Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,737	171.54	2,979	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	143.26	1,751	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	141.81	2,125	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	124.73	1,284	59

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)	1,235	$2,490	48
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,461	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$1,996	32
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	888	$1,966	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,580	$3,756	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$3,171	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$2,583	6

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	1,330	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,662.49/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,662	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,528	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	156.68/cwt	140.00–182.50	1,501	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	1,489.54/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,169.99/head	1,975.00–2,350.00	2,170	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,965.95/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,966	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	220.59/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,875	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	165.46/cwt	140.50–197.00	1,655	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,303.91/head	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,304	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,074	1,667.35/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,667	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,984.37/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,984	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	2,568.97/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,569	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,150	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,735	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	2,716.67/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,717	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,106	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	3,555.56/head	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,556	9
Bulls	—	—	1,756	171.44/cwt	160.00–183.00	3,010	26
Bulls	—	—	1,920	189.31/cwt	188.00–190.50	3,635	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	155.03/cwt	153.00–157.50	2,023	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	141.74/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,741	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	152.64/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,809	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	140.90/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,506	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	78.97/cwt	70.00–90.00	749	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	133.88/cwt	133.50–134.00	1,695	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	141.81/cwt	137.50–147.00	2,140	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	148.39/cwt	148.00–148.50	2,171	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	135.20/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,978	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	130.34/cwt	115.00–137.50	1,367	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	104.66/cwt	97.00–113.00	986	9

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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