Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	595	493	697
Slaughter cattle	399	377	502
Replacement cattle	196	116	195

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Wednesday, fat breaking slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher while boning and lean slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. The offering included a moderate to light supply of bred cow and a light supply of cow/calf pairs following the replacement special this past Saturday evening. Supply was heavy and demand moderate for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1398	1159	80-85%	33	39.50–48.00	$44.25	$513	—
965–1360	1228	80-85%	17	53.00–60.00	$57.03	$700	+9.66
970–1520	1330	80-85%	86	47.00–53.50	$50.69	$674	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1560	1303	75-80%	19	45.00–52.00	$48.65	$634	—
1095–1740	1380	75-80%	45	52.00–58.50	$55.14	$761	—
1210–1900	1569	75-80%	26	59.00–68.50	$64.90	$1,018	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1135	904	85-90%	8	14.00–27.00	$21.37	$193	+1.03
820–1220	1011	85-90%	37	29.50–40.00	$35.04	$354	-14.64
950–1320	1136	85-90%	30	39.50–46.00	$44.01	$500	+0.83
850–1690	1138	85-90%	5	47.00–50.00	$48.72	$554	+5.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1915	1535	12	60.50–73.00	$68.97	$1,059	—
1240–2315	1752	17	73.00–84.50	$77.73	$1,362	—
1550–2180	1926	9	84.50–95.50	$88.68	$1,708	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
650–800	725	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	84.00–104.00	$92.76	$673
635–970	832	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	60.00–80.00	$71.18	$592
825–1045	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	50.00–68.00	$53.82	$525

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1035	971	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	77.50–100.50	$84.68	$822
885–1275	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	57.00–82.00	$66.63	$716
1125–1245	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	56.50–67.00	$64.17	$742

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
570–678	642	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	35.00–55.00	$49.08	$315
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	57.00	$57.00	$482

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1108	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	53.00	$53.00	$587

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1285	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–835.00	$830.28
1190–1258	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	625.00–675.00	$658.94
1185–1290	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00–950.00	$871.82
1055–1347	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	675.00–875.00	$753.33

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1390–1530	1458	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	860.00–1,000.00	$921.42
1255–1545	1473	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–900.00	$868.04
1385–1565	1484	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	710.00–910.00	$848.34

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1040	889	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	600.00–710.00	$643.55
780–1035	908	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00–825.00	$696.69
925–995	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00
1053	1053	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	500.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1300	1214	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	46.00–54.00	$51.51	$625
1220–1375	1262	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	44.00–48.50	$47.59	$601

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1205	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–725.00	$690.71
1210–1320	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	785.00–800.00	$792.83

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1045	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	44.50–53.00	$48.58	$488

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
723	723	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1005	955	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00–735.00	$716.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1430	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	735.00	$735.00	—

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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.