Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-05-04

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 4
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
249 head
56 vs last sale 193 57 vs year ago 192 · +29.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
165 head
52 vs last sale 113 53 vs year ago 112 · +47.3%
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 and bulls sold mostly steady to 4.00 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
BullsAverage1,670218.203,64319
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,242176.552,19371
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,520174.512,65346
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,041147.081,53172

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)1,218$2,82035
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)994$2,52113
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,212$2,50818
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$1,9422thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$3,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)959$3,2818
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)812$2,1266
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$4,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$3,9818

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29732,546.38/head2,150.00–3,100.002,54610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1953,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2052,465.98/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4662
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29981,927.82/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1482,105.87/head1,550.00–2,400.002,1068
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2152,577.96/head2,350.00–2,725.002,57814
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28532,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27911,889.34/head1,550.00–2,150.001,8894
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3353,581.59/head3,400.00–3,950.003,5823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29951,942.46/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9422
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2862303.82/cwt285.00–335.002,6199
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,048245.18/cwt200.00–297.502,56925
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,024212.86/cwt195.00–295.002,1809
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1982,059.71/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0602
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3354,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2433,981.25/head3,700.00–4,125.003,9818
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29093,116.27/head2,400.00–3,600.003,1166
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19553,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1073,773.75/head3,700.00–3,850.003,7742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2262,962.19/head2,500.00–3,350.002,96224
Bulls1,680217.95/cwt210.00–226.003,66212
Bulls1,830230.94/cwt229.00–236.004,2264
Bulls1,415202.23/cwt195.00–205.002,8623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222176.98/cwt167.00–183.502,16342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,302184.82/cwt181.00–192.002,40617
CowsLean 85-90%1,095158.11/cwt149.00–167.501,73136
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,487176.26/cwt170.00–183.002,62131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227163.32/cwt159.00–171.002,00412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448187.15/cwt186.00–189.002,7103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,625166.82/cwt160.00–172.002,71112
CowsLean 85-90%1,016177.37/cwt170.00–184.001,8026
CowsLean 85-90%986137.26/cwt122.50–147.001,35319
CowsLean 85-90%972111.40/cwt90.00–120.001,08311

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.