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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
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Published: 2026-08-24

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 24

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 111▼ 101 vs year ago 209 · −48.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 80▲ 49 vs year ago 122 · +40.2%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold mostly 6.00 to 10.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 12.00 lower. A large supply of bred cows this week in the replacement cattle offering. Demand was moderate to light 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	1,588	196.88	3,127	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	163.35	2,140	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	162.31	2,468	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,071	130.35	1,396	40

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)	1,261	$3,232	53
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,697	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,247	$2,637	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,264	$2,454	37
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$3,625	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,064	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$3,332	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,560	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$2,800	2thin

Every lot

32 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	—	—	1,586	202.41/cwt	196.00–213.00	3,210	8
Bulls	—	—	1,593	185.82/cwt	182.50–191.00	2,960	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	103.44/cwt	85.00–110.00	997	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	125.02/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,283	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,728	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	143.81/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,670	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	148.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,904	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,290	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	165.06/cwt	157.50–171.00	2,177	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	164.76/cwt	157.50–170.00	2,494	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	153.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,369	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	3,331.64/head	3,275.00–3,400.00	3,332	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	3,533.33/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,533	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,232	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,086	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	1,925.76/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,926	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,593.43/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,593	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,232	2,484.25/head	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,484	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	3,174.39/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,174	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	3,430.15/head	3,325.00–3,950.00	3,430	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,279.23/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,279	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	2,550.58/head	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,551	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	3,064.32/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,064	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	233.10/cwt	207.50–255.00	2,226	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	180.88/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,780	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	209.67/cwt	190.00–225.00	2,267	11

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.

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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Aug 24, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 111Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 80Year ago 122

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,465	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,193	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,533.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,232	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	4	—	1,170	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,593.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,270	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,279.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,317	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,550.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,258	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,174.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	1,600.00–2,250.00	1,925.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,270	3,325.00–3,950.00	3,430.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,086	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,232	2,875.00	2,875.00

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)	16	—	1,232	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,484.25

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)	2	—	1,190	3,625.00	3,625.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,064.32

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	2	—	1,440	3,275.00–3,400.00	3,331.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,081	190.00–225.00	209.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	955	207.50–255.00	233.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	984	180.00–182.50	180.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,586	196.00–213.00	202.41
4	—	1,593	182.50–191.00	185.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	964	85.00–110.00	103.44
17	—	1,026	115.00–133.00	125.02
16	—	1,161	135.00–155.00	143.81
1	—	1,035	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	177.50	177.50
4	—	1,281	140.00–155.00	148.60
18	—	1,319	157.50–171.00	165.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	150.00–155.00	153.34
11	—	1,514	157.50–170.00	164.76

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.