Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	291	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1460	1264	80-85%	50	133.00–147.50	$140.02	$1,770	—
1240–1395	1303	80-85%	3	120.00–130.00	$125.16	$1,631	—
1110–1495	1319	80-85%	13	146.00–153.00	$148.17	$1,954	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1245	933	85-90%	10	70.00–90.00	$82.02	$765	—
920–1155	1022	85-90%	13	92.50–110.00	$102.74	$1,050	-22.12
1050–1053	1052	85-90%	5	134.00–136.50	$135.50	$1,425	-0.23
920–1285	1067	85-90%	25	115.00–134.00	$125.41	$1,338	-10.32

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1585	1443	75-80%	3	125.00–130.00	$128.09	$1,848	—
1280–1945	1492	75-80%	34	132.00–146.00	$140.57	$2,097	—
1360–1743	1573	75-80%	7	146.00–149.00	$147.68	$2,323	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1900	1658	6	147.00–161.00	$153.81	$2,550	—
1270–2365	1770	21	162.00–180.00	$171.48	$3,035	—
1560–2270	1884	9	184.00–199.00	$189.65	$3,573	+7.09

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–985	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	150.00–182.00	$164.00	$1,525
780–966	934	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	187.50–218.00	$211.71	$1,977
660–1355	999	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	145.00–197.00	$166.59	$1,664

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1100	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,150.00	$1,957.54
960–1520	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,800.00–2,250.00	$2,063.41
930–1340	1187	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,700.00–2,125.00	$2,026.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1333–1490	1366	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,175.00–2,550.00	$2,252.66
1325–1515	1411	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,350.00–2,900.00	$2,597.03
1415	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1090	960	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,200.00	$2,091.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1570	1570	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1081	1081	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1500–1725	1613	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,650.00–2,850.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.