Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	423	566	450
Slaughter cattle	262	374	306
Replacement cattle	161	192	144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold steady with instances 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady on a light supply. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and a very light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply and demand were 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
975–1600	1247	80-85%	18	41.00–47.00	$44.43	$554	—
980–1590	1275	80-85%	57	46.50–52.50	$49.54	$632	—
1065–1720	1406	80-85%	21	52.50–61.50	$57.36	$806	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681–900	767	85-90%	9	14.00–26.00	$17.63	$135	—
835–1480	1091	85-90%	17	29.00–40.00	$33.80	$369	—
1025–1330	1137	85-90%	14	45.00–51.00	$47.73	$543	-0.97
1015–1345	1160	85-90%	22	39.50–45.50	$42.26	$490	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1515	1291	75-80%	19	43.50–52.00	$49.14	$634	—
1150–1840	1463	75-80%	29	51.00–58.00	$54.42	$796	—
1300–1648	1563	75-80%	10	60.00–66.50	$64.96	$1,015	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1760	1522	3	64.00–70.50	$66.76	$1,016	—
1165–2235	1769	6	73.00–82.00	$76.83	$1,359	-1.11
1655–2240	1873	3	86.00–87.50	$86.60	$1,622	+1.89

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–882	832	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	96.00–100.00	$96.82	$806
635–955	844	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	65.00–77.00	$68.51	$578
775–987	924	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	58.00–66.00	$61.07	$564

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1047	1008	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	89.50–99.50	$92.63	$934
915–1225	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	56.00–68.00	$62.38	$666

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1113	1113	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	77.50	$77.50	$863
1190–1240	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–79.00	$71.86	$873

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1230	1128	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	600.00–800.00	$749.48
1130–1350	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	825.00–910.00	$847.82
950–1380	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	825.00–1,125.00	$933.53

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–960	918	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	450.00–485.00	$468.31
825–1075	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	635.00–825.00	$705.66
905–1030	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–760.00	$636.25

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1423–1625	1502	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,000.00	$950.09
1375–1820	1518	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	785.00–925.00	$839.93

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	400.00	$400.00
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	450.00	$450.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1155	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	760.00–800.00	$785.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1345–1353	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	875.00–885.00	$878.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120–1275	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	62.00–77.00	$69.01	$827

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–855	790	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	750.00–875.00	$817.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	+75.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1146	1146	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00	$725.00	—

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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.