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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
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Published: 2026-03-23

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

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

265 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 99▼ 25 vs year ago 290 · −8.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 126▲ 93 vs year ago 77 · +120.8%

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 3.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply with a good mix of slaughter and replacement cattle on offer.

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	1,713	213.12	3,650	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	173.57	2,653	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	172.35	2,087	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	142.52	1,489	73

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)	1,128	$3,184	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,199	$2,934	22
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$2,836	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,087	$2,700	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$3,344	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	752	$2,041	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2,005	$5,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,535	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$4,183	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$3,745	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$3,717	12

Every lot

41 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	—	—	1,348	191.19/cwt	190.00–192.50	2,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	208.33/cwt	194.00–216.00	3,581	10
Bulls	—	—	1,808	226.23/cwt	220.00–241.00	4,090	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	132.07/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,237	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	111.03/cwt	100.00–117.50	1,056	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	155.33/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,755	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	157.85/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,883	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	173.44/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,085	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,085	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	183.07/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,360	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	161.29/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,439	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	176.16/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,688	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	183.34/cwt	181.50–188.00	2,864	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	2,005	5,050.00/head	5,050.00–5,050.00	5,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	3,621.43/head	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,621	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,170	3,233.33/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,188	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,297	3,762.50/head	3,450.00–4,000.00	3,763	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,396	3,962.50/head	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,963	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,825	5,150.00/head	5,150.00–5,150.00	5,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	237.84/cwt	180.00–280.00	2,195	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	249.11/cwt	235.00–285.00	2,553	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	205.94/cwt	177.00–290.00	2,269	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	2,259.40/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,259	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	983	2,153.94/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,154	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	3,147.76/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,148	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	2,700.05/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	2,005.97/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,006	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	2,841.56/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,842	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,858.45/head	2,350.00–3,175.00	2,858	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,217	3,339.02/head	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,339	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	3,483.46/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,483	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	752	2,041.24/head	1,400.00–2,600.00	2,041	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	3,566.55/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,567	2

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 23, 2026

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 99Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 126Year ago 77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	3,550.00	3,550.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,005	5,050.00	5,050.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,300	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	980	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,621.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,297	3,450.00–4,000.00	3,762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,396	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,962.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	3,950.00	3,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,535	4,600.00	4,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,170	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,233.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,825	5,150.00	5,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	4	—	1,025	235.00–285.00	249.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	923	180.00–280.00	237.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,102	177.00–290.00	205.94

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,005.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	983	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,153.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	895	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,259.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,483.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,217	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,339.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,335	3,700.00	3,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,203	2,350.00–3,175.00	2,858.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,087	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,194	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,841.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,067	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,147.76

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,566.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	752	1,400.00–2,600.00	2,041.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,719	194.00–216.00	208.33
7	—	1,808	220.00–241.00	226.23
2	—	1,348	190.00–192.50	191.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,526	169.00–180.00	176.16
6	—	1,562	181.50–188.00	183.34
9	—	1,512	158.00–165.00	161.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,130	147.00–163.00	155.33
26	—	937	120.00–145.00	132.07
8	—	951	100.00–117.50	111.03
2	—	1,245	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,193	151.00–165.00	157.85
61	—	1,202	165.00–181.00	173.44
10	—	1,289	180.00–187.50	183.07

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.