Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy 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	1,695	185.15	3,138	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	153.01	1,881	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	152.04	2,333	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,057	124.99	1,321	110

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)	1,314	$2,685	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,346	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,222	$2,322	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,089	$3,722	14
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$3,625	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$2,358	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,103	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,530	$3,239	14

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	—	1,685	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,484	3,036.36/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,036	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	3,065.47/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,065	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	2,629.20/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,629	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	2,103.08/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,103	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	3,625.00/head	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,625	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	243.21/cwt	220.00–280.00	2,225	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	198.98/cwt	175.00–245.00	2,294	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	168.80/cwt	162.50–175.00	2,144	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,118.28/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,118	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,321.67/head	1,950.00–2,575.00	2,322	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,103.03/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	3,722.08/head	3,650.00–3,775.00	3,722	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,744.29/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,744	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,703	4,075.00/head	4,050.00–4,100.00	4,075	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	1,777.83/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,778	2
Bulls	—	—	1,736	191.06/cwt	181.00–200.00	3,317	15
Bulls	—	—	1,606	172.48/cwt	161.00–181.00	2,770	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	145.93/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,789	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	154.52/cwt	148.00–161.50	1,901	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,012	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	156.33/cwt	147.00–160.50	2,389	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	144.74/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,233	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	91.26/cwt	80.00–105.00	844	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	137.49/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,559	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	153.02/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,572	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	118.06/cwt	105.00–127.50	1,184	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	161.68/cwt	160.50–163.00	2,490	3

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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