Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2025-11-24

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Nov 24
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
144 vs last sale 319 101 vs year ago 276 · 36.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
22 vs last sale 124 10 vs year ago 92 · +10.9%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold from 1.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to light supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,594183.772,93015
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540157.262,42220
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,235153.551,89634
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,055126.771,33768

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,148$2,83713
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,230$2,52910
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,269$2,1878
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,7502thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1082,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2452,750.00/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2692,186.66/head1,750.00–2,500.002,1878
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1983,232.70/head2,800.00–3,350.003,2339
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,528.60/head1,900.00–3,000.002,52910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0341,947.88/head1,500.00–2,250.001,9484
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0203,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2876224.39/cwt209.00–267.501,9666
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,051190.63/cwt157.50–230.002,00421
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,123170.07/cwt152.00–182.501,91012
Bulls1,678187.78/cwt182.00–197.003,1518
Bulls2,055215.00/cwt215.00–215.004,4181
Bulls1,406173.22/cwt168.00–179.002,4356
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246156.15/cwt147.50–161.001,94622
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,538156.52/cwt150.00–162.002,40713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,578170.55/cwt163.50–188.002,6914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185142.08/cwt135.00–145.001,6848
CowsLean 85-90%98896.65/cwt91.00–107.0095511
CowsLean 85-90%1,080138.82/cwt130.00–149.001,49933
CowsLean 85-90%960152.01/cwt150.00–155.001,4594
CowsLean 85-90%1,068118.41/cwt107.00–127.001,26520
CowsBoner 80-85%1,274162.21/cwt161.00–164.002,0674
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,497142.74/cwt140.00–145.002,1373

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.