Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	249	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012–1370	1144	80-85%	6	164.00–171.00	$167.99	$1,922	—
1015–1340	1168	80-85%	9	140.00–154.00	$145.73	$1,702	-0.99
1005–1385	1195	80-85%	63	150.00–166.00	$158.84	$1,898	+12.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1010	878	85-90%	4	80.00–107.00	$100.55	$883	—
900–995	922	85-90%	5	156.00–162.50	$160.13	$1,476	+71.82
805–1050	975	85-90%	10	107.00–129.00	$118.24	$1,153	+1.95
815–1375	1036	85-90%	34	130.00–155.00	$140.83	$1,459	-3.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1635	1439	75-80%	18	154.50–168.00	$159.61	$2,297	—
1380–1505	1452	75-80%	5	147.00–153.00	$149.54	$2,171	-21.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1765	1538	4	168.00–175.00	$170.99	$2,630	-5.15
1435–2205	1744	19	180.00–202.00	$190.78	$3,327	—
1795	1795	1	215.00	$215.00	$3,859	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–758	711	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	270.00–310.00	$288.70	$2,053
910–1090	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	187.50–240.00	$213.08	$2,159
760–1445	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	182.50–260.00	$215.22	$2,189

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1105	1017	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,185.98
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00	$2,200.00
980–1630	1136	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,100.00–2,900.00	$2,650.68
1095–1595	1334	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,800.00–2,750.00	$2,424.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1180	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,850.00–3,350.00	$3,200.57
1222–1505	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	3,250.00–3,575.00	$3,406.00
1428–1835	1564	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,817.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–910	863	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,323.62

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–880	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,350.00–2,700.00	$2,533.88

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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
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1100–1515	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00–3,400.00	$3,300.00	—
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390–1685	1538	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,100.00–4,400.00	$4,250.00	—

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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.