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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 21

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 188▼ 137 vs year ago 261 · −52.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 136▼ 30 vs year ago 112 · −26.8%

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 and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light 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	—	Low	1,818	177.16	3,221	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	138.66	2,072	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	137.12	1,780	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	106.00	1,044	34

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)	1,322	$2,928	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,521	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,075	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$3,353	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,600	$4,379	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$3,350	3thin

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,755	183.62/cwt	176.00–191.00	3,223	9
Bulls	—	—	1,931	165.54/cwt	160.00–173.00	3,197	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	100.07/cwt	90.00–106.00	917	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	81.70/cwt	60.00–91.00	781	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	122.93/cwt	114.00–132.00	1,283	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,458	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	150.91/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,815	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	123.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,537	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	139.11/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,840	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,807	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	147.72/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,138	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	138.60/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,098	13
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	4,378.52/head	4,000.00–4,750.00	4,379	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	3,225.00/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	263.88/cwt	255.00–290.00	2,428	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	200.93/cwt	165.00–255.00	2,064	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	156.16/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,880	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	2,075.42/head	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,075	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,203	2,162.60/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,163	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,695.49/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,695	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,521.12/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,521	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,442	3,418.86/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,419	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	3,045.77/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,046	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	3,660.19/head	3,600.00–3,725.00	3,660	2

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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 188Year ago 261

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 136Year ago 112

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	3,600.00	3,600.00

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	2	—	1,068	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	3,400.00	3,400.00

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	—	1,600	4,000.00–4,750.00	4,378.52

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	22	—	1,027	165.00–255.00	200.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,204	150.00–170.00	156.16
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	920	255.00–290.00	263.88

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)	3	—	1,203	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,162.60

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)	3	—	1,182	1,925.00–2,300.00	2,075.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,235	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,695.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,521.12

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)	8	—	1,442	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,418.86

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)	2	—	1,005	2,600.00–3,400.00	3,045.77
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	1,215	3,600.00–3,725.00	3,660.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	146.00–149.00	147.72
2	—	1,440	125.00–126.00	125.50
13	—	1,514	137.00–143.00	138.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	916	90.00–106.00	100.07
9	—	956	60.00–91.00	81.70
13	—	1,044	114.00–132.00	122.93
2	—	1,080	134.00–136.00	134.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	120.00–125.00	123.54
27	—	1,323	129.00–145.00	139.11
3	—	1,203	147.00–155.00	150.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,931	160.00–173.00	165.54
9	—	1,755	176.00–191.00	183.62

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.