Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady from 1.00 higher to 2.00 lower on lean cows. 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	—	Low	1,712	188.49	3,227	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	158.03	1,877	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	157.42	2,270	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	135.35	1,356	53

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)	1,190	$2,866	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$2,637	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,346	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$2,200	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$2,534	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,495	$3,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,800	1thin

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	—	1,538	4,250.00/head	4,100.00–4,400.00	4,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	3,300.00/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	170.99/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,630	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,859	1
Bulls	—	—	1,744	190.78/cwt	180.00–202.00	3,327	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	160.13/cwt	156.00–162.50	1,476	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	118.24/cwt	107.00–129.00	1,153	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	100.55/cwt	80.00–107.00	883	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	3,200.57/head	2,850.00–3,350.00	3,201	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,564	2,817.35/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,817	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	215.22/cwt	182.50–260.00	2,189	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	2,533.88/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,534	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	2,185.98/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,186	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	2,424.13/head	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,424	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	288.70/cwt	270.00–310.00	2,053	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	863	1,323.62/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,324	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	213.08/cwt	187.50–240.00	2,159	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	2,650.68/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,651	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	3,406.00/head	3,250.00–3,575.00	3,406	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	140.83/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,459	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	167.99/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,922	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	145.73/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,702	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	158.84/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,898	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	159.61/cwt	154.50–168.00	2,297	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	149.54/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,171	5

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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