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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 291 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1350 1229 80-85% 7 125.00–134.00 $130.50 $1,604 +10.27
1030–1318 1239 80-85% 25 148.00–155.00 $150.00 $1,858 +29.77
1035–1405 1244 80-85% 37 133.00–148.00 $140.90 $1,753 +20.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1100 890 85-90% 6 60.00–85.00 $78.19 $696 —
775–1195 978 85-90% 11 87.50–110.00 $100.70 $985 +1.95
975–1055 1018 85-90% 4 134.00–136.00 $135.00 $1,374 —
810–1290 1069 85-90% 44 116.00–134.00 $126.28 $1,350 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1363–1915 1473 75-80% 5 148.00–150.00 $148.52 $2,188 +27.37
1340–1925 1488 75-80% 39 134.50–147.00 $139.74 $2,079 +18.59
1400–1780 1533 75-80% 4 126.00–131.00 $129.59 $1,987 -3.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1855 1418 3 146.00–159.00 $154.37 $2,189 —
1210–2765 1697 32 160.00–183.00 $171.74 $2,914 —
1250–2380 1767 8 184.00–192.00 $188.27 $3,327 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950–988 982 (<2 yrs)Open 6 202.50–212.50 $208.71 $2,050
815–1425 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 30 148.00–194.00 $168.24 $1,767
950–1340 1137 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 140.00–160.00 $147.87 $1,681

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1605 1139 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,600.00–2,350.00 $1,995.78
1000–1275 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,400.00–2,000.00 $1,731.08
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1393 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 2,300.00–2,575.00 $2,435.68

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1272 1272 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1455 1455 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00 -150.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.