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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 17, 2025

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 352 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1255 1002 85-90% 22 75.00–105.00 $92.68 $929 -28.44
825–1175 1026 85-90% 31 107.00–130.00 $116.33 $1,194 -4.79
825–1285 1064 85-90% 42 130.00–153.00 $140.37 $1,494 -10.02
995–1215 1083 85-90% 4 152.50–155.00 $153.87 $1,666 +3.48
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1290 1219 80-85% 4 161.00–165.00 $162.52 $1,981 +1.20
1075–1395 1232 80-85% 13 138.00–147.00 $141.26 $1,740 -20.06
985–1440 1234 80-85% 79 145.00–159.00 $152.28 $1,879 -9.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1610 1449 75-80% 7 139.00–145.00 $140.94 $2,042 -21.10
1255–1855 1477 75-80% 26 148.00–159.50 $152.49 $2,252 +7.55
1550–1585 1576 75-80% 4 160.00–163.00 $160.74 $2,533 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1645 1534 4 173.00–178.00 $174.84 $2,682 —
1410–2450 1764 17 179.00–195.00 $185.52 $3,273 —
2155–2205 2180 2 199.00–217.00 $207.90 $4,532 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
610–1045 856 (<2 yrs)Open 8 243.00–280.00 $258.98 $2,217
720–1390 1007 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 167.50–230.00 $186.60 $1,879
865–1082 1011 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 160.00–195.00 $180.48 $1,825

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1178 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,900.00–2,550.00 $2,285.76
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00
965–1380 1171 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 1,850.00–2,800.00 $2,346.20
995–1410 1184 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 1,700.00–2,500.00 $2,255.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1282 1282 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,875.00 $2,875.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1100 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,650.00 $1,543.23
980–1205 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,675.00–1,700.00 $1,686.21

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1020 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,550.00 $2,478.46
1200 1200 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 AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955–1075 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00–2,700.00 $2,650.00 —
1080–1390 1271 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 3,100.00–3,500.00 $3,260.00 —
1370–1445 1420 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,900.00–3,550.00 $3,333.33 +487.33

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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.