Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady 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	1,760	185.61	3,267	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	151.21	1,865	96
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	151.20	2,241	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	122.79	1,276	99

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)	1,167	$2,345	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$2,325	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,184	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,478	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$3,333	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$3,086	7

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	1,271	3,260.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,260	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,333.33/head	2,900.00–3,550.00	3,333	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,534	174.84/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,682	4
Bulls	—	—	2,180	207.90/cwt	199.00–217.00	4,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	185.52/cwt	179.00–195.00	3,273	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	140.94/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,042	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	140.37/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,494	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	153.87/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,666	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	1,686.21/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,285.76/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,286	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	2,346.20/head	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,346	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,478.46/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,478	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	186.60/cwt	167.50–230.00	1,879	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	160.74/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,533	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	180.48/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,825	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	2,255.51/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,256	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	258.98/cwt	243.00–280.00	2,217	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	1,543.23/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,543	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	92.68/cwt	75.00–105.00	929	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	116.33/cwt	107.00–130.00	1,194	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	152.28/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,879	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	162.52/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,981	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	141.26/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,740	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	152.49/cwt	148.00–159.50	2,252	26

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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