Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-03-16

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 16
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
40 vs last sale 139 207 vs year ago 306 · 67.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
10 vs last sale 136 66 vs year ago 60 · +110.0%
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 steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower based on a limited supply of slaughter cattle this week. Demand was moderate.

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
BullsLow1,796196.973,5378thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505164.912,48211
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,184164.691,95032
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,038138.731,44129

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)1,086$2,93222
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,061$2,81141
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,064$2,4697
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$4,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,4333thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,423$4,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,208$3,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,323$3,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,193$3,2754thin

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 1-21,3233,500.00/head3,400.00–3,600.003,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5004,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3454,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1933,275.00/head3,050.00–3,950.003,2754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2083,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29353,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,011201.61/cwt180.00–235.002,0384
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29542,205.77/head1,750.00–2,500.002,2064
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1173,335.01/head3,100.00–3,550.003,3359
Bred CowsMedium 1-28902,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5505
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28002,432.50/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4333
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2654,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2935258.69/cwt235.00–270.002,4197
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2473,790.64/head3,700.00–3,900.003,7913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0652,653.11/head2,300.00–2,900.002,65313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2182,341.48/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0862,837.67/head2,350.00–3,500.002,83829
Bulls1,408180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5342
Bulls1,925202.62/cwt197.00–210.003,9006
CowsBoner 80-85%1,235175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204155.89/cwt150.00–157.501,8775
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176165.63/cwt158.00–172.001,94825
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,504169.07/cwt166.00–173.002,5438
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,507153.80/cwt150.00–160.002,3183
CowsLean 85-90%1,081152.97/cwt145.00–162.501,65417
CowsLean 85-90%895165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4771
CowsLean 85-90%919132.98/cwt130.00–138.001,2224
CowsLean 85-90%1,024103.68/cwt90.00–115.001,0627

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.