Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2025-07-07

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 7
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
267 head
118 vs last sale 149 61 vs year ago 328 · 18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
73 vs last sale 70 71 vs year ago 72 · +98.6%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,723196.883,39330
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,215158.601,92785
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,503157.102,36129
CowsLean 85-90%High1,033136.561,41073

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$2,43035
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,182$2,30816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$2,17319
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,048$1,8992thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)987$2,4214thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$3,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,360$3,21913

Every lot, as filed

32 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3953,700.00/head3,650.00–3,750.003,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4953,450.00/head3,250.00–3,525.003,4506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2783,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1842,750.00/head2,650.00–3,000.002,7505
Bulls1,728196.33/cwt184.00–207.003,39319
Bulls1,856211.09/cwt207.00–217.003,9187
Bulls1,468174.65/cwt170.00–182.002,5644
CowsLean 85-90%936157.04/cwt152.50–165.001,4709
CowsLean 85-90%1,002118.17/cwt107.00–125.001,18413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210146.74/cwt141.00–150.001,77613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2042,598.86/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5994
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050175.10/cwt163.00–187.501,8395
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1552,457.81/head2,200.00–2,675.002,45821
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0481,898.69/head1,850.00–1,950.001,8992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0082,009.92/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2062,722.62/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7239
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0782,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1752,210.52/head1,900.00–2,400.002,21112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1082,420.32/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4204
CowsBoner 80-85%1,204158.54/cwt149.00–163.001,90951
Bred CowsMedium 29201,456.52/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4572
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2981227.06/cwt219.00–245.002,2274
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2988192.17/cwt176.00–210.001,8999
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28952,141.41/head2,050.00–2,225.002,1412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1032,106.61/head1,900.00–2,400.002,10715
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425150.23/cwt147.00–152.002,1416
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510157.42/cwt152.00–163.502,37720
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,608168.71/cwt166.50–171.502,7133
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245166.07/cwt164.00–170.002,06821
CowsLean 85-90%92086.16/cwt80.00–95.007934
CowsLean 85-90%1,069142.01/cwt130.00–151.001,51847

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.