Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	566	595	420
Slaughter cattle	374	399	239
Replacement cattle	192	196	181

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cow and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand light to moderate for slaughter classes. Most of the area has finally received some rain along with colder temperatures.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1345	1187	80-85%	15	52.00–57.00	$54.34	$645	+10.09
915–1538	1189	80-85%	71	46.00–52.50	$49.47	$588	+5.22
905–1465	1203	80-85%	34	39.00–47.00	$43.65	$525	-13.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703–1025	863	85-90%	21	13.00–28.00	$19.53	$169	—
825–1110	987	85-90%	35	29.00–40.00	$34.56	$341	—
835–1258	1044	85-90%	47	39.00–45.00	$42.28	$441	+7.24
818–1480	1139	85-90%	5	45.00–51.00	$48.70	$555	-0.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1580	1384	75-80%	38	51.00–58.50	$55.26	$765	+0.12
1233–1670	1412	75-80%	17	45.00–52.00	$48.02	$678	—
1315–1975	1545	75-80%	14	60.00–66.50	$63.62	$983	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1920	1596	8	62.00–71.50	$66.46	$1,061	—
1100–2195	1780	25	73.00–82.00	$77.94	$1,387	+0.21
1480–2065	1875	6	83.00–87.50	$84.71	$1,588	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–875	781	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	75.00–94.50	$83.65	$653
718–955	829	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	55.00–80.00	$62.66	$519
900–985	964	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	61.00–62.00	$61.23	$590

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1070	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	66.00–84.00	$75.31	$765

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
941–1210	1082	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	725.00–950.00	$871.10
1143–1235	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00
925–1390	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	825.00–1,100.00	$948.53
1100–1320	1239	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	600.00–900.00	$754.72

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1025	961	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	600.00–860.00	$739.52
915–1075	980	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	400.00–575.00	$523.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110–1235	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	49.00–51.00	$50.05	$587
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	53.00	$53.00	$662
1275–1330	1303	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	52.00–70.00	$60.81	$792

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255–1440	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	900.00–975.00	$940.07
1390–1470	1430	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	835.00–850.00	$842.71

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–770	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	325.00–400.00	$369.29
815	815	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1055	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	825.00–975.00	$912.13

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1210	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–935.00	$924.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—
1080–1320	1272	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	950.00–1,000.00	$990.00	—
1290	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1410	1410	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00	-125.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.