Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Replacement Cattle Special Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Saturday, February 21, 2026

1,178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,178	559	0
Replacement cattle	1,178	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

There was a standing room only crowd on hand tonight for the monthly special cow sale at Springfield Livestock. Supply was heavy, but replacements remained in extremely good demand throughout the entire evening. Multiple fancy sets of bred heifers, some AI bred and pelvic measured, and a highlight Braunvieh herd dispersal were big attractions. A few groups of nice young pairs, bred cows and high quality breeding bulls all had no trouble finding new homes.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1425	1240	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	3,250.00–4,600.00	$3,781.25	—
1150–1815	1518	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	4,000.00–4,800.00	$4,412.11	—
1715–2030	1847	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	5	3,900.00–4,700.00	$4,245.21	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905–1140	1006	(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	2,900.00–3,250.00	$3,051.04	—
1100–1490	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,900.00–3,600.00	$3,302.70	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	5,600.00	$5,600.00	—
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—
1320–1410	1365	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	5,500.00–5,900.00	$5,693.41	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
716	716	(<2 yrs)	Open	22	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1400	1154	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,000.00–2,950.00	$2,453.60
1140–1430	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,530.69
906–1580	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	142	2,900.00–4,000.00	$3,548.83
935–1575	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	38	2,500.00–3,200.00	$2,936.03
1091–1605	1217	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	96	2,700.00–3,500.00	$3,196.22

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1230	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	3,200.00–4,000.00	$3,432.22
1088–1550	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	68	3,850.00–4,600.00	$4,120.13
1261–1580	1337	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	3,600.00–3,900.00	$3,742.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
908–1095	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,403.35
760–1200	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	2,200.00–3,200.00	$2,609.67
1050–1315	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,950.00–2,700.00	$2,501.05
1242	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1278	1278	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1115	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,200.00–4,400.00	$3,648.36
1023–1310	1084	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	66	4,400.00–5,300.00	$4,839.51
1079–1280	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	4,000.00–5,600.00	$5,132.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–865	853	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,000.00	$3,000.00
852–1019	920	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	3,200.00–3,900.00	$3,630.43
885–1160	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,109.81
904–1292	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	3,400.00–3,800.00	$3,643.43

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
858–1125	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	3,400.00–3,800.00	$3,574.18
1008	1008	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,750.00	$3,750.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–882	808	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,000.00–3,100.00	$2,800.50
765–932	874	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,900.00–3,400.00	$3,106.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965–1185	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	4,000.00–4,200.00	$4,133.33	+1,333.33
1047	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	4,000.00	$4,000.00	+1,200.00
1118–1122	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	3,700.00–4,000.00	$3,850.00	—
910–1340	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	3,400.00–4,000.00	$3,683.33	—
1135–1163	1152	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	3,200.00–3,700.00	$3,400.00	—
1005–1348	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	3,400.00–4,100.00	$3,925.00	—
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—
1282–1415	1304	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	4,700.00–4,800.00	$4,716.67	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1118–1272	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	4,200.00–4,600.00	$4,347.06	—
1224	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,200.00	$4,200.00	-700.00
1005–1560	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—
1337	1337	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	4,200.00	$4,200.00	-550.00
1420	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	5,050.00	$5,050.00	—
1357–1600	1454	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	5,100.00–5,200.00	$5,160.00	—
1523–1855	1578	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	5,000.00–5,400.00	$5,333.33	+533.33
1410–1810	1588	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,850.00–5,000.00	$4,937.50	+137.50

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.