Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. A big run of bred cows and bred heifers this week made up the majority of the sale. 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	—	High	1,654	216.78	3,585	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	180.73	2,184	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	178.79	2,721	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	152.71	1,550	21

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$3,389	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$3,323	34
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$2,935	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,164	$2,541	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	993	$4,270	15
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$3,556	19
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$3,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,086	$4,420	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,356	$3,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,313	3,250.00/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	4,420.00/head	3,700.00–4,600.00	4,420	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,248	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	240.11/cwt	229.00–249.00	4,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,444	203.35/cwt	191.00–207.50	2,936	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	217.79/cwt	212.50–228.00	3,800	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,031	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	167.35/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,281	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	159.09/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,650	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,177	2,425.30/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,425	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,530	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	4,562.07/head	4,475.00–4,625.00	4,562	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,435.25/head	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,435	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	4,095.93/head	3,800.00–4,450.00	4,096	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	4,152.27/head	3,950.00–4,500.00	4,152	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	3,628.72/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,629	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	977	2,272.26/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,272	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,185	2,783.49/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,783	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	3,268.72/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,269	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	2,872.95/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	2,873	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,772.58/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,773	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	314.05/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,299	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	136.77/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,313	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	181.31/cwt	172.50–190.00	2,156	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	191.39/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,364	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	169.11/cwt	165.00–172.50	2,124	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	180.44/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,799	14
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,058	3,619.77/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,620	10

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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