Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Demand was good 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	1,688	172.44	2,912	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	139.41	1,685	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	138.58	2,088	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	118.64	1,170	58

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)	1,225	$2,246	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,122	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,986	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$2,188	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,923	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,528	$2,590	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,358	$3,025	10

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	1,250	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	2,288.05/head	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,014.10/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,014	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,477.55/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,528	2,589.53/head	2,550.00–2,625.00	2,590	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,753.66/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,754	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,742	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	2,791.67/head	2,225.00–3,100.00	2,792	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	161.20/cwt	142.00–190.00	1,612	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,923.05/head	1,775.00–2,075.00	1,923	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	197.88/cwt	180.00–217.50	1,623	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,055.83/head	1,950.00–2,125.00	2,056	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	152.47/cwt	142.00–162.00	1,349	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,071	179.84/cwt	166.00–195.00	1,926	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	171.96/cwt	167.00–176.50	3,147	24
Bulls	—	—	1,897	182.56/cwt	179.00–187.00	3,463	6
Bulls	—	—	1,500	153.68/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,305	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	139.38/cwt	132.00–144.50	1,682	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	124.86/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,294	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	104.55/cwt	96.00–113.00	894	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	82.08/cwt	71.00–92.50	684	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	147.62/cwt	143.50–162.00	1,811	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	129.42/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,550	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	147.05/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,443	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	128.31/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,760	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	139.93/cwt	132.50–145.50	2,120	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	135.73/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,436	5

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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