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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 13
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
296 head
132 vs last sale 164 16 vs year ago 280 · +5.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
189 head
21 vs last sale 168 6 vs year ago 195 · 3.1%
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 from 1.00 lower to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy 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
BullsAverage1,660218.473,62640
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,495180.682,70146
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,246177.812,216100
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023146.961,50358

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)1,218$3,39222
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$3,17255
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,196$2,72022
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,156$3,5196
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)996$3,1054thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,683$5,0002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,465$4,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$3,70010

Every lot, as filed

35 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483169.97/cwt168.00–173.002,5215
CowsLean 85-90%922132.47/cwt120.00–145.001,22113
CowsLean 85-90%1,069170.70/cwt165.00–179.001,8259
CowsLean 85-90%1,086158.33/cwt147.50–165.001,71928
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,523191.39/cwt187.50–202.002,91512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485178.09/cwt170.00–187.002,64529
CowsLean 85-90%913104.03/cwt85.00–117.509508
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181164.36/cwt159.00–169.001,94111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,271190.88/cwt186.00–196.002,42612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,252177.70/cwt170.00–185.002,22577
Bulls1,689217.49/cwt205.00–229.003,67325
Bulls1,443197.49/cwt184.50–205.002,8507
Bulls1,759239.89/cwt229.00–252.004,2208
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,702.45/head2,250.00–3,000.002,70218
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2103,691.63/head3,600.00–3,750.003,69214
Bred CowsMedium 1-29402,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,92510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29532,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2333,190.22/head2,700.00–3,800.003,19036
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3593,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19753,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0933,138.41/head2,800.00–3,600.003,1383
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0644,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2183,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0032,957.14/head2,600.00–3,300.002,9573
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4923,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2322,868.85/head2,500.00–3,250.002,8698
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,083195.15/cwt175.00–220.002,11314
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,001274.73/cwt235.00–300.002,75011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2863309.75/cwt300.00–320.002,6736
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0282,327.39/head1,800.00–2,600.002,3273
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3554,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2773,800.00/head3,700.00–4,000.003,8003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6835,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28532,050.00/head1,700.00–2,400.002,0502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4654,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001

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.