Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

This is an archived report. See the latest Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle report →

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	246	—	—

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1495	1495	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1350	1150	80-85%	3	135.00–136.00	$135.32	$1,556	-17.32
1000–1325	1184	80-85%	53	139.00–147.50	$144.86	$1,715	-7.78
945–1345	1224	80-85%	11	150.00–160.00	$152.28	$1,864	+10.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1045	970	85-90%	3	67.50–80.00	$75.68	$734	—
840–1270	988	85-90%	11	105.00–117.00	$110.49	$1,092	—
730–1213	997	85-90%	33	120.00–139.00	$130.94	$1,305	—
980–1195	1039	85-90%	7	144.00–147.50	$144.93	$1,506	+14.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1655	1421	75-80%	19	139.00–149.50	$147.53	$2,096	—
1465–1580	1513	75-80%	3	135.00–137.00	$135.70	$2,053	-6.11
1470–1570	1523	75-80%	3	150.00–163.00	$154.18	$2,348	+12.37

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1740	1468	3	147.50–160.00	$155.80	$2,287	—
1200–1960	1632	17	160.00–181.00	$174.98	$2,856	—
1635–2300	1940	7	186.00–210.00	$194.32	$3,770	+5.01

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1150	912	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	200.00–247.50	$220.72	$2,013
785–1240	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	155.00–215.00	$180.34	$1,888

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1130	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,250.00	$2,012.05
865–1410	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	1,800.00–2,550.00	$2,235.34
1160–1345	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,900.00–2,150.00	$1,964.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1165	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,300.00–2,550.00	$2,492.69
1085–1450	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,500.00–2,850.00	$2,686.77
1375	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,375.00	$2,375.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1125	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,523.65

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290–1445	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,900.00–3,500.00	$3,200.00	—
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1465	1465	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1820	1820	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.