Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2025-06-02

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jun 2
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
394 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 281▼ 55 vs year ago 449 · −12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 167▲ 50 vs year ago 126 · +39.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply after no slaughter/replacement cattle sale last week for the Memorial Day holiday.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,638193.193,16464
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,229155.491,910104
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,494154.902,31465
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,043135.221,41191

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,186$2,64542
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$2,1547
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,05328
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,7045
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$2,3823thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)894$2,2144thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,635$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,166$2,82912

Every lot

33 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,416168.16/cwt158.00–175.002,38110
Bulls——1,614191.40/cwt178.00–209.003,08942
Bulls——1,905218.10/cwt209.00–230.504,15511
Bulls——Non-Traditional1,920244.50/cwt244.50–244.504,6941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94091.61/cwt70.00–100.008615
Cows—Lean 85-90%953120.76/cwt107.00–130.001,15119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065155.44/cwt153.00–158.001,6553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077141.97/cwt130.00–150.001,52964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214145.55/cwt139.00–147.501,76710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221155.36/cwt149.00–162.501,89782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292164.68/cwt161.50–168.002,12812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435165.22/cwt163.00–167.502,3713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470146.92/cwt144.00–150.002,1609
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501155.67/cwt150.00–161.002,33753
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6353,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29502,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,816.67/head2,650.00–2,900.002,8173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,466.67/head2,000.00–2,900.002,4673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5753,450.00/head3,300.00–3,600.003,4502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730234.67/cwt229.00–240.001,7133
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,024169.52/cwt152.50–192.001,73611
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060182.58/cwt160.00–217.001,93530
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27972,169.04/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1693
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19232,381.77/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3823
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0792,742.87/head2,600.00–2,850.002,7434
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth9751,596.92/head1,500.00–1,700.001,5972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,968.98/head1,850.00–2,150.001,9694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1122,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,429.07/head2,000.00–2,675.002,42921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,087.98/head1,750.00–2,200.002,08826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2292,860.61/head2,650.00–3,100.002,86121

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.