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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
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Published: 2026-05-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, May 18

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

237 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 279▼ 44 vs year ago 281 · −15.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 115▼ 40 vs year ago 167 · −24.0%

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 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 8.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,784	226.17	4,036	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	184.29	2,264	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	183.66	2,799	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	159.76	1,662	52

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,312	$3,400	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$3,224	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$3,080	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$3,012	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,828	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,581	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$3,883	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,274	$3,415	10

Every lot

31 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	—	—	1,658	208.32/cwt	202.00–212.00	3,454	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	221.09/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,869	15
Bulls	—	—	1,889	241.20/cwt	230.00–263.00	4,556	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	936	122.49/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,147	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	183.98/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,788	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	147.02/cwt	130.00–157.50	1,433	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	168.67/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,845	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	183.63/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,246	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	172.40/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,121	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	192.42/cwt	188.00–200.00	2,398	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	171.40/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,581	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	184.03/cwt	179.00–190.00	2,801	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	191.75/cwt	191.00–194.00	2,968	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	3,700.00/head	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	3,975.00/head	3,750.00–4,100.00	3,975	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,264	3,407.14/head	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,407	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,355	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,965.88/head	2,900.00–3,150.00	2,966	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	2,597.14/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,827.69/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,828	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,888.75/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,889	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	3,189.39/head	2,700.00–3,650.00	3,189	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,306	3,739.43/head	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,739	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,312	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,438	3,381.39/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,381	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	323.78/cwt	294.00–350.00	2,856	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	247.69/cwt	205.00–280.00	2,529	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	203.08/cwt	183.00–230.00	2,108	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	3,581.20/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,581	4

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 18, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 279Year ago 281

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 115Year ago 167

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was very 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	3	—	1,122	3,650.00–3,800.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,154	3,750.00–4,100.00	3,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,264	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,407.14

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	2	—	1,355	3,350.00	3,350.00

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	—	1,438	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,381.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,312	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,306	3,600.00–3,950.00	3,739.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	3,650.00	3,650.00

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)	23	—	1,295	2,700.00–3,650.00	3,189.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,130	2,900.00–3,150.00	2,965.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,233	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,827.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,248	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,888.75

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	—	1,225	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597.14

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	12	—	1,038	183.00–230.00	203.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	882	294.00–350.00	323.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,021	205.00–280.00	247.69

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)	4	—	1,080	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,581.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,750	210.00–230.00	221.09
11	—	1,889	230.00–263.00	241.20
5	—	1,658	202.00–212.00	208.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,094	160.00–181.00	168.67
3	—	972	182.00–187.00	183.98
15	—	975	130.00–157.50	147.02
4	—	936	110.00–132.00	122.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,522	179.00–190.00	184.03
5	—	1,548	191.00–194.00	191.75
4	—	1,506	163.00–178.00	171.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,230	165.00–179.00	172.40
53	—	1,223	179.00–189.00	183.63
16	—	1,246	188.00–200.00	192.42

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.