Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-05-18

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 18
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
42 vs last sale 279 44 vs year ago 281 · 15.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
127 head
12 vs last sale 115 40 vs year ago 167 · 24.0%
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 steady to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was very 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
BullsAverage1,784226.174,03631
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,229184.292,26477
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,524183.662,79932
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040159.761,66252

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,312$3,4006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,292$3,22429
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$3,0806
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,296$3,0128
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$2,8282thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$3,5814thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$3,8839
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,274$3,41510

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 and Large 1-21,1223,700.00/head3,650.00–3,800.003,7003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1853,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1543,975.00/head3,750.00–4,100.003,9756
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3553,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2643,407.14/head3,350.00–3,650.003,4077
Bulls1,750221.09/cwt210.00–230.003,86915
Bulls1,889241.20/cwt230.00–263.004,55611
Bulls1,658208.32/cwt202.00–212.003,4545
CowsLean 85-90%1,094168.67/cwt160.00–181.001,84530
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,522184.03/cwt179.00–190.002,80123
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,548191.75/cwt191.00–194.002,9685
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4383,381.39/head3,200.00–3,550.003,3812
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,038203.08/cwt183.00–230.002,10812
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0803,581.20/head3,450.00–3,700.003,5814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2953,189.39/head2,700.00–3,650.003,18923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,965.88/head2,900.00–3,150.002,9665
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3123,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3063,739.43/head3,600.00–3,950.003,7394
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0803,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230172.40/cwt165.00–179.002,1218
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2332,827.69/head2,800.00–2,850.002,8282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2252,597.14/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5972
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2482,888.75/head2,500.00–3,150.002,8896
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2882323.78/cwt294.00–350.002,8564
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,021247.69/cwt205.00–280.002,52912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,506171.40/cwt163.00–178.002,5814
CowsLean 85-90%972183.98/cwt182.00–187.001,7883
CowsBoner 80-85%1,223183.63/cwt179.00–189.002,24653
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246192.42/cwt188.00–200.002,39816
CowsLean 85-90%975147.02/cwt130.00–157.501,43315
CowsLean 85-90%936122.49/cwt110.00–132.001,1474

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.