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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 493 581 485
Slaughter cattle 377 — 374
Replacement cattle 116 — 111

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, all classes traded steady to firm. Supply was light with moderate demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–1155 919 85-90% 10 16.50–26.00 $20.34 $187
790–1223 1042 85-90% 15 48.00–52.00 $49.68 $518
665–1340 1046 85-90% 46 27.00–40.00 $35.89 $375
898–1605 1115 85-90% 36 39.00–47.00 $43.18 $481
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1435 1124 80-85% 20 40.00–47.50 $42.56 $478
995–1550 1218 80-85% 59 43.50–52.50 $47.37 $577
915–1605 1241 80-85% 28 52.50–60.50 $54.93 $682
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1240–1820 1414 75-80% 17 47.00–51.50 $49.18 $695
1318–1640 1433 75-80% 14 52.00–55.00 $53.36 $765
1250–1745 1549 75-80% 10 57.00–65.50 $59.35 $919

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095–2205 1664 55 63.00–98.50 $78.41 $1,305
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–1445 1035 9 54.00–60.00 $57.89 $599

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
988–1190 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 61.00–70.00 $63.08 $648
850–1270 1049 (<2 yrs)Open 23 58.00–96.00 $72.11 $756
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–855 763 (<2 yrs)Open 8 57.00–95.00 $79.40 $606

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1350 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 875.00–1,210.00 $1,069.71
1215–1295 1244 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 625.00–860.00 $783.49
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–978 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 575.00–725.00 $612.75
905–1185 997 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 550.00–835.00 $741.74
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1338–1365 1347 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 700.00–1,225.00 $968.39

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1300 1186 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 775.00–900.00 $825.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–990 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 735.00–875.00 $783.75
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300–1325 1313 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–925.00 $862.50

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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.