Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 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	1,709	186.75	3,191	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	158.71	2,329	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	155.45	1,865	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	133.76	1,376	92

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)	1,212	$2,737	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,204	$2,507	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,313	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,957	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$2,367	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	884	$2,281	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	833	$2,070	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	784	$1,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,620	$4,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,257	$3,575	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,352	$3,535	13

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	1,620	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,875.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,875	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,331	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	3,333.33/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,333	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	3,275.00/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bulls	—	—	2,245	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	176.14/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,718	7
Bulls	—	—	1,750	190.28/cwt	180.00–201.00	3,330	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	88.31/cwt	80.00–100.00	826	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	144.22/cwt	132.50–152.50	1,509	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	146.72/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,747	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,047.73/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,048	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	3,056.77/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	3,057	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,375.27/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,375	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	262.06/cwt	220.00–290.00	2,214	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	2,070.20/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,070	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,957.03/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,957	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,569.39/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,569	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	2,281.12/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,281	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	942	1,731.24/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,731	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,383.61/head	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,384	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	167.38/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,064	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	191.28/cwt	165.00–225.00	1,834	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	228.35/cwt	200.00–265.00	2,149	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,975.64/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,976	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	3,584.21/head	3,350.00–3,900.00	3,584	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	159.08/cwt	153.00–162.50	2,361	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	171.25/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,526	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	146.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,999	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	157.25/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,889	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	116.29/cwt	102.00–130.00	1,137	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	154.06/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,702	13

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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