Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-02-02

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 2
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 147▼ 40 vs year ago 226 · −17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 98▲ 50 vs year ago 64 · +78.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,821200.063,64419
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,261158.712,00141
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,581158.412,50528
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,007131.561,32462

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)1,268$2,99328
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$2,85912
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,304$2,51819
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,203$2,2543thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$3,0462thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,410$3,8705
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$3,8502thin

Every lot

32 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,580178.70/cwt177.50–180.002,8232
Bulls——1,755193.07/cwt185.00–202.003,38811
Bulls——2,023220.01/cwt212.00–224.004,4516
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91397.70/cwt80.00–110.0089213
Cows—Lean 85-90%966126.94/cwt112.00–141.001,22618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051159.78/cwt158.00–162.001,6794
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072146.77/cwt140.00–157.501,57327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252159.63/cwt150.00–165.001,99931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264167.76/cwt166.00–172.002,1204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303147.91/cwt140.00–150.001,9276
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465147.56/cwt145.00–150.002,1625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595166.84/cwt166.00–167.502,6613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608159.86/cwt153.00–166.002,57120
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2683,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3453,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3933,675.00/head3,450.00–3,900.003,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5754,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0631,634.64/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,661.32/head2,500.00–2,900.002,6618
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,254.02/head1,700.00–2,500.002,2543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2262,523.33/head2,100.00–2,850.002,5235
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,865.12/head2,575.00–3,200.002,86516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2442,286.17/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3103,253.44/head3,100.00–3,300.003,2534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3222,665.25/head1,850.00–3,000.002,6658
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3643,789.10/head3,600.00–4,100.003,7897
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6283,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29183,046.32/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0462
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805295.76/cwt292.50–300.002,3813
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,129225.74/cwt175.00–250.002,54910
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163206.05/cwt175.00–227.502,3964

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.