Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 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	1,764	179.38	3,165	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	148.48	1,777	102
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	147.84	2,189	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	123.29	1,194	85

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)	1,178	$2,439	41
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$2,149	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,123	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,041	$2,442	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,665	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$3,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,825	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,825.00/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,825	2
Bulls	—	—	1,739	177.69/cwt	161.00–186.00	3,090	38
Bulls	—	—	1,925	192.92/cwt	185.50–202.00	3,714	12
Bulls	—	—	1,524	154.76/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,359	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	106.44/cwt	94.00–118.00	987	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	130.29/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,286	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	80.05/cwt	60.00–90.00	705	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,219	2,683.68/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,684	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,027.33/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,027	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	2,717.37/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,717	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,573.61/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,574	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	162.50/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,622	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,122.92/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,123	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	227.14/cwt	210.00–267.50	1,856	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	146.72/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,477	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	180.71/cwt	157.00–220.00	1,892	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,480.16/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,261.09/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,261	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,166.67/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	156.70/cwt	154.50–165.00	1,860	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	138.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,590	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	148.31/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,194	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	148.48/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,791	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	156.24/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,653	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	139.97/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,943	4

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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