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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
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Published: 2025-12-08

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Dec 8

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

344 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 200▲ 38 vs year ago 306 · +12.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 50▲ 29 vs year ago 119 · +24.4%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy 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	1,695	185.15	3,138	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	153.01	1,881	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	152.04	2,333	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,057	124.99	1,321	110

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)	1,314	$2,685	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,207	$2,346	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,222	$2,322	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,089	$3,722	14
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$3,625	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$2,358	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,103	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,530	$3,239	14

Every lot

29 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,606	172.48/cwt	161.00–181.00	2,770	7
Bulls	—	—	1,736	191.06/cwt	181.00–200.00	3,317	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	91.26/cwt	80.00–105.00	844	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	118.06/cwt	105.00–127.50	1,184	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	153.02/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,572	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	137.49/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,559	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	145.93/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,789	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	154.52/cwt	148.00–161.50	1,901	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,012	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	156.33/cwt	147.00–160.50	2,389	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	161.68/cwt	160.50–163.00	2,490	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	144.74/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,233	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,484	3,036.36/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,036	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,685	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,703	4,075.00/head	4,050.00–4,100.00	4,075	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	2,103.08/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,103	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,118.28/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,118	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	2,321.67/head	1,950.00–2,575.00	2,322	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	3,065.47/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,065	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,336	2,629.20/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,629	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	2,103.03/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	1,777.83/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,778	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	3,625.00/head	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,625	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,089	3,722.08/head	3,650.00–3,775.00	3,722	14
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,744.29/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,744	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	243.21/cwt	220.00–280.00	2,225	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	198.98/cwt	175.00–245.00	2,294	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	168.80/cwt	162.50–175.00	2,144	2

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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 200Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 148Last week 50Year ago 119

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,685	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,484	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,036.36

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	—	1,703	4,050.00–4,100.00	4,075.00

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)	6	—	1,325	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,065.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,242	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	20	—	1,336	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,629.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,190	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,118.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,222	1,950.00–2,575.00	2,321.67

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	—	1,055	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,103.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,625.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,089	3,650.00–3,775.00	3,722.08

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,103.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,095	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,744.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,777.83

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	4	—	915	220.00–280.00	243.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,153	175.00–245.00	198.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	162.50–175.00	168.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,736	181.00–200.00	191.06
7	—	1,606	161.00–181.00	172.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,226	142.00–150.00	145.93
72	—	1,230	148.00–161.50	154.52
2	—	1,238	162.00–163.00	162.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,528	147.00–160.50	156.33
21	—	1,543	141.00–148.00	144.74
3	—	1,540	160.50–163.00	161.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	925	80.00–105.00	91.26
57	—	1,134	128.00–149.00	137.49
7	—	1,027	149.00–157.00	153.02
24	—	1,003	105.00–127.50	118.06

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.