Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	354	306	547
Slaughter cattle	199	187	394
Replacement cattle	155	119	153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows sold from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows sold from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher

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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
1410	1410	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—
1715–1770	1743	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,900.00–4,200.00	$4,047.63	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1155	961	85-90%	6	85.00–112.00	$101.00	$971	—
835–1385	1054	85-90%	15	127.50–140.00	$133.47	$1,407	-17.05
780–1285	1071	85-90%	30	142.00–160.00	$153.41	$1,643	+28.12
1060–1290	1210	85-90%	3	160.00–171.00	$166.80	$2,018	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1680	1520	75-80%	13	152.50–160.00	$156.55	$2,380	-11.39
1340–1785	1545	75-80%	30	160.00–173.00	$165.49	$2,557	-2.45

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1395	1249	80-85%	6	151.00–158.00	$156.39	$1,953	-22.81
1100–1473	1252	80-85%	26	159.00–175.00	$165.40	$2,071	+11.18
1140–1315	1264	80-85%	7	175.00–177.50	$176.23	$2,228	+22.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2245	1711	20	199.00–212.50	$205.24	$3,512	-23.53
1670–2080	1862	9	212.00–241.00	$226.03	$4,209	—
1405–2380	1877	3	180.00–192.50	$187.35	$3,517	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–775	753	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	305.00–340.00	$317.18	$2,388
795–960	877	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	240.00–260.00	$247.30	$2,169
850–1000	929	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	185.00–237.50	$210.76	$1,958

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1155	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–2,500.00	$2,099.76
1044–1154	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	3,350.00–3,500.00	$3,406.43
958–1455	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,700.00–3,700.00	$3,071.05
1067–1345	1172	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,450.00–2,900.00	$2,653.32
1070–1540	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,600.00–3,050.00	$2,875.79
1102–1450	1252	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,450.00–3,400.00	$2,708.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1016–1187	1081	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	3,775.00–3,950.00	$3,813.54
968–1252	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	3,100.00–3,350.00	$3,227.13
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,800.00	$3,800.00
1146–1255	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	3,900.00–4,000.00	$3,986.47

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–770	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00
853	853	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–865	847	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,750.00–2,500.00	$2,157.78

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1020	985	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,850.00–3,550.00	$3,212.44
1020–1040	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,000.00–3,100.00	$3,050.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00
1020–1435	1228	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,900.00	$3,900.00

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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
1395	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,600.00	$4,600.00	—
1582	1582	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
1665	1665	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—
1830	1830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	4,150.00	$4,150.00	—

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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.