Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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	1,748	164.95	2,884	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	141.17	1,668	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	140.68	2,208	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	111.38	1,177	32

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)	1,540	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,326	$2,230	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,006	16
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,780	$3,032	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,590	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,510	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$2,300	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,780	3,031.95/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	2,022.95/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,023	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,369	2,437.26/head	2,250.00–2,525.00	2,437	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	750	975.50/head	875.00–1,100.00	976	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	1,596.34/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,596	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,092.07/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,092	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	2,559.23/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,559	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	213.74/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,887	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	175.63/cwt	147.50–190.00	1,944	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	147.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,752	9
Bulls	—	—	1,758	168.81/cwt	159.00–180.00	2,968	20
Bulls	—	—	1,721	153.93/cwt	147.50–159.00	2,649	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	139.54/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,626	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	146.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,269	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	134.94/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	95.89/cwt	90.00–105.00	929	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	147.21/cwt	144.50–149.00	1,812	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,142	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	76.23/cwt	65.00–82.00	720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	125.08/cwt	111.00–131.00	1,396	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,469	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	140.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,201	11

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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