Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 6.00 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	—	Average	1,683	184.52	3,105	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	159.78	1,988	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	158.68	2,319	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	130.17	1,371	71

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)	1,255	$3,202	29
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,495	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,891	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,663	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,394	$3,475	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,917	3thin

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 1-2	—	1,283	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	628	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	188.28/cwt	179.00–203.00	3,203	26
Bulls	—	—	1,840	204.52/cwt	204.00–205.00	3,763	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	171.98/cwt	162.50–178.00	2,772	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	92.79/cwt	80.00–110.00	881	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	142.81/cwt	135.00–156.50	1,564	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	160.04/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,852.33/head	2,275.00–3,050.00	2,852	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,696.64/head	3,350.00–3,825.00	3,697	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	256.09/cwt	210.00–280.00	2,507	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,662.71/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,663	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	219.38/cwt	188.00–255.00	2,402	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,433.59/head	2,200.00–2,675.00	2,434	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	152.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,336	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	174.39/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,890	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	2,467.08/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,467	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,348.29/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,348	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,752.97/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,753	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	2,975.05/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,975	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	125.47/cwt	112.00–133.00	1,296	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	148.53/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,892	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	160.66/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,994	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	167.04/cwt	166.50–167.50	2,055	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	159.21/cwt	154.00–165.50	2,302	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	168.81/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,468	4

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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