Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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	—	High	1,716	189.73	3,256	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	162.41	1,930	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	156.49	2,337	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	134.23	1,393	60

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)	1,199	$2,748	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,700	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,623	15
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$3,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,097	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,576	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,526	$3,940	5

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	—	1,615	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	3,625.00/head	3,600.00–3,650.00	3,625	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	215.87/cwt	208.00–223.00	4,000	4
Bulls	—	—	1,637	174.97/cwt	163.00–183.00	2,864	10
Bulls	—	—	1,728	191.78/cwt	184.00–198.00	3,314	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	149.76/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,215	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	143.36/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,528	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	122.50/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,223	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	3,096.68/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,097	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	192.03/cwt	170.00–250.00	2,082	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	2,755.03/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,755	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	197.73/cwt	170.00–232.00	1,956	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	2,463.90/head	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,464	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,469	3,181.58/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,182	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,443.43/head	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,443	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	268.23/cwt	262.00–275.00	2,280	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,575.74/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,576	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,849.31/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,849	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	3,014.39/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,014	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	3,116.69/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,117	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	106.20/cwt	95.00–116.00	1,014	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	161.47/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,915	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	171.08/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,046	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	151.32/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,816	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	159.57/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,394	24
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	677	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,760	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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