Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand was good.

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	1,687	183.73	3,100	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	150.53	2,029	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	149.10	1,711	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	129.75	1,360	115

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)	1,264	$2,560	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$2,391	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,326	$2,353	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,882	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,525	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,037	$2,625	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 2Broken Mouth	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	3,618.75/head	3,575.00–3,750.00	3,619	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,022	2,555.56/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,556	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	2,833.33/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	179.73/cwt	168.00–189.00	3,037	16
Bulls	—	—	1,846	200.61/cwt	192.00–214.00	3,703	10
Bulls	—	—	1,361	162.74/cwt	157.50–169.00	2,215	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	159.64/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,826	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	150.39/cwt	146.00–157.50	2,023	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	159.36/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,175	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	2,352.95/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,353	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	212.11/cwt	204.00–227.50	1,761	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	2,391.27/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,391	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	2,880.14/head	2,825.00–3,100.00	2,880	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	2,570.65/head	2,350.00–2,725.00	2,571	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	149.28/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,720	91
Stock Cows	Medium 2	—	661	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,289	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	894	178.42/cwt	165.00–187.50	1,595	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,031	1,965.42/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,965	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,023	1,570.85/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,571	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,924.68/head	1,725.00–2,175.00	1,925	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	142.46/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,919	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	811	84.73/cwt	70.00–95.00	687	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	115.22/cwt	105.00–124.00	1,114	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	133.96/cwt	123.00–147.50	1,466	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	153.65/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,650	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	139.84/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,558	12

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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