Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-08-24

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 24
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 111▼ 101 vs year ago 209 · −48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 80▲ 49 vs year ago 122 · +40.2%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 19, 2026Feeder CattleWed Sep 16, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold mostly 6.00 to 10.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 12.00 lower. A large supply of bred cows this week in the replacement cattle offering. Demand was moderate to light 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
Bulls—Average1,588196.883,12712
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,310163.352,14024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,521162.312,46814
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,071130.351,39640

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)1,261$3,23253
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$2,69710
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,247$2,63710
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,264$2,45437
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,190$3,6252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$3,0642thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,440$3,3322thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,465$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$3,5605
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,232$2,8002thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4653,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2903,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1933,533.33/head3,450.00–3,700.003,5333
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2322,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bulls——1,586202.41/cwt196.00–213.003,2108
Bulls——1,593185.82/cwt182.50–191.002,9604
CowsLean 85-90%—964103.44/cwt85.00–110.009976
CowsLean 85-90%—1,026125.02/cwt115.00–133.001,28317
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,290177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,2902
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,281148.60/cwt140.00–155.001,9044
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1702,593.43/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2702,279.23/head2,200.00–2,550.002,2794
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3172,550.58/head2,100.00–2,950.002,55117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1651,925.76/head1,600.00–2,250.001,9264
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2703,430.15/head3,325.00–3,950.003,43012
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,1903,625.00/head3,625.00–3,625.003,6252
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4403,331.64/head3,275.00–3,400.003,3322
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,081209.67/cwt190.00–225.002,26711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2583,174.39/head2,850.00–3,350.003,17441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,2322,484.25/head1,950.00–2,900.002,48416
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—955233.10/cwt207.50–255.002,2264
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9953,064.32/head2,950.00–3,200.003,0642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0863,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2322,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—8251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,545153.34/cwt150.00–155.002,3693
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,514164.76/cwt157.50–170.002,49411
CowsLean 85-90%—1,161143.81/cwt135.00–155.001,67016
CowsLean 85-90%—1,035167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7281
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,319165.06/cwt157.50–171.002,17718
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—984180.88/cwt180.00–182.501,7803

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.