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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Sat, May 16
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1799
← Apr 18May 16Jun 20 →
Receipts
954 head
▼ 240 vs last sale 1,194▲ 257 vs year ago 697 · +36.9%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Aug 10, 2026Feeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was another full house tonight for the monthly replacement cattle special sale at Springfield Livestock, the goods were in the barn this evening including a great selection of large fancy bred cows and cow calf pairs along with several good breeding bulls and open heifers to take back home to breed.

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$3,581117
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$3,3756
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,241$3,1009
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,029$3,08531
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$3,03625
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)892$3,0006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$2,852115
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,105$2,37914
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,148$2,37923
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,10811
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)961$3,3467
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)921$3,3005
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)891$3,24736
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)924$3,0005
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)830$2,6502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,180$4,0537
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,485$3,8527
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,693$3,7352thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,494$5,81316
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,745$5,8003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,790$5,7003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,466$5,20715
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,285$4,6867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,287$4,34051
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,004$4,31820
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,275$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,322$3,95635
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,276$3,5205
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,017$4,58712
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)912$3,9949
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)783$2,94552

Every lot, as filed

72 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 CowsLarge 1-2—1,2783,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Bred CowsLarge 1—1,2224,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,10010
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,2373,557.68/head3,400.00–3,850.003,5583
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,2933,063.87/head2,500.00–3,350.003,06430
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4906,000.00/head6,000.00–6,000.006,00010
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3274,071.43/head3,600.00–4,200.004,07114
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3904,418.18/head4,400.00–4,500.004,41811
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2—1,2104,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,2904,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8003
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1—1,6956,050.00/head6,050.00–6,050.006,0508
Heifer PairsMedium 1-2—8503,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Heifer PairsMedium 1-2—7683,433.33/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4333
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,4794,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5005
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3714,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8004
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2—1,4254,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,3654,022.22/head3,700.00–4,150.004,02218
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0324,718.18/head4,200.00–4,900.004,71811
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9844,275.00/head4,150.00–4,525.004,2756
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,2623,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—8274,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—9833,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2984,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3894,140.00/head4,050.00–4,200.004,1405
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1304,425.00/head4,425.00–4,425.004,4256
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1644,380.43/head4,050.00–4,600.004,38023
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1154,500.00/head4,000.00–4,600.004,5006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2814,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,2003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0373,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0253
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1—1,6006,000.00/head6,000.00–6,000.006,0004
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2—1,2754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,7905,700.00/head5,700.00–5,700.005,7003
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,7955,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1—1,7455,800.00/head5,800.00–5,800.005,8003
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2Broken Mouth—1,2983,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5502
Bred CowsMedium 2—8191,904.23/head1,700.00–2,250.001,9046
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—9522,863.39/head2,800.00–3,050.002,8634
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2—8303,048.19/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0484
BullsMedium 1-2—9852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsLarge 1-2Broken Mouth—1,2502,086.45/head2,050.00–2,125.002,0862
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,2642,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,1162,113.14/head2,000.00–2,150.002,1139
BullsMedium and Large 2—1,3602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—7752,958.98/head2,925.00–3,000.002,95939
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6933,734.64/head3,500.00–3,950.003,7352
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9213,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3005
Bred CowsMedium 2—8951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0842,378.84/head2,250.00–2,800.002,37913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1944,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,05010
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—8992,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7009
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—8302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9243,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0093,065.47/head2,800.00–3,650.003,06527
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9613,346.48/head3,025.00–3,400.003,3467
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—9582,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1542,694.79/head1,750.00–3,400.002,69527
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1302,657.35/head2,500.00–2,950.002,6573
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1472,920.29/head2,400.00–3,200.002,92052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8923,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—8993,495.43/head2,800.00–3,750.003,49523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1053,420.68/head2,700.00–3,700.003,42128
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2223,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0133,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1293,036.33/head2,950.00–3,150.003,03625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5064,060.99/head3,300.00–4,900.004,0616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0702,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8072,902.25/head2,650.00–2,950.002,90213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2124,245.12/head3,600.00–5,100.004,2456
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,2483,585.73/head3,100.00–3,850.003,58662
Bred CowsLarge 1-2—1,2692,442.30/head2,350.00–2,800.002,4429

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