Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply of slaughter cattle and replacements this week.

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	—	High	1,656	210.94	3,493	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	175.39	2,665	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	173.33	2,168	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	143.63	1,499	79

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)	1,196	$3,363	40
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,029	27
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$2,781	22
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$3,268	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	926	$3,190	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	853	$2,741	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	3,204.56/head	2,750.00–3,700.00	3,205	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	3,846.56/head	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,847	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,915.11/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,915	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,164	2,579.63/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,580	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	3,025.35/head	2,800.00–3,225.00	3,025	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	372.57/cwt	340.00–377.50	2,731	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	291.38/cwt	260.00–312.50	2,812	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	215.14/cwt	180.00–260.00	2,263	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,831.86/head	2,400.00–3,450.00	2,832	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	3,594.13/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,594	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	2,311.52/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,312	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	2,741.06/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,741	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	3,041.62/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,042	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	3,606.58/head	3,450.00–3,750.00	3,607	2
Bulls	—	—	1,946	232.14/cwt	225.00–239.00	4,517	4
Bulls	—	—	1,496	191.73/cwt	177.50–198.00	2,868	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	211.97/cwt	200.00–224.00	3,440	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	174.47/cwt	164.00–181.00	2,181	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	183.58/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,462	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	156.93/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,869	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	114.56/cwt	97.00–120.00	1,116	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	175.18/cwt	169.00–179.50	2,622	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	183.97/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,914	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	163.97/cwt	157.50–168.00	2,583	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	157.93/cwt	147.50–168.00	1,707	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	170.51/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,942	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	132.24/cwt	122.50–145.00	1,330	24

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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