Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-04-06

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 6
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
91 vs last sale 255 31 vs year ago 133 · +23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
168 head
17 vs last sale 185 69 vs year ago 99 · +69.7%
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 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good 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
BullsAverage1,732219.923,81029
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,537178.452,74321
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,249175.742,19446
CowsLean 85-90%High1,019149.551,52546

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$3,54642
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$3,13712
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$2,7296
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$2,71518
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$3,9501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)908$3,3002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,068$3,2122thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,538$4,2542thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,125$3,2502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,378$4,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,184$4,1504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,350$3,7752thin

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 1-21,5384,253.98/head3,900.00–4,600.004,2542
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1253,250.00/head3,200.00–3,300.003,2502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2104,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4133,474.96/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1652,299.00/head1,800.00–2,500.002,2993
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19653,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2102,729.42/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7296
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205197.17/cwt184.00–217.502,37617
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2856311.33/cwt295.00–340.002,6655
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28051,769.57/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7702
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0683,212.41/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1723,111.75/head2,600.00–3,550.003,11220
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1453,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,049246.48/cwt206.00–295.002,58614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,861.39/head2,350.00–3,000.002,86111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2452,948.90/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9494
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1582,199.35/head1,900.00–2,500.002,1992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4204,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3254,074.43/head3,650.00–4,300.004,07420
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2893,575.37/head3,400.00–3,700.003,5756
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1754,100.00/head3,900.00–4,500.004,1003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3784,600.00/head4,300.00–4,900.004,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28532,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bulls1,675212.85/cwt205.00–221.003,56516
Bulls1,859236.17/cwt227.00–250.004,39010
Bulls1,615203.49/cwt202.50–204.003,2863
CowsBoner 80-85%1,213164.18/cwt162.50–166.001,9922
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,581177.50/cwt172.50–180.002,80613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,480184.60/cwt183.00–188.002,7326
CowsLean 85-90%1,026172.87/cwt171.00–175.501,7745
CowsLean 85-90%942133.92/cwt120.00–145.001,26211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242175.18/cwt167.50–181.002,17639
CowsBoner 80-85%1,314184.71/cwt181.00–188.002,4275
CowsLean 85-90%825111.29/cwt105.00–115.009185
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420166.22/cwt165.00–167.502,3602
CowsLean 85-90%1,091159.42/cwt147.00–167.501,73925

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.