Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

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	—	Low	1,698	181.12	3,075	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	152.18	1,825	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	149.83	2,238	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	124.71	1,265	30

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)	1,214	$2,468	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$2,122	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,116	$1,958	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,557	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,340	$3,147	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$2,440	5

Every lot, as filed

29 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 2	—	635	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	848	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,675.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	5
Bulls	—	—	1,434	161.26/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,312	4
Bulls	—	—	1,982	197.24/cwt	188.00–208.00	3,909	9
Bulls	—	—	1,604	177.01/cwt	165.00–188.00	2,839	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	141.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,095	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	134.72/cwt	123.00–146.00	1,421	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	152.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,606	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,557.01/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,177.97/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,178	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	166.96/cwt	157.00–180.00	1,711	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,289.50/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,290	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	2,031.89/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	2,032	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,943.52/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,944	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,080	1,779.51/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,780	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	225.12/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,396	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	180.46/cwt	162.50–217.50	2,023	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	2,362.55/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,363	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	2,645.82/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,646	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	115.82/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,121	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	79.65/cwt	62.50–92.00	714	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	150.93/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,799	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	156.50/cwt	154.00–159.50	1,916	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	149.88/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,226	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	160.68/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,519	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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