Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-10-19

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Oct 19
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 254▼ 49 vs year ago 299 · −16.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 156▲ 47 vs year ago 40 · +117.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Demand was good 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—Low1,778176.713,14131
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,251128.661,60952
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,550127.581,97742
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,055109.411,15570

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)1,444$3,04513
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$2,0243thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,188$1,9005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,079$1,88310
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)963$2,6732thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,4554thin

Every lot

26 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——1,680167.45/cwt163.00–171.002,81310
Bulls——1,810179.63/cwt173.00–188.003,25118
Bulls——1,908190.01/cwt188.00–192.003,6253
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02279.42/cwt67.50–85.0081210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033100.02/cwt90.00–107.501,03321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062120.39/cwt111.00–130.001,27934
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,171134.14/cwt132.00–135.001,5715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242137.94/cwt137.00–139.001,7133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245130.25/cwt123.00–136.001,62241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285117.02/cwt107.50–121.001,5048
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523129.07/cwt121.50–136.001,96625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528118.50/cwt115.00–121.001,81112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,735141.90/cwt138.00–145.002,4625
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29581,640.17/head1,450.00–1,800.001,6406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,899.54/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,023.92/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2351,934.82/head1,700.00–2,100.001,9352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,246.78/head2,050.00–2,450.002,2474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4283,129.99/head2,600.00–3,375.003,1308
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6253,560.31/head3,350.00–3,900.003,5603
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27552,089.62/head1,800.00–2,200.002,0903
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29632,673.12/head2,300.00–2,950.002,6732
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,4753,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913248.14/cwt200.00–285.002,2663
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043203.06/cwt164.00–250.002,11816
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081173.04/cwt150.00–215.001,8716

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.