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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 13, 2025

241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 241 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1009 977 85-90% 7 160.00–162.00 $160.29 $1,566 +42.05
800–1135 987 85-90% 9 85.00–105.00 $93.33 $921 -24.91
805–1200 1001 85-90% 20 110.00–139.00 $124.47 $1,246 -16.36
920–1295 1066 85-90% 22 137.00–160.00 $147.27 $1,570 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1370 1225 80-85% 5 145.00–155.00 $150.83 $1,848 —
1045–1420 1233 80-85% 45 157.00–167.50 $163.60 $2,017 —
1280–1340 1310 80-85% 2 172.00 $172.00 $2,253 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1775 1520 75-80% 19 156.00–168.00 $162.59 $2,471 —
1280–1805 1527 75-80% 12 145.00–155.00 $150.91 $2,304 —
1565–1665 1613 75-80% 3 175.00–188.00 $181.39 $2,926 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1905 1515 7 160.00–180.00 $173.33 $2,626 +2.34
1250–2230 1737 20 180.00–206.00 $191.38 $3,324 +0.60
1715–2275 1995 2 218.00–222.00 $220.28 $4,395 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–1075 855 (<2 yrs)Open 5 260.00–310.00 $285.81 $2,444
805–1470 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 172.00–275.00 $212.47 $2,216
955–1255 1099 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 165.00–227.00 $190.01 $2,088

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1500 1189 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 2,150.00–2,700.00 $2,385.83
1020–1510 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 2,300.00–3,100.00 $2,832.88
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1203–1390 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 3,250.00–3,550.00 $3,466.58

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–963 910 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 3,600.00–3,625.00 $3,616.28

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1587 1587 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 3,850.00 $3,850.00 —

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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.