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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
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Published: 2025-04-28

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 28

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

342 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 224▲ 186 vs year ago 156 · +119.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 92▲ 61 vs year ago 47 · +129.8%

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 and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 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	1,764	179.38	3,165	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	148.48	1,777	102
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	147.84	2,189	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	123.29	1,194	85

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)	1,178	$2,439	41
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$2,149	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,123	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,041	$2,442	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,665	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$3,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,825	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	—	—	1,524	154.76/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,359	4
Bulls	—	—	1,739	177.69/cwt	161.00–186.00	3,090	38
Bulls	—	—	1,925	192.92/cwt	185.50–202.00	3,714	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	881	80.05/cwt	60.00–90.00	705	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	106.44/cwt	94.00–118.00	987	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	130.29/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,286	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	146.72/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,477	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	138.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,590	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	156.70/cwt	154.50–165.00	1,860	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	148.48/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,791	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	139.97/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,943	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	148.31/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,194	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	156.24/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,653	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,665	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,278	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,825.00/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,825	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	1,480.16/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,480	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	2,573.61/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,574	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,027.33/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,027	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	2,261.09/head	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,261	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	2,122.92/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,123	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,219	2,683.68/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,684	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	2,166.67/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,167	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	2,717.37/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,717	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	227.14/cwt	210.00–267.50	1,856	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	162.50/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,622	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	180.71/cwt	157.00–220.00	1,892	18

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 Apr 28, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 342Last week 224Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 92Year ago 47

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was 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$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	3,575.00	3,575.00

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	—	1,310	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,825.00

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)	21	—	1,219	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,683.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,573.61

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)	7	—	1,105	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,027.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,122.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,156	1,750.00–2,500.00	2,261.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	945	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,480.16

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)	2	—	1,188	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,717.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	893	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,166.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	998	150.00–190.00	162.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	817	210.00–267.50	227.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,047	157.00–220.00	180.71

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	—	1,665	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,739	161.00–186.00	177.69
12	—	1,925	185.50–202.00	192.92
4	—	1,524	146.00–160.00	154.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	927	94.00–118.00	106.44
52	—	987	120.00–142.00	130.29
8	—	881	60.00–90.00	80.05
10	—	1,007	144.00–154.00	146.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,187	154.50–165.00	156.70
12	—	1,151	135.00–140.00	138.18
75	—	1,206	140.00–154.00	148.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,479	143.00–153.00	148.31
2	—	1,698	154.00–158.00	156.24
4	—	1,388	136.00–143.00	139.97

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.