Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-04-27

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 27
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
12 vs last sale 205 149 vs year ago 342 · 43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
62 vs last sale 175 5 vs year ago 108 · +4.6%
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 mostly steady, and slaughter bulls sold with a steady to weaker undertone. Demand was good on a moderate to light 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
BullsAverage1,782211.843,77522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,561171.472,67719
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,215171.402,08363
CowsLean 85-90%High1,022146.551,49853

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)1,157$3,12111
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$3,07013
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,294$2,74817
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,182$2,5066
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,208$3,6002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$2,8235
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$3,7198

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28452,725.00/head2,600.00–2,850.002,7252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29633,350.00/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2914,400.00/head4,300.00–4,500.004,4004
Bulls1,838214.91/cwt205.00–225.003,95016
Bulls1,863227.93/cwt227.00–229.004,2462
Bulls1,518191.53/cwt180.00–200.002,9074
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258182.14/cwt180.00–185.002,2912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,567173.79/cwt167.00–180.002,72312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,680182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,0581
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,084263.93/cwt205.00–325.002,86117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1482,021.92/head1,600.00–2,400.002,0223
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010305.18/cwt290.00–320.003,0825
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0983,337.58/head3,000.00–3,500.003,3383
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2503,755.20/head3,700.00–3,800.003,7552
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2083,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1953,440.13/head3,300.00–3,700.003,4405
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,062194.97/cwt183.00–207.502,0715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2043,219.41/head2,750.00–3,500.003,2198
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222172.32/cwt167.00–180.002,10652
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27302,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,855.56/head2,400.00–3,300.002,8566
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1822,506.00/head2,450.00–2,800.002,5066
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3252,970.72/head2,650.00–3,500.002,97112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0372,214.95/head1,900.00–2,550.002,2153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,530165.06/cwt160.00–168.002,5256
CowsLean 85-90%1,086171.65/cwt167.50–174.001,8647
CowsLean 85-90%906131.72/cwt122.50–142.501,1939
CowsLean 85-90%935110.69/cwt95.00–117.501,03510
CowsLean 85-90%1,077158.27/cwt151.00–168.001,70527
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168163.69/cwt160.00–165.001,9129

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.