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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
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Published: 2025-08-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 18

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 192▼ 102 vs year ago 310 · −32.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 90▲ 39 vs year ago 73 · +53.4%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 lower. 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	1,709	200.63	3,428	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	173.98	2,174	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	169.75	2,688	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	149.42	1,589	43

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$2,839	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,825	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$2,691	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$2,052	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,289	$3,263	8

Every lot

28 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	—	—	1,534	184.01/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,823	6
Bulls	—	—	1,747	202.58/cwt	192.00–214.00	3,539	22
Bulls	—	—	1,777	219.60/cwt	216.00–223.00	3,902	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,028	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	125.17/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,178	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	154.34/cwt	142.50–165.00	1,688	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	169.79/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,898	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	163.37/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,000	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	180.43/cwt	177.50–182.00	2,236	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	173.08/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,170	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	163.31/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,389	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,790	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	171.04/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,773	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,230	2,450.00/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	262.36/cwt	232.00–282.00	2,075	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	209.68/cwt	185.00–257.50	2,185	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	187.16/cwt	172.00–200.00	1,975	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	963	2,002.34/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,002	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,051.52/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,052	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,013	2,250.74/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,251	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,641.31/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,641	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	2,595.26/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,595	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	2,186.87/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,324	3,287.82/head	3,050.00–3,650.00	3,288	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,512	2,881.81/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,882	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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 192Year ago 310

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 90Year ago 73

Compared to the last reported sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 lower. 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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,340	3,600.00	3,600.00

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	1	—	1,155	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,042	185.00–257.50	209.68
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	791	232.00–282.00	262.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,055	172.00–200.00	187.16

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)	3	—	1,512	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,881.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,324	3,050.00–3,650.00	3,287.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,238	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	—	1,160	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,641.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,161	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,595.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,186.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,051.52

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250.74

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	—	963	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,002.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,747	192.00–214.00	202.58
3	—	1,777	216.00–223.00	219.60
6	—	1,534	170.00–190.00	184.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,118	166.00–177.00	169.79
7	—	941	120.00–140.00	125.17
29	—	1,094	142.50–165.00	154.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	158.00–166.00	163.31
17	—	1,621	165.00–177.00	171.04
1	—	1,550	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	160.00–167.00	163.37
53	—	1,254	167.00–178.00	173.08
14	—	1,239	177.50–182.00	180.43

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.