Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 6.00 to 9.00 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	1,691	185.97	3,145	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	141.25	1,742	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	136.66	2,095	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	117.79	1,317	48

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)	1,231	$3,248	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$3,012	30
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,262	$2,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$2,612	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,072	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$3,710	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,227	$3,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,205	2,471.02/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,471	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	141.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,154	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	129.70/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,663	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	154.82/cwt	152.00–157.50	1,938	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	142.65/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,742	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	129.42/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,504	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	3,352.31/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,352	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	2,842.97/head	2,400.00–3,050.00	2,843	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	3,583.27/head	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,583	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	212.97/cwt	180.00–260.00	2,226	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	261.52/cwt	202.50–327.50	2,231	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	170.20/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,862	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	922	1,987.79/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,988	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,997.01/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,997	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,354	3,649.34/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,649	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,734.89/head	2,100.00–3,100.00	2,735	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	86.40/cwt	70.00–100.00	883	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	108.10/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,132	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	129.68/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,005	8
Bulls	—	—	1,678	187.53/cwt	177.00–200.00	3,147	29
Bulls	—	—	1,732	169.48/cwt	160.00–176.50	2,935	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	204.63/cwt	203.00–206.00	3,632	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,950.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950	2

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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