Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher on high dressing bulls. 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	1,780	173.08	3,080	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	140.95	1,799	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	140.85	2,115	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	112.61	1,159	53

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)	1,245	$2,228	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$2,129	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,958	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,092	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,613	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,081	$2,650	8

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,613	2,750.00/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	2,252.66/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,253	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,411	2,597.03/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,597	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,026.91/head	1,700.00–2,125.00	2,027	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,091.93/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,957.54/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,958	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,063.41/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,063	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,570	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	211.71/cwt	187.50–218.00	1,977	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	166.59/cwt	145.00–197.00	1,664	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	164.00/cwt	150.00–182.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,415	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	171.48/cwt	162.00–180.00	3,035	21
Bulls	—	—	1,884	189.65/cwt	184.00–199.00	3,573	9
Bulls	—	—	1,658	153.81/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,550	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	140.02/cwt	133.00–147.50	1,770	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	148.17/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,954	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	82.02/cwt	70.00–90.00	765	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	140.57/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,097	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,631	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	147.68/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,323	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	125.41/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,338	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	135.50/cwt	134.00–136.50	1,425	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	102.74/cwt	92.50–110.00	1,050	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	128.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,848	3

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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