Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate 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	1,770	165.54	2,930	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	132.06	1,996	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	131.01	1,639	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	109.56	1,163	48

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)	1,262	$2,140	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,269	$2,001	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,973	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,278	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,012	$2,238	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,997	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,495	$2,950	1thin

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	—	1,232	2,264.31/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,264	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	2,229.94/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,230	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,079.20/head	1,600.00–2,250.00	2,079	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,278.29/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,278	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,996.51/head	1,925.00–2,075.00	1,997	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,883.22/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,883	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,936.11/head	1,650.00–2,075.00	1,936	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,681.05/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,681	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	2,414.66/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,415	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	210.59/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,910	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	152.26/cwt	139.00–190.00	1,678	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,428	2,382.56/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,383	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	163.91/cwt	155.00–172.50	2,883	20
Bulls	—	—	1,875	179.85/cwt	173.00–193.50	3,372	11
Bulls	—	—	1,614	144.73/cwt	133.00–152.00	2,336	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	138.81/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,735	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	119.21/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,520	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	132.04/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,975	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	130.12/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,621	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	139.37/cwt	137.00–141.50	2,183	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	123.17/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,848	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	98.29/cwt	87.50–106.00	1,028	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	129.10/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,536	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	69.78/cwt	55.00–85.00	638	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	120.50/cwt	108.00–128.00	1,258	17

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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