Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2025-09-22

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Sep 22
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 263▼ 11 vs year ago 272 · −4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 107▲ 31 vs year ago 81 · +38.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,716189.733,25635
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,188162.411,93069
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,493156.492,33735
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,038134.231,39360

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)1,199$2,74821
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,216$2,7007
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,62315
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$3,0972thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)900$2,5763thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,430$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,526$3,9405

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,637174.97/cwt163.00–183.002,86410
Bulls——1,728191.78/cwt184.00–198.003,31421
Bulls——1,853215.87/cwt208.00–223.004,0004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955106.20/cwt95.00–116.001,0148
Cows—Lean 85-90%998122.50/cwt115.00–130.001,22312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066143.36/cwt135.00–155.001,52840
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186161.47/cwt154.00–168.001,91554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196171.08/cwt167.00–174.002,04611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200151.32/cwt149.00–154.001,8164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,479149.76/cwt148.00–152.002,21511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500159.57/cwt154.00–166.002,39424
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3933,625.00/head3,600.00–3,650.003,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4304,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6154,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29002,575.74/head2,400.00–2,800.002,5763
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0553,096.68/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0972
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2677260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7603
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850268.23/cwt262.00–275.002,2802
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2989197.73/cwt170.00–232.001,95613
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084192.03/cwt170.00–250.002,0827
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29651,849.31/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1222,755.03/head2,300.00–3,050.002,75512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1583,014.39/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,443.43/head1,950.00–2,900.002,44311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2592,463.90/head2,050.00–2,750.002,4644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3483,116.69/head2,900.00–3,350.003,1174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4693,181.58/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1826

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.