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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 11

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

279 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 249▼ 118 vs year ago 397 · −29.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 165▼ 126 vs year ago 241 · −52.3%

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 steady to 4.00 higher. The slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,664	219.53	3,653	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	180.94	2,501	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	180.87	2,230	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	151.84	1,548	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$3,050	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,699	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,144	$2,547	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$2,331	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$2,817	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$3,850	4thin

Every lot

29 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	—	—	1,605	217.77/cwt	210.00–226.00	3,495	24
Bulls	—	—	1,720	205.86/cwt	202.00–210.00	3,541	3
Bulls	—	—	1,821	229.92/cwt	224.00–235.00	4,187	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	102.51/cwt	80.00–125.00	859	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	145.86/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,497	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	163.29/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,706	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	174.88/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,896	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	172.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,041	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	181.26/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,224	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	185.52/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,386	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	172.19/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,264	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	180.11/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,484	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	187.73/cwt	186.50–189.00	2,664	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,633.33/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	960	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,063	2,474.47/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,474	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	2,496.37/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,496	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,813.79/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,814	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,196	2,330.86/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,331	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,811.93/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,812	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,426	3,250.57/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,251	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	775	275.21/cwt	220.00–320.00	2,133	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	926	228.23/cwt	200.00–250.00	2,113	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	256.46/cwt	240.00–293.00	2,744	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	206.86/cwt	190.00–250.00	2,261	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	878	2,680.75/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,681	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	995	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 May 11, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 279Last week 249Year ago 397

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 165Year ago 241

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. The slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was good 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	1	—	1,250	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,633.33

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)	16	—	1,426	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,250.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,175	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,813.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,320	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,811.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,102	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,496.37

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	—	1,063	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,474.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,196	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,330.86

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)	2	—	960	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	926	200.00–250.00	228.23

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	8	—	1,070	240.00–293.00	256.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,093	190.00–250.00	206.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	775	220.00–320.00	275.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	878	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,680.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	995	3,500.00	3,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,605	210.00–226.00	217.77
8	—	1,821	224.00–235.00	229.92
3	—	1,720	202.00–210.00	205.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,227	174.00–186.00	181.26
17	—	1,286	182.00–189.00	185.52
12	—	1,182	165.00–175.00	172.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,026	140.00–152.00	145.86
24	—	1,045	155.00–170.00	163.29
8	—	1,084	172.00–178.00	174.88
7	—	838	80.00–125.00	102.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,379	175.00–186.00	180.11
7	—	1,419	186.50–189.00	187.73
2	—	1,315	170.00–174.00	172.19

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.