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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
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Published: 2026-01-12

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 12

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 366▲ 99 vs year ago 154 · +64.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 180▲ 52 vs year ago 83 · +62.7%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 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	1,835	190.68	3,500	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	153.48	2,392	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	151.18	1,850	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	125.71	1,343	79

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)	1,236	$2,929	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$2,564	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,536	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,323	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,121	$3,479	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,006	$2,825	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,378	$3,800	2thin

Every lot

30 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	189.74/cwt	180.00–198.00	3,279	19
Bulls	—	—	1,897	209.03/cwt	202.00–216.00	3,965	5
Bulls	—	—	2,182	175.92/cwt	172.00–179.00	3,839	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	93.15/cwt	85.00–107.00	886	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	121.10/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,263	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	156.17/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,730	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	141.25/cwt	134.00–154.00	1,605	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	140.54/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,702	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	152.43/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,864	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,070	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	163.68/cwt	162.00–165.50	2,496	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	153.86/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,369	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	143.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,415	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,769.27/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,769	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,092	2,961.83/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,962	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,123	2,073.16/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,073	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	2,394.55/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,395	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,323.09/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	3,419.09/head	3,275.00–3,600.00	3,419	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	2,543.76/head	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,544	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	2,809.51/head	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,810	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,473	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	2,549.34/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,549	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,121	3,478.77/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,479	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	260.42/cwt	200.00–295.00	2,182	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	217.24/cwt	180.00–270.00	2,177	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	184.46/cwt	164.00–200.00	1,990	9

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Jan 12, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 366Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 180Year ago 83

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	4,100.00	4,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,284	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,809.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,247	2,050.00–2,800.00	2,543.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,193	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,394.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,223	3,275.00–3,600.00	3,419.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,092	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,961.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,473	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,769.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,073.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,549.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,121	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,478.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	838	200.00–295.00	260.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,002	180.00–270.00	217.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,079	164.00–200.00	184.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,728	180.00–198.00	189.74
5	—	1,897	202.00–216.00	209.03
5	—	2,182	172.00–179.00	175.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,223	145.00–161.00	152.43
3	—	1,278	162.00	162.00
10	—	1,211	136.00–145.00	140.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	154.00–158.00	156.17
29	—	1,043	105.00–130.00	121.10
14	—	951	85.00–107.00	93.15
34	—	1,136	134.00–154.00	141.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,540	149.00–162.00	153.86
3	—	1,525	162.00–165.50	163.68
4	—	1,678	140.00–146.00	143.91

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.