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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 5
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
← Sep 28Oct 5latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 246▲ 35 vs year ago 230 · +15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 110▲ 10 vs year ago 103 · +9.7%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Sep 30, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Sep 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply with a few more slaughter cows being pushed to town with worsening pasture and water conditions in the area due to continued drought.

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—Low1,769181.113,20417
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243128.151,59356
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,574123.551,94550
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,065105.231,12087

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)1,194$2,28515
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,206$2,17712
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$1,9626
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,280$3,6293thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)892$2,5227
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,654$3,4314thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0961,733.35/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7334
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9681,576.36/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0571,961.51/head1,725.00–2,350.001,9626
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,116156.11/cwt142.50–177.501,7429
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04297.28/cwt86.00–109.001,01437
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,259118.29/cwt110.00–122.501,48916
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,595113.59/cwt107.00–124.001,81220
CowsLean 85-90%—92677.08/cwt60.00–85.007149
CowsLean 85-90%—1,121117.31/cwt107.50–130.001,31538
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,237130.03/cwt122.50–140.001,60833
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,560130.19/cwt124.00–137.002,03130
CowsLean 85-90%—1,047134.76/cwt131.00–142.001,4113
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,234141.79/cwt140.00–147.001,7507
Bulls——1,670167.64/cwt163.00–172.502,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2302,485.41/head1,850.00–3,150.002,48511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2532,297.25/head2,050.00–2,450.002,29710
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—806271.89/cwt230.00–315.002,1918
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—8922,522.47/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5227
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,2803,629.41/head3,500.00–3,700.003,6293
Bulls——1,782182.91/cwt176.00–189.003,25915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6543,431.03/head2,850.00–3,800.003,4314
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,036205.31/cwt147.50–260.002,12722

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.