Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-07-27

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 27
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 124▲ 61 vs year ago 85 · +71.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 187▲ 60 vs year ago 54 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,595217.143,46410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,474180.932,66714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,185178.942,12040
CowsLean 85-90%Average939143.751,35034

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$3,74523
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,272$3,46922
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,258$3,4296
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$3,6501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,005$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,413$4,2504thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$3,6252thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448194.82/cwt190.00–200.502,8212
Bulls——1,587215.43/cwt210.00–227.003,4195
Bulls——1,707234.87/cwt231.00–240.004,0093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%824133.66/cwt127.50–145.001,1018
Cows—Lean 85-90%850107.55/cwt102.00–116.009146
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002157.79/cwt150.00–167.501,58119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150191.02/cwt190.00–192.002,1973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182179.22/cwt172.00–187.502,11833
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234167.55/cwt165.00–170.002,0684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469183.38/cwt177.00–190.502,69412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505166.21/cwt165.00–167.502,5012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0854,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2452,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3734,000.00/head3,700.00–4,300.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4254,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4804,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2818296.22/cwt285.00–307.502,4232
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948248.80/cwt230.00–277.502,3593
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,72011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0472,233.36/head1,650.00–2,500.002,2333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,659.54/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2042,838.75/head2,600.00–3,100.002,8395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2743,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,80012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3103,813.15/head3,550.00–3,900.003,8134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3234,156.20/head3,800.00–4,300.004,15617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,306.52/head3,000.00–3,700.003,3075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5252,923.53/head2,650.00–3,310.002,9243
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501

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.