Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to 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	1,694	177.86	3,012	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	146.91	2,122	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	145.65	1,732	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	125.52	1,254	54

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)	1,169	$2,317	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,086	$2,252	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,257	$2,056	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,524	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,465	$3,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,368	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,820	$3,200	1thin

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	—	1,495	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	3,200.00/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,235.34/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,235	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	2,012.05/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,012	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,686.77/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,687	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	2,492.69/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,493	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,964.67/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,965	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,820	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,523.65/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,524	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	220.72/cwt	200.00–247.50	2,013	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	180.34/cwt	155.00–215.00	1,888	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,632	174.98/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,856	17
Bulls	—	—	1,940	194.32/cwt	186.00–210.00	3,770	7
Bulls	—	—	1,468	155.80/cwt	147.50–160.00	2,287	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	144.86/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,715	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	147.53/cwt	139.00–149.50	2,096	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	144.93/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,506	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	135.70/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,053	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	110.49/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,092	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	152.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,864	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	154.18/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,348	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	75.68/cwt	67.50–80.00	734	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	130.94/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,305	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	135.32/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,556	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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