Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	410	260	282
Slaughter cattle	205	146	192
Replacement cattle	205	114	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. A good run of replacements this week that were in very high demand. Supply was moderate.

▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 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
1005	1005	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1360–1445	1403	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,300.00–4,200.00	$3,736.36	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1365	1239	80-85%	6	158.00–169.00	$163.47	$2,025	-4.08
1140–1392	1243	80-85%	7	189.00–190.00	$189.39	$2,354	+21.84
1095–1465	1277	80-85%	35	167.50–186.00	$177.18	$2,263	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1060	983	85-90%	4	100.00–125.00	$111.68	$1,098	—
790–1180	987	85-90%	7	130.00–140.00	$133.55	$1,318	—
1035–1055	1044	85-90%	4	171.00–175.00	$173.49	$1,811	—
775–1300	1069	85-90%	28	147.00–167.50	$157.44	$1,683	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1475	1383	75-80%	4	165.00–172.00	$167.89	$2,322	—
1345–1695	1487	75-80%	21	170.00–185.00	$179.23	$2,665	-4.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1770	1563	6	190.00–207.50	$201.30	$3,146	-14.13
1290–2140	1753	22	210.00–230.00	$219.75	$3,852	—
1630–2065	1880	10	227.50–257.00	$237.52	$4,465	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105–1135	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	192.00–225.00	$208.28	$2,333
1078–1280	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	180.00–190.00	$186.27	$2,133

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1475	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,800.00–3,300.00	$2,975.39
1148–1340	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,300.00–2,550.00	$2,479.77
1105–1448	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	2,300.00–3,200.00	$2,777.91
976–1890	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	3,050.00–4,000.00	$3,585.53
1050–1595	1306	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	2,400.00–3,700.00	$3,214.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
902–1262	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	3,900.00–4,325.00	$4,158.78
1163–1370	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	3,750.00–4,000.00	$3,848.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1050	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,901.69
990–1570	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,865.93

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1235	1161	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	4,250.00–4,300.00	$4,274.91

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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
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—
1338	1338	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—
1360–1470	1433	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,150.00–4,700.00	$4,516.67	+416.67
1535	1535	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1350	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	5,100.00–5,300.00	$5,200.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—

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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.