Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2025-03-03

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 3
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
394 head
153 vs last sale 241 112 vs year ago 282 · +39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
153 head
120 vs last sale 33 44 vs year ago 109 · +40.4%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,799172.093,09565
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,481135.952,01471
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229135.181,662102
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,039120.421,25175

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)1,262$2,11514
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,111$2,0969
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,217$1,99620
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,067$2,4503thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)885$1,8352thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,369$2,9507
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,401$2,9449
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,275$2,90025
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,374$2,7926

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4182,906.25/head2,775.00–2,950.002,9064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7032,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2753,003.57/head2,950.00–3,100.003,00414
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3882,975.00/head2,950.00–3,075.002,9755
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0632,017.86/head1,800.00–2,150.002,0186
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2986142.79/cwt140.00–145.001,4085
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1961,910.58/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,909.14/head1,500.00–2,100.001,90914
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1282,574.61/head2,325.00–2,800.002,5752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7153,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,720.00/head2,500.00–2,800.002,72010
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2884191.74/cwt180.00–210.001,6956
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040158.46/cwt135.00–177.501,64815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1281,783.59/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4802,407.60/head2,250.00–2,450.002,4084
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3692,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3512,388.71/head2,275.00–2,700.002,3896
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2072,252.56/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2533
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28851,834.89/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8352
Bulls1,593150.98/cwt144.00–159.002,40511
Bulls1,844171.60/cwt160.00–182.003,16440
Bulls1,831190.07/cwt182.00–204.003,48014
CowsLean 85-90%79676.46/cwt65.00–87.506094
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237135.47/cwt129.00–144.501,67676
CowsBoner 80-85%1,296147.01/cwt145.00–151.001,90510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,384122.93/cwt120.00–130.001,7016
CowsLean 85-90%1,000134.20/cwt133.00–135.001,34210
CowsLean 85-90%1,024106.28/cwt95.00–113.001,08811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,151126.42/cwt120.00–130.001,45516
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,781146.04/cwt143.50–150.002,6014
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,471136.57/cwt131.00–143.002,00961
CowsLean 85-90%1,069124.29/cwt114.00–133.001,32950

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.