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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Sat, May 18
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1799
← Apr 20May 18Aug 17 →
Receipts
584 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 587▼ 424 vs year ago 1,008 · −42.1%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Aug 10, 2026Feeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was a large crowd tonight for the monthly replacement cattle special at the SLMC. A high quality run of breeding bulls kicked off the

sale ready to be turned out for spring breeding. A few herd dispersals with multiple large groups of 2-8 year old cows bred in the 2nd and 3rd

stages, and several groups of pairs with quality young calves at side created good demand.

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$2,57624
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,034$2,46924
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,157$2,4173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$2,27758
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,194$2,00326
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,134$1,9507
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,047$1,85423
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$1,8504thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,8397
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,83538
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,214$1,71413
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,132$1,6358
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)882$1,3289
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)883$1,3003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,002$2,72311
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)915$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,582$3,40210
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,349$2,8718
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)977$3,31414
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,545$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$2,9005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$2,74744
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$2,39134
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,179$2,33122
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,177$2,31715
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,0502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)750$1,4255

Every lot, as filed

64 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Replacement Cattle Special - 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 1-2—1,0051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9212,077.40/head1,700.00–2,150.002,0777
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2—8051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0401,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3531,785.34/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7856
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—8601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—8591,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3008
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0001,697.73/head1,650.00–1,800.001,6983
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1—1,3003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5006
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1—1,5453,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,2502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,2292,686.36/head2,300.00–3,000.002,68611
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2—7501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4255
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0982,659.78/head2,225.00–3,050.002,66023
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1972,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1522,460.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,46015
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,3002,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,1502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9672,216.67/head2,100.00–2,275.002,2173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,2262,402.27/head2,350.00–2,450.002,40222
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,1502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2Broken Mouth—1,1612,388.89/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3899
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—9633,475.00/head3,100.00–3,600.003,47512
Bred CowsLarge 1—1,2262,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6008
Bred HeifersLarge 1—1,1382,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0221,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6253
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—8831,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0502,278.63/head2,100.00–2,400.002,27916
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5823,401.93/head1,900.00–3,900.003,40210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1423,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0032,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8508
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,0351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2—8351,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1942,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0832,319.04/head1,700.00–2,500.002,31913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1512,005.01/head1,800.00–2,200.002,00522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1341,653.14/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6536
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1461,671.98/head1,550.00–1,725.001,6727
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8504
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—9932,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1332,255.38/head1,750.00–2,450.002,25537
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1521,844.41/head1,550.00–2,250.001,84435
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3492,870.50/head1,900.00–3,500.002,8718
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1341,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2382,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0541,877.51/head1,500.00–1,900.001,87820
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3212,217.13/head2,150.00–2,250.002,2176
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,4131,992.21/head1,750.00–2,175.001,9922
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,4281,992.86/head1,800.00–2,300.001,9934
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,3152,131.65/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1322

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