Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	227	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1390	1192	80-85%	45	144.00–155.00	$150.93	$1,799	-5.77
1005–1380	1224	80-85%	13	154.00–159.50	$156.50	$1,916	+8.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1115	897	85-90%	5	62.50–92.00	$79.65	$714	-0.40
910–1090	968	85-90%	5	105.00–121.00	$115.82	$1,121	-14.47
875–1235	1055	85-90%	16	123.00–146.00	$134.72	$1,421	—
955–1110	1056	85-90%	4	150.00–156.00	$152.12	$1,606	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1700	1481	75-80%	4	135.00–145.00	$141.43	$2,095	-6.88
1230–1765	1485	75-80%	20	145.00–156.00	$149.88	$2,226	+1.57
1440–1680	1568	75-80%	3	157.00–164.00	$160.68	$2,519	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1560	1434	4	158.00–165.00	$161.26	$2,312	—
1235–2120	1604	16	165.00–188.00	$177.01	$2,839	—
1745–2280	1982	9	188.00–208.00	$197.24	$3,909	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615–625	620	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	210.00–240.00	$225.12	$1,396
880–1190	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	157.00–180.00	$166.96	$1,711
780–1325	1121	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	162.50–217.50	$180.46	$2,023

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1150	1049	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,750.00–2,250.00	$2,031.89
1015–1145	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,779.51
1030–1130	1106	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,850.00–2,100.00	$1,943.52
970–1545	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,850.00–2,450.00	$2,289.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1320	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,200.00	$2,177.97
1150–1395	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,362.55
1060–1605	1271	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	2,400.00–2,850.00	$2,645.82

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1120	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,700.00	$2,557.01
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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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
1350–1462	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,525.00	$3,525.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1280	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,675.00	—
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
848	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.