Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand was good on a light supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,693	155.17	2,627	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	125.23	1,618	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	122.76	1,889	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,091	105.92	1,156	23

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,203	23
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,408	$1,853	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,796	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,500	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,655	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,393	$2,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,000	4thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,852.52/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,853	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	144.97/cwt	135.00–166.00	1,621	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,450	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Heifers	Large 1	—	1,395	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	196.72/cwt	185.00–224.00	1,973	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,795.82/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,796	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	140.68/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,502	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	2,045.27/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,045	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,438	2,498.62/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,499	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	158.16/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,749	32
Bulls	—	—	1,512	143.21/cwt	135.00–147.00	2,165	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	78.87/cwt	77.50–80.00	836	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	116.64/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,495	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	124.34/cwt	120.00–130.50	1,937	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,194	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	116.57/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,694	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	94.92/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,053	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	115.28/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,253	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	124.72/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,625	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	131.23/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,655	6

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.

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