Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	356	206	490
Slaughter cattle	246	124	314
Replacement cattle	110	82	176

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 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
1780	1780	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	85-90%	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,182	—
865–1320	1028	85-90%	24	70.00–97.00	$78.93	$811	-44.00
895–1345	1069	85-90%	30	95.00–115.00	$105.18	$1,124	-29.81
878–1295	1085	85-90%	26	115.00–132.50	$122.29	$1,327	-12.70

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1345	1196	80-85%	8	120.00–126.00	$124.10	$1,484	—
1050–1305	1199	80-85%	8	148.00–157.50	$151.00	$1,810	—
1050–1430	1204	80-85%	36	127.00–147.50	$138.06	$1,662	-12.85

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1695	1412	75-80%	15	129.00–146.00	$136.44	$1,927	+10.94
1215–1660	1435	75-80%	11	120.00–128.00	$124.29	$1,784	-1.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–2075	1654	4	162.50–168.00	$164.66	$2,723	—
1600–1915	1748	4	189.00–197.00	$193.31	$3,379	—
1335–2210	1782	17	170.00–188.00	$181.05	$3,226	-2.57

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–1150	1006	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	210.00–262.50	$236.01	$2,374
940–1395	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	150.00–220.00	$175.32	$2,027

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
925–1355	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,500.00–2,500.00	$1,975.78
825–1365	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,122.15
1090–1500	1302	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,850.00–3,100.00	$2,517.15
1192–1745	1372	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	2,300.00–3,200.00	$2,798.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–995	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,576.32
790–1110	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,658.42
940–1120	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,677.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1625	1625	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1030	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,750.00–3,100.00	$2,930.70
1165	1165	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170–1445	1308	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,325.00–3,600.00	$3,448.04

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–1315	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,900.00–4,000.00	$3,950.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390	1390	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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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.