Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,732	219.92	3,810	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	178.45	2,743	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	175.74	2,194	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	149.55	1,525	46

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)	1,230	$3,546	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$3,137	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,729	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,715	18
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$3,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	908	$3,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$3,212	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,538	$4,254	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$3,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,378	$4,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$4,150	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$3,775	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	4,253.98/head	3,900.00–4,600.00	4,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	3,474.96/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,165	2,299.00/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,299	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,729.42/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,729	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	197.17/cwt	184.00–217.50	2,376	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	311.33/cwt	295.00–340.00	2,665	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	1,769.57/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,770	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	3,212.41/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,212	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	3,111.75/head	2,600.00–3,550.00	3,112	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	246.48/cwt	206.00–295.00	2,586	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,861.39/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,861	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,948.90/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,949	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	2,199.35/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,199	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	4,074.43/head	3,650.00–4,300.00	4,074	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,289	3,575.37/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,575	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,100.00/head	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	4,600.00/head	4,300.00–4,900.00	4,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	853	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	212.85/cwt	205.00–221.00	3,565	16
Bulls	—	—	1,859	236.17/cwt	227.00–250.00	4,390	10
Bulls	—	—	1,615	203.49/cwt	202.50–204.00	3,286	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	164.18/cwt	162.50–166.00	1,992	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	177.50/cwt	172.50–180.00	2,806	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	184.60/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,732	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	172.87/cwt	171.00–175.50	1,774	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	133.92/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,262	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	175.18/cwt	167.50–181.00	2,176	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	184.71/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,427	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	111.29/cwt	105.00–115.00	918	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	166.22/cwt	165.00–167.50	2,360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	159.42/cwt	147.00–167.50	1,739	25

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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