Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking and boning cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and lean slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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	1,800	216.39	3,895	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	172.43	2,577	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	171.96	2,051	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	151.21	1,566	55

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)	1,140	$3,128	45
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$2,823	22
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$2,579	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$2,463	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$3,797	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,036	$2,654	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,533	$3,497	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,440	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,008	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$3,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	1,440	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,533	3,496.90/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,497	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,177	2,215.72/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,216	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	3,868.59/head	3,800.00–3,950.00	3,869	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	3,392.22/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,392	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	2,359.10/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,359	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	2,665.75/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,666	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,462.57/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,463	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	221.64/cwt	190.00–260.00	2,376	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	191.82/cwt	175.00–225.00	2,150	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	891	2,105.95/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,106	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	3,357.70/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,358	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,675.00/head	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,158	3,350.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	3,796.58/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,797	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	314.61/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,608	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,982.06/head	2,500.00–3,650.00	2,982	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	2,673.62/head	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,674	25
Bulls	—	—	1,867	216.53/cwt	204.00–229.00	4,043	29
Bulls	—	—	1,870	237.24/cwt	233.00–244.00	4,436	7
Bulls	—	—	1,453	194.96/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,833	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	182.75/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,175	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	174.08/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,529	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	165.28/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,765	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	159.95/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,735	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	173.02/cwt	167.50–180.00	2,052	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	171.00/cwt	167.50–174.00	1,674	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	163.95/cwt	155.00–167.50	2,017	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	139.59/cwt	126.00–147.50	1,408	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	117.88/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,050	5

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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