Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply with a good mix of slaughter and replacement cattle on offer.

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	1,713	213.12	3,650	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	173.57	2,653	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	172.35	2,087	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	142.52	1,489	73

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)	1,128	$3,184	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,199	$2,934	22
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$2,836	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,087	$2,700	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$3,344	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	752	$2,041	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2,005	$5,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,535	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$4,183	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$3,745	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$3,717	12

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	1,240	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	2,005	5,050.00/head	5,050.00–5,050.00	5,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,170	3,233.33/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,621.43/head	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,621	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	249.11/cwt	235.00–285.00	2,553	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	237.84/cwt	180.00–280.00	2,195	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	205.94/cwt	177.00–290.00	2,269	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,005.97/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,006	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	3,483.46/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,483	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	3,339.02/head	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,339	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,566.55/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,567	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,825	5,150.00/head	5,150.00–5,150.00	5,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	2,041.24/head	1,400.00–2,600.00	2,041	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,858.45/head	2,350.00–3,175.00	2,858	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	2,153.94/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,154	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	3,762.50/head	3,450.00–4,000.00	3,763	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	2,700.05/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	2,841.56/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,842	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	3,962.50/head	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,963	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	3,147.76/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,148	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	2,259.40/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,259	3
Bulls	—	—	1,719	208.33/cwt	194.00–216.00	3,581	10
Bulls	—	—	1,808	226.23/cwt	220.00–241.00	4,090	7
Bulls	—	—	1,348	191.19/cwt	190.00–192.50	2,577	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	176.16/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,688	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	183.34/cwt	181.50–188.00	2,864	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	161.29/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,439	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	155.33/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,755	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	132.07/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,237	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	111.03/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,056	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,085	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	157.85/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,883	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	173.44/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,085	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	183.07/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,360	10

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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