Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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	1,736	160.83	2,792	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	126.61	1,547	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	125.17	1,898	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	108.42	1,109	51

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,965	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,742	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,137	$2,255	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,325	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,358	$2,875	3thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,338.97/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,339	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	797	937.87/head	900.00–1,000.00	938	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,032.66/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,033	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,315.57/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,316	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,877.93/head	1,700.00–2,175.00	1,878	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	211.78/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,626	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	158.65/cwt	134.00–175.00	1,701	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,978.59/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,979	8
Bulls	—	—	1,748	160.35/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,803	24
Bulls	—	—	1,970	178.56/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,518	8
Bulls	—	—	1,426	142.24/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,028	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	133.01/cwt	129.50–140.00	1,607	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	118.67/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,475	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	125.14/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,905	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	125.05/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,532	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	131.24/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,969	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	118.04/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,777	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	116.92/cwt	108.00–124.00	1,288	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	125.89/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,321	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	98.13/cwt	85.00–105.00	924	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	2

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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