Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	380	485	316
Slaughter cattle	205	296	224
Replacement cattle	175	189	92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaking and boning cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and lean slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower
▲ Slaughter cows: and lean slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 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
1440	1440	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
1485–1580	1533	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,496.90	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1455	1186	80-85%	55	167.50–180.00	$173.02	$2,052	+8.66
1040–1340	1190	80-85%	2	181.00–185.00	$182.75	$2,175	+18.39
1085–1395	1230	80-85%	10	155.00–167.50	$163.95	$2,017	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1025	891	85-90%	5	105.00–125.00	$117.88	$1,050	—
925–1045	979	85-90%	5	167.50–174.00	$171.00	$1,674	—
750–1265	1009	85-90%	16	126.00–147.50	$139.59	$1,408	—
865–1288	1085	85-90%	29	150.00–167.50	$159.95	$1,735	+1.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1690	1453	75-80%	13	169.00–180.00	$174.08	$2,529	+4.11
1420–1800	1673	75-80%	3	165.00–166.00	$165.28	$2,765	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1785	1453	7	185.00–200.00	$194.96	$2,833	—
1335–2255	1867	29	204.00–229.00	$216.53	$4,043	—
1585–2110	1870	7	233.00–244.00	$237.24	$4,436	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–912	829	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	300.00–335.00	$314.61	$2,608
830–1320	1072	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	190.00–260.00	$221.64	$2,376
980–1189	1121	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	175.00–225.00	$191.82	$2,150

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1450	1086	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	2,300.00–3,200.00	$2,665.75
1000–1136	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,462.57
920–1570	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	2,500.00–3,650.00	$2,982.06
850–1550	1261	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	2,350.00–3,250.00	$2,673.62

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1032–1325	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,800.00–3,950.00	$3,868.59
1135–1365	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,250.00–3,400.00	$3,357.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1000	891	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,500.00	$2,105.95
1090–1225	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,215.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1042–1055	1045	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,359.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1285	1243	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,700.00–3,900.00	$3,796.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1090	1013	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,150.00–3,600.00	$3,392.22

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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
1008	1008	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1100–1215	1158	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–3,400.00	$3,350.00	—
980–1560	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,600.00–3,750.00	$3,675.00	-125.00
1355	1355	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

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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.