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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 24, 2025

212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 212 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–980 960 85-90% 4 150.00–155.00 $152.01 $1,459 —
860–1180 988 85-90% 11 91.00–107.00 $96.65 $955 —
935–1220 1068 85-90% 20 107.00–127.00 $118.41 $1,265 -21.96
830–1288 1080 85-90% 33 130.00–149.00 $138.82 $1,499 -15.05
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1365 1185 80-85% 8 135.00–145.00 $142.08 $1,684 —
1060–1442 1246 80-85% 22 147.50–161.00 $156.15 $1,946 +3.87
1135–1470 1274 80-85% 4 161.00–164.00 $162.21 $2,067 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1555 1497 75-80% 3 140.00–145.00 $142.74 $2,137 -9.75
1410–1710 1538 75-80% 13 150.00–162.00 $156.52 $2,407 —
1510–1720 1578 75-80% 4 163.50–188.00 $170.55 $2,691 +9.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1515 1406 6 168.00–179.00 $173.22 $2,435 —
1430–2245 1678 8 182.00–197.00 $187.78 $3,151 —
2055 2055 1 215.00 $215.00 $4,418 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705–1040 876 (<2 yrs)Open 6 209.00–267.50 $224.39 $1,966
815–1290 1051 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 21 157.50–230.00 $190.63 $2,004
935–1260 1123 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 152.00–182.50 $170.07 $1,910

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1170 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,500.00–2,250.00 $1,947.88
750–1515 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,900.00–3,000.00 $2,528.60
1070–1380 1269 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,750.00–2,500.00 $2,186.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180–1305 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 2,800.00–3,350.00 $3,232.70

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1108 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1340 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,750.00 —

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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.