Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly, from 4.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Demand was good on a light supply due to hot summer weather in the area.

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	1,689	191.59	3,237	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	161.67	1,980	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	159.07	2,357	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	132.85	1,367	27

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	$2,732	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,191	$2,541	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$2,274	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,880	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	919	$2,900	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,630	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,493	$3,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,670	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	177.59/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,433	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,745	1
Bulls	—	—	1,829	195.91/cwt	185.00–206.00	3,583	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	144.15/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,547	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	125.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,214	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	90.93/cwt	80.00–102.00	879	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,236.23/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,236	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	247.51/cwt	216.00–260.00	2,116	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	193.12/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,719	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	2,904.28/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,904	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,510.92/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,511	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,998.69/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,999	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	181.53/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	951	2,479.63/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,480	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	2,671.98/head	2,600.00–2,775.00	2,672	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	144.53/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,714	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	164.97/cwt	157.50–170.00	2,013	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	177.24/cwt	171.50–186.00	2,309	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	162.95/cwt	156.00–174.00	2,420	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	147.92/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,179	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,880.21/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,880	2

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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