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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
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Published: 2025-03-17

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

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

306 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 270▼ 14 vs year ago 320 · −4.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 115▼ 120 vs year ago 180 · −66.7%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 10.00 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	—	High	1,701	170.96	2,908	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	136.61	2,068	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	136.38	1,675	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	116.68	1,214	49

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)	1,337	$2,180	23
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	888	$1,626	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,300	2thin

Every lot

27 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	—	—	1,394	154.93/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,160	7
Bulls	—	—	1,727	168.57/cwt	162.00–179.50	2,911	18
Bulls	—	—	1,868	186.50/cwt	181.00–195.00	3,484	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	960	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	720	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	99.73/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,029	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	80.48/cwt	70.00–87.50	832	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,407	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	125.54/cwt	113.00–133.00	1,311	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	136.01/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,662	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,554	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	143.21/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,820	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	136.49/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,081	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	143.97/cwt	142.00–145.50	2,203	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	800	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,400	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	888	1,625.63/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,626	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	2,106.31/head	1,775.00–2,750.00	2,106	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,250	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,477	2,294.44/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,294	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	162.13/cwt	142.50–190.00	1,680	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	160.09/cwt	141.00–188.00	1,751	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,916	1

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Mon Mar 17, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 270Year ago 320

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 115Year ago 180

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate

on a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	3,275.00	3,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	888	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	1	—	1,250	1,775.00	1,775.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,204	1,775.00–2,750.00	2,106.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,477	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,294.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	1	—	1,095	175.00	175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,094	141.00–188.00	160.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,036	142.50–190.00	162.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,868	181.00–195.00	186.50
7	—	1,394	151.00–159.00	154.93
18	—	1,727	162.00–179.50	168.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	125.00	125.00
73	—	1,222	129.00–142.00	136.01
9	—	1,271	142.00–144.00	143.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,525	129.00–142.00	136.49
9	—	1,530	142.00–145.50	143.97
1	—	960	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,043	133.00–137.00	134.94
25	—	1,044	113.00–133.00	125.54
11	—	1,032	90.00–111.00	99.73
5	—	1,034	70.00–87.50	80.48

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.