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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
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Published: 2026-03-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 16

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 139▼ 207 vs year ago 306 · −67.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 136▲ 66 vs year ago 60 · +110.0%

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 steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower based on a limited supply of slaughter cattle this week. Demand was moderate.

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	—	Low	1,796	196.97	3,537	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	164.91	2,482	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	164.69	1,950	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	138.73	1,441	29

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)	1,086	$2,932	22
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$2,811	41
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,064	$2,469	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$4,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,433	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,423	$4,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$3,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$3,275	4thin

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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	202.62/cwt	197.00–210.00	3,900	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	132.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,222	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	103.68/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,062	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	152.97/cwt	145.00–162.50	1,654	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	165.63/cwt	158.00–172.00	1,948	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	155.89/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,877	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,161	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	169.07/cwt	166.00–173.00	2,543	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	153.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,318	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	3,275.00/head	3,050.00–3,950.00	3,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	3,500.00/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	258.69/cwt	235.00–270.00	2,419	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	201.61/cwt	180.00–235.00	2,038	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	835	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	890	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	954	2,205.77/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,206	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,653.11/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,653	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	2,837.67/head	2,350.00–3,500.00	2,838	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,117	3,335.01/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,335	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,218	2,341.48/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,341	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	3,790.64/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,791	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	2,432.50/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,433	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1

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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 139Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 136Year ago 60

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower based on a limited supply of slaughter cattle this week. Demand was moderate.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,323	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	4,350.00	4,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	4,500.00	4,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	3,050.00–3,950.00	3,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	180.00–235.00	201.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	935	235.00–270.00	258.69

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)	4	—	954	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,205.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	835	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,117	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,335.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,247	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,790.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	890	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,065	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,653.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,086	2,350.00–3,500.00	2,837.67

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	—	1,218	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,341.48

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)	3	—	800	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,432.50

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	4,350.00	4,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	180.00	180.00
6	—	1,925	197.00–210.00	202.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	175.00	175.00
5	—	1,204	150.00–157.50	155.89
25	—	1,176	158.00–172.00	165.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	166.00–173.00	169.07
3	—	1,507	150.00–160.00	153.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,081	145.00–162.50	152.97
1	—	895	165.00	165.00
4	—	919	130.00–138.00	132.98
7	—	1,024	90.00–115.00	103.68

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.