Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-08-03

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 3
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
59 vs last sale 146 13 vs year ago 192 · +6.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
205 head
91 vs last sale 114 115 vs year ago 90 · +127.8%
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 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. A good run of replacements this week that were in very high demand. Supply was moderate.

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
BullsLow1,756221.513,89138
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,470177.422,60925
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,267177.252,24648
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,045150.791,57643

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)1,201$3,82764
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$3,44216
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,282$3,00740
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,208$2,4805
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,161$4,2756
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,403$3,7362thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,005$3,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,243$5,2002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$4,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,433$4,5173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$4,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,404$3,2673thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,277177.18/cwt167.50–186.002,26335
CowsLean 85-90%987133.55/cwt130.00–140.001,3187
CowsLean 85-90%1,044173.49/cwt171.00–175.001,8114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,487179.23/cwt170.00–185.002,66521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,383167.89/cwt165.00–172.002,3224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239163.47/cwt158.00–169.002,0256
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0331,901.69/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9022
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1614,274.91/head4,250.00–4,300.004,2756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2082,479.77/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4805
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1852,975.39/head2,800.00–3,300.002,9753
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0053,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2552,777.91/head2,300.00–3,200.002,77819
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2703,585.53/head3,050.00–4,000.003,58628
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145186.27/cwt180.00–190.002,1333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3063,214.36/head2,400.00–3,700.003,21421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2023,848.68/head3,750.00–4,000.003,84911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1354,158.78/head3,900.00–4,325.004,15932
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120208.28/cwt192.00–225.002,3332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2482,865.93/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8664
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4033,736.36/head3,300.00–4,200.003,7362
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243189.39/cwt189.00–190.002,3547
CowsLean 85-90%983111.68/cwt100.00–125.001,0984
CowsLean 85-90%1,069157.44/cwt147.00–167.501,68328
Bulls1,563201.30/cwt190.00–207.503,1466
Bulls1,880237.52/cwt227.50–257.004,46510
Bulls1,753219.75/cwt210.00–230.003,85222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2435,200.00/head5,100.00–5,300.005,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3383,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5353,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4334,516.67/head4,150.00–4,700.004,5173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1604,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29104,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501

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.