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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
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Published: 2026-02-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 23

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 175▼ 54 vs year ago 241 · −22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 89▲ 86 vs year ago 33 · +260.6%

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 were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. 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	1,646	202.72	3,336	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	164.67	2,507	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	164.54	2,033	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	139.70	1,455	58

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,044	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$2,960	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,276	$2,737	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,211	$2,480	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$3,497	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$3,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$2,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,614	$5,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$3,900	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$3,600	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	—	—	1,611	199.81/cwt	190.00–208.00	3,219	17
Bulls	—	—	1,712	228.77/cwt	213.00–238.00	3,917	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	188.37/cwt	187.50–189.00	3,472	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	100.20/cwt	85.00–110.00	899	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	150.52/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,586	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	125.29/cwt	112.00–135.00	1,329	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	163.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,795	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	166.71/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,047	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	179.20/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,210	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	154.22/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,948	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	155.39/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,345	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	167.94/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,564	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,614	5,600.00/head	5,600.00–5,600.00	5,600	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	923	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	3,027.45/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,027	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	2,850.19/head	2,450.00–3,250.00	2,850	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	2,479.57/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,480	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,243	2,532.39/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,532	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	3,392.30/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,392	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	3,852.09/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,852	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,282	2,777.77/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,778	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	902	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	995	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	3,497.17/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,497	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	314.49/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,352	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	236.13/cwt	205.00–275.00	2,267	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	221.40/cwt	175.00–240.00	2,413	10

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 Feb 23, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 175Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 89Year ago 33

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. 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 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,614	5,600.00	5,600.00

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)	11	—	1,132	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,027.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,282	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,777.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,211	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,479.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,173	2,450.00–3,250.00	2,850.19

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)	2	—	923	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	2	—	1,258	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,852.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,248	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,392.30

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	—	1,243	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,532.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,497.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	902	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	955	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,090	175.00–240.00	221.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	748	290.00–335.00	314.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	960	205.00–275.00	236.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,611	190.00–208.00	199.81
2	—	1,843	187.50–189.00	188.37
3	—	1,712	213.00–238.00	228.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,228	160.00–174.00	166.71
2	—	1,233	175.00–184.00	179.20
10	—	1,263	147.50–160.00	154.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,527	162.00–175.00	167.94
6	—	1,509	154.00–158.00	155.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,054	140.00–160.00	150.52
6	—	1,098	160.00–170.00	163.46
14	—	1,061	112.00–135.00	125.29
7	—	897	85.00–110.00	100.20

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.