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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
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Published: 2025-03-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Mar 31

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 290▼ 60 vs year ago 305 · −19.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 77▲ 40 vs year ago 80 · +50.0%

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 steady, and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher on high dressing bulls. 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	—	Average	1,780	173.08	3,080	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	140.95	1,799	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	140.85	2,115	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	112.61	1,159	53

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)	1,245	$2,228	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$2,129	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,958	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,570	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,092	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,613	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,081	$2,650	8

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	—	—	1,658	153.81/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,550	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	171.48/cwt	162.00–180.00	3,035	21
Bulls	—	—	1,884	189.65/cwt	184.00–199.00	3,573	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	82.02/cwt	70.00–90.00	765	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	102.74/cwt	92.50–110.00	1,050	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	135.50/cwt	134.00–136.50	1,425	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	125.41/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,338	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	140.02/cwt	133.00–147.50	1,770	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,631	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	148.17/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,954	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	128.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,848	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	140.57/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,097	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	147.68/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,323	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,613	2,750.00/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	1,957.54/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,958	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	2,063.41/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,063	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	2,026.91/head	1,700.00–2,125.00	2,027	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,366	2,252.66/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,253	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,411	2,597.03/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,597	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,415	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,091.93/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,092	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,570	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	164.00/cwt	150.00–182.00	1,525	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	211.71/cwt	187.50–218.00	1,977	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	166.59/cwt	145.00–197.00	1,664	22

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 31, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 290Year ago 305

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 77Year ago 80

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady, and slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher on high dressing bulls. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,613	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,081	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,366	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,252.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,411	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,597.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,187	1,700.00–2,125.00	2,026.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,017	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,957.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,171	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,063.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	960	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,091.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	12	—	934	187.50–218.00	211.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	999	145.00–197.00	166.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	150.00–182.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,770	162.00–180.00	171.48
9	—	1,884	184.00–199.00	189.65
6	—	1,658	147.00–161.00	153.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,264	133.00–147.50	140.02
13	—	1,319	146.00–153.00	148.17
3	—	1,303	120.00–130.00	125.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	933	70.00–90.00	82.02
25	—	1,067	115.00–134.00	125.41
5	—	1,052	134.00–136.50	135.50
13	—	1,022	92.50–110.00	102.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,492	132.00–146.00	140.57
7	—	1,573	146.00–149.00	147.68
3	—	1,443	125.00–130.00	128.09

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.