Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady, from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Demand was good 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	1,793	193.68	3,472	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	153.69	1,971	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	153.02	2,299	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	125.73	1,367	66

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)	1,403	$3,224	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,504	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,338	$2,450	13
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,880	$4,761	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,660	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$3,638	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,389	$2,875	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	165.37/cwt	164.00–166.50	2,661	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	166.54/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,365	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	117.85/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,226	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	136.53/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,552	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	94.17/cwt	85.00–105.00	915	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	154.62/cwt	149.00–164.00	2,319	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	145.08/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,828	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	146.74/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,175	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	154.65/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,983	72
Bulls	—	—	1,725	188.48/cwt	182.50–207.00	3,251	12
Bulls	—	—	1,618	175.50/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,840	5
Bulls	—	—	2,034	215.58/cwt	207.00–223.00	4,385	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,448	3,603.47/head	3,350.00–3,850.00	3,603	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	2,627.18/head	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,627	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	199.10/cwt	187.50–202.00	2,079	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	229.24/cwt	177.00–289.00	2,256	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,492	3,666.67/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,450.28/head	2,000.00–2,925.00	2,450	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,389	2,875.00/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	2,875	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	244.36/cwt	217.00–270.00	2,270	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,503.95/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,504	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,660	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,880	4,761.24/head	4,550.00–5,000.00	4,761	2

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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