Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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	1,595	217.14	3,464	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	180.93	2,667	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	178.94	2,120	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	143.75	1,350	34

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)	1,313	$3,745	23
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,272	$3,469	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$3,429	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,413	$4,250	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 2	—	1,245	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	4,000.00/head	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,587	215.43/cwt	210.00–227.00	3,419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,707	234.87/cwt	231.00–240.00	4,009	3
Bulls	—	—	1,448	194.82/cwt	190.00–200.50	2,821	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	166.21/cwt	165.00–167.50	2,501	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	183.38/cwt	177.00–190.50	2,694	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	157.79/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,581	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,720	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,306.52/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,307	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,813.15/head	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,813	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,923.53/head	2,650.00–3,310.00	2,924	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	248.80/cwt	230.00–277.50	2,359	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,659.54/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,660	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,047	2,233.36/head	1,650.00–2,500.00	2,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,204	2,838.75/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,839	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	296.22/cwt	285.00–307.50	2,423	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	4,156.20/head	3,800.00–4,300.00	4,156	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,091	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	133.66/cwt	127.50–145.00	1,101	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	107.55/cwt	102.00–116.00	914	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	179.22/cwt	172.00–187.50	2,118	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,197	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,068	4

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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