Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-09-14

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 14
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 159▼ 75 vs year ago 263 · −28.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
136 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 111▲ 29 vs year ago 107 · +27.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 6.00 to 9.00 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—High1,691185.973,14536
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233141.251,74248
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,533136.662,09520
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,118117.791,31748

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)1,231$3,24828
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,126$3,01230
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,262$2,9003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,221$2,61215
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,072$1,9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,147$3,7105
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,227$3,3003thin

Every lot

28 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——1,678187.53/cwt177.00–200.003,14729
Bulls——1,732169.48/cwt160.00–176.502,9355
Bulls——1,775204.63/cwt203.00–206.003,6322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02286.40/cwt70.00–100.0088310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047108.10/cwt100.00–114.001,1326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162129.42/cwt120.00–137.001,50432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221142.65/cwt135.00–150.001,74237
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252154.82/cwt152.00–157.501,9383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282129.70/cwt127.00–135.001,6638
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524141.32/cwt135.00–150.002,15412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546129.68/cwt128.00–135.002,0058
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,950.00/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3354,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29221,987.79/head1,500.00–2,300.001,9883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0862,842.97/head2,400.00–3,050.002,84312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1612,997.01/head2,600.00–3,500.002,99715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1993,352.31/head3,200.00–3,400.003,35215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2052,471.02/head2,200.00–2,900.002,4717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,734.89/head2,100.00–3,100.002,7358
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2622,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3543,649.34/head3,500.00–3,700.003,64912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0973,583.27/head3,550.00–3,650.003,5833
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2223,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2853261.52/cwt202.50–327.502,2313
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045212.97/cwt180.00–260.002,22613
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,094170.20/cwt170.00–171.001,8625

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.