Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. The slaughter bulls sold steady. 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	1,664	219.53	3,653	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	180.94	2,501	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	180.87	2,230	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	151.84	1,548	58

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)	1,287	$3,050	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,699	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,144	$2,547	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$2,331	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$2,817	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$3,850	4thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,633.33/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,633	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	217.77/cwt	210.00–226.00	3,495	24
Bulls	—	—	1,821	229.92/cwt	224.00–235.00	4,187	8
Bulls	—	—	1,720	205.86/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,541	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	181.26/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,224	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	185.52/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,386	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	172.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,041	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,426	3,250.57/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,251	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,813.79/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,814	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	2,474.47/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,474	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	926	228.23/cwt	200.00–250.00	2,113	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,196	2,330.86/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,331	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	256.46/cwt	240.00–293.00	2,744	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,811.93/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,812	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	206.86/cwt	190.00–250.00	2,261	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	145.86/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,497	19
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	878	2,680.75/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,681	5
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	775	275.21/cwt	220.00–320.00	2,133	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	995	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	2,496.37/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,496	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	180.11/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,484	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	187.73/cwt	186.50–189.00	2,664	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	172.19/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,264	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	163.29/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,706	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	174.88/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,896	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	102.51/cwt	80.00–125.00	859	7

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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