,046	19
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,992	33
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,773	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$2,601	9
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,695	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	917	$4,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$3,100	2thin

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 1-2	—	1,695	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,095	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,905.92/head	2,100.00–3,250.00	2,906	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,018.77/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,019	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	3,241.01/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,241	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	2,197.27/head	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,197	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,023	2,474.21/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,474	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,777.22/head	2,300.00–3,150.00	2,777	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	3,825.83/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,826	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	4,050.00/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	4,050	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,665	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	271.73/cwt	222.50–310.00	2,633	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	207.38/cwt	190.00–260.00	2,308	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,600.91/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,601	9
Bulls	—	—	1,704	203.68/cwt	196.00–216.00	3,471	12
Bulls	—	—	1,889	223.05/cwt	219.00–229.00	4,213	4
Bulls	—	—	1,542	189.21/cwt	187.00–192.50	2,918	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	156.17/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,874	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	124.51/cwt	112.50–137.50	1,271	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	178.31/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,509	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	166.95/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,696	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	152.86/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,408	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	169.10/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,337	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	166.22/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,026	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,537	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	105.54/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,030	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	151.55/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,614	23

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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