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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
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Published: 2025-02-17

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Feb 17

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 199▼ 107 vs year ago 407 · −26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 76▼ 71 vs year ago 151 · −47.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 9.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was very 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	—	Low	1,691	173.60	2,935	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	143.14	1,776	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	139.81	2,083	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	118.05	1,221	65

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)	1,172	$2,201	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,731	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,272	$2,300	3thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	154.37/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,189	3
Bulls	—	—	1,697	171.74/cwt	160.00–183.00	2,914	32
Bulls	—	—	1,767	188.27/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,327	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	78.19/cwt	60.00–85.00	696	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	100.70/cwt	87.50–110.00	985	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,374	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	126.28/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,350	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	130.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,604	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	150.00/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,859	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	140.90/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,753	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	148.52/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,188	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	139.74/cwt	134.50–147.00	2,079	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	129.59/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,987	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	1,995.78/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	1,996	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,731.08/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,731	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,180	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	2,435.68/head	2,300.00–2,575.00	2,436	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	208.71/cwt	202.50–212.50	2,050	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	168.24/cwt	148.00–194.00	1,767	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	147.87/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,681	3

This sale against other markets

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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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Feb 17, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 199Year ago 407

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 76Year ago 151

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 9.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,455	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,272	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,143	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,731.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,139	1,600.00–2,350.00	1,995.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,210	2,300.00–2,575.00	2,435.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	982	202.50–212.50	208.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,050	148.00–194.00	168.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,137	140.00–160.00	147.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	146.00–159.00	154.37
32	—	1,697	160.00–183.00	171.74
8	—	1,767	184.00–192.00	188.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	134.00–136.00	135.00
11	—	978	87.50–110.00	100.70
6	—	890	60.00–85.00	78.19
44	—	1,069	116.00–134.00	126.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,239	148.00–155.00	150.00
37	—	1,244	133.00–148.00	140.90
7	—	1,229	125.00–134.00	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,488	134.50–147.00	139.74
5	—	1,473	148.00–150.00	148.52
4	—	1,533	126.00–131.00	129.59

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.