Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2025-01-06

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 6
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
97 vs last sale 215 501 vs year ago 619 · 80.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
144 vs last sale 190 81 vs year ago 127 · 63.8%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale 3 weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light supply due to snow and ice in the area over the past couple days.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,763159.592,8146thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245126.111,57041
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,495125.111,87024
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,053109.001,14822

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,342$2,3879
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,368$2,1972thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,267$1,8475
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,593$3,2217
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,521$2,8867

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,059112.88/cwt106.00–120.001,19514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,512131.03/cwt130.00–132.001,9815
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238115.46/cwt115.00–116.001,4292
CowsLean 85-90%89077.50/cwt77.50–77.506901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248125.41/cwt119.00–129.001,56530
CowsLean 85-90%975122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1902
CowsBoner 80-85%1,236130.80/cwt129.00–134.001,6179
CowsLean 85-90%1,10099.23/cwt89.00–106.001,0925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,508125.16/cwt118.00–129.001,88716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,397115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6073
Bulls1,770159.89/cwt147.50–169.002,8304
Bulls1,660145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,4071
Bulls1,840173.00/cwt173.00–173.003,1831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2671,846.96/head1,675.00–2,000.001,8475
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3642,474.50/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4757
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3682,196.53/head2,100.00–2,300.002,1972
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055152.95/cwt151.00–155.001,6142
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,082.41/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5753,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2915182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6701
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0252,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6383,225.00/head3,150.00–3,300.003,2252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4812,725.00/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7254

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.