Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	434	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1250	1151	80-85%	16	120.00–130.00	$126.42	$1,455	—
1015–1480	1237	80-85%	76	129.00–144.50	$135.47	$1,676	+9.56
1155–1425	1296	80-85%	10	145.00–151.00	$147.01	$1,905	+8.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–875	796	85-90%	4	65.00–87.50	$76.46	$609	—
935–1105	1000	85-90%	10	133.00–135.00	$134.20	$1,342	—
775–1195	1024	85-90%	11	95.00–113.00	$106.28	$1,088	—
845–1315	1069	85-90%	50	114.00–133.00	$124.29	$1,329	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1560	1384	75-80%	6	120.00–130.00	$122.93	$1,701	—
1295–1980	1471	75-80%	61	131.00–143.00	$136.57	$2,009	—
1535–2145	1781	75-80%	4	143.50–150.00	$146.04	$2,601	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–2115	1593	11	144.00–159.00	$150.98	$2,405	—
1390–2185	1831	14	182.00–204.00	$190.07	$3,480	+21.13
1320–2520	1844	40	160.00–182.00	$171.60	$3,164	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–1135	884	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	180.00–210.00	$191.74	$1,695
848–1130	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–145.00	$142.79	$1,408
798–1345	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	135.00–177.50	$158.46	$1,648

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1310	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,800.00–2,150.00	$2,017.86
1050–1205	1128	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,783.59
985–1310	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,500.00–2,100.00	$1,909.14
970–1560	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,650.00–2,200.00	$1,910.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1275	1207	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,252.56
1260–1550	1351	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,275.00–2,700.00	$2,388.71
1255–1555	1480	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,250.00–2,450.00	$2,407.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–955	885	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,834.89
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1185	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,325.00–2,800.00	$2,574.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1238–1288	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,950.00–3,100.00	$3,003.57	—
1369	1369	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—
1305–1409	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,950.00–3,075.00	$2,975.00	—
1703	1703	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—
1715	1715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045–1705	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,720.00	—
1415–1425	1418	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,775.00–2,950.00	$2,906.25	—

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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.