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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 5

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

265 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 246▲ 35 vs year ago 230 · +15.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 110▲ 10 vs year ago 103 · +9.7%

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 mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply with a few more slaughter cows being pushed to town with worsening pasture and water conditions in the area due to continued drought.

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	1,769	181.11	3,204	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	128.15	1,593	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	123.55	1,945	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	105.23	1,120	87

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)	1,194	$2,285	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$2,177	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,962	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$3,629	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	892	$2,522	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,654	$3,431	4thin

Every lot

22 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	—	—	1,670	167.64/cwt	163.00–172.50	2,800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,782	182.91/cwt	176.00–189.00	3,259	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	77.08/cwt	60.00–85.00	714	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	97.28/cwt	86.00–109.00	1,014	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	134.76/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,411	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	117.31/cwt	107.50–130.00	1,315	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	141.79/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,750	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	130.03/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,608	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	118.29/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,489	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	130.19/cwt	124.00–137.00	2,031	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	113.59/cwt	107.00–124.00	1,812	20
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,654	3,431.03/head	2,850.00–3,800.00	3,431	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	2,522.47/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,522	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	3,629.41/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,629	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	271.89/cwt	230.00–315.00	2,191	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	205.31/cwt	147.50–260.00	2,127	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	156.11/cwt	142.50–177.50	1,742	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	968	1,576.36/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,576	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	1,961.51/head	1,725.00–2,350.00	1,962	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,096	1,733.35/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,733	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,485.41/head	1,850.00–3,150.00	2,485	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	2,297.25/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,297	10

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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 246Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 110Year ago 103

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,782	176.00–189.00	182.91
2	—	1,670	163.00–172.50	167.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,234	140.00–147.00	141.79
33	—	1,237	122.50–140.00	130.03
16	—	1,259	110.00–122.50	118.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	131.00–142.00	134.76
38	—	1,121	107.50–130.00	117.31
9	—	926	60.00–85.00	77.08
37	—	1,042	86.00–109.00	97.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,560	124.00–137.00	130.19
20	—	1,595	107.00–124.00	113.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,280	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,629.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	892	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,522.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	806	230.00–315.00	271.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,116	142.50–177.50	156.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,036	147.50–260.00	205.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,253	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,297.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,230	1,850.00–3,150.00	2,485.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,057	1,725.00–2,350.00	1,961.51

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)	2	—	968	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,576.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,096	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,733.35

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	4	—	1,654	2,850.00–3,800.00	3,431.03

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.