Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. 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	1,796	193.00	3,467	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	161.21	1,971	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	160.62	2,442	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	137.85	1,441	80

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)	1,278	$2,728	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,367	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,122	$2,074	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,583	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1-2	—	1,310	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	242.18/cwt	180.00–269.00	2,344	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,075.29/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,075	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	181.62/cwt	160.00–205.00	1,956	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,277.47/head	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,277	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	2,261.93/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,262	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	938	1,564.60/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,565	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	176.24/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,802	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	155.55/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,377	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	125.93/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,283	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	152.41/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,806	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	101.10/cwt	85.00–112.00	975	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	161.96/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,463	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	162.53/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,001	60
Bulls	—	—	2,008	211.47/cwt	208.00–215.00	4,246	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	162.68/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,763	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,006	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	172.82/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,563	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,293.05/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,293	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,445.59/head	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,446	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,583.16/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,583	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	193.32/cwt	182.00–206.00	3,486	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	148.01/cwt	138.00–157.50	1,584	45

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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