Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	270	279
Slaughter cattle	159	108
Replacement cattle	111	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 6.00 to 13.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate supply.

▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 6.00 to 13.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 6.00 to 13.00 lower

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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
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1305	1305	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	85-90%	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,472	+51.56
890–1260	1014	85-90%	11	95.00–110.00	$105.50	$1,070	-19.52
750–1240	1040	85-90%	11	112.50–129.00	$120.44	$1,253	-46.56
780–1290	1082	85-90%	17	127.50–145.00	$136.49	$1,477	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1470	1235	80-85%	29	143.00–158.00	$150.55	$1,859	—
1170–1380	1294	80-85%	8	140.00–142.50	$142.06	$1,838	-35.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1910	1513	75-80%	15	147.00–158.00	$151.27	$2,289	-13.49
1325–1665	1528	75-80%	8	140.00–146.00	$143.72	$2,196	-21.04
1855	1855	75-80%	1	171.00	$171.00	$3,172	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1260	1255	2	164.00–174.00	$169.02	$2,121	—
1315–2335	1781	10	185.00–205.00	$194.68	$3,467	—
1825	1825	1	213.00	$213.00	$3,887	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–918	801	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	267.00–302.50	$276.70	$2,216
850–1125	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	205.00–260.00	$232.90	$2,257
1093	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,727

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210–1265	1234	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,486.52
890–1525	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	2,300.00–3,250.00	$2,714.18
1125–1435	1283	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,950.00–2,900.00	$2,491.71
1063–1630	1297	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,700.00–2,400.00	$2,121.59

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1198–1245	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,300.00–3,500.00	$3,431.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–940	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,850.00	$1,616.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
967	967	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,050.00	$3,050.00
815–1445	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,531.97
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1013	1013	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00

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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
1255–1480	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,750.00–4,600.00	$4,287.50	—
1620	1620	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—
1040–1073	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,375.00	—

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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.