Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,709	200.63	3,428	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	173.98	2,174	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	169.75	2,688	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	149.42	1,589	43

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,839	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,825	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$2,691	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$2,052	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,289	$3,263	8

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 1	—	1,340	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,230	2,450.00/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	202.58/cwt	192.00–214.00	3,539	22
Bulls	—	—	1,777	219.60/cwt	216.00–223.00	3,902	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	184.01/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,823	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,028	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	169.79/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,898	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	125.17/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,178	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	209.68/cwt	185.00–257.50	2,185	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,512	2,881.81/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,882	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,641.31/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,641	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	3,287.82/head	3,050.00–3,650.00	3,288	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,595.26/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,595	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	262.36/cwt	232.00–282.00	2,075	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	163.31/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,389	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,013	2,250.74/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,186.87/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	187.16/cwt	172.00–200.00	1,975	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,051.52/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,052	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	963	2,002.34/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,002	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	154.34/cwt	142.50–165.00	1,688	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	163.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,000	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	173.08/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,170	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	180.43/cwt	177.50–182.00	2,236	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	171.04/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,773	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,790	1

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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