Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 1, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	200	—	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1280	1164	80-85%	7	140.00–149.00	$145.46	$1,693	+3.38
1125–1400	1268	80-85%	8	164.00–180.00	$169.73	$2,152	+7.52
970–1435	1278	80-85%	49	149.00–164.00	$157.10	$2,008	-5.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1170	967	85-90%	13	80.00–107.50	$98.77	$955	-53.24
875–1290	1055	85-90%	19	109.00–130.00	$119.56	$1,261	+1.15
895–1185	1078	85-90%	3	154.00–157.00	$155.62	$1,678	+16.80
865–1335	1092	85-90%	19	132.50–149.00	$140.39	$1,533	+1.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1400	1371	75-80%	4	141.50–147.00	$143.20	$1,963	—
1400–1905	1530	75-80%	19	150.00–166.00	$159.73	$2,444	+3.21
1570–1910	1740	75-80%	2	166.00–168.00	$167.10	$2,908	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1630	1485	2	212.00–217.00	$214.74	$3,189	—
1325–1725	1534	6	169.00–175.00	$172.66	$2,649	—
1530–1935	1757	13	180.00–193.50	$186.76	$3,281	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–907	883	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	239.00–245.00	$240.38	$2,123
825–1385	1191	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	165.00–202.50	$181.41	$2,161
1010–1520	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	162.00–185.00	$170.24	$2,043

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1160	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,941.82
930–1590	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,400.00–3,000.00	$2,687.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1020	952	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,300.00–2,450.00	$2,353.59
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00

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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
1252	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—
1450	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

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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.