Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	627	423	451
Slaughter cattle	408	262	330
Replacement cattle	219	161	121

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower with a high percent of the offering going to slaughter. There was a heavy supply of stock cows. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and a very light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand moderate for slaughter cows.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1435	1150	80-85%	41	39.50–46.00	$43.44	$500	—
890–1520	1216	80-85%	62	45.00–51.00	$48.28	$587	+3.85
1105–1565	1297	80-85%	22	50.50–59.00	$54.62	$708	+5.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1165	985	85-90%	4	21.00–26.00	$24.47	$241	—
780–1355	1021	85-90%	47	29.00–39.00	$33.88	$346	—
995–1290	1070	85-90%	13	44.00–47.00	$45.53	$487	+11.73
765–1275	1106	85-90%	46	38.00–44.50	$41.52	$459	-6.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1612	1297	75-80%	38	41.00–51.00	$46.22	$599	-2.92
1085–1670	1309	75-80%	47	50.50–56.50	$53.26	$697	—
1285–1835	1481	75-80%	24	58.00–64.50	$60.76	$900	+6.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1920	1557	5	62.00–72.00	$68.62	$1,068	—
1285–2270	1795	11	72.00–81.00	$76.08	$1,366	-0.75
1775–2200	1930	6	82.00–93.00	$85.48	$1,650	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
928–1045	948	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	78.00–92.00	$89.43	$848
878–1180	982	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	60.00–85.00	$70.54	$693
1048–1118	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	53.50–61.00	$55.87	$599

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
743–985	816	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	62.00–83.00	$69.39	$566
865–1040	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	48.00–58.00	$52.54	$501

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
793–905	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	45.00–54.00	$51.05	$421

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130–1270	1197	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	66.00–74.50	$70.17	$840

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1310	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	825.00–950.00	$911.15
1175–1350	1263	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$676.73
1067–1375	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	600.00–935.00	$785.41
1085–1380	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	825.00–1,110.00	$1,013.78
1168–1362	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	600.00–900.00	$767.17

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–975	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	675.00–910.00	$791.29
815–1035	927	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	400.00–685.00	$522.01
845–1055	961	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	685.00–800.00	$726.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1266	1266	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	985.00	$985.00
1310–1320	1311	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	960.00–985.00	$981.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1143–1320	1207	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	42.00–46.00	$44.27	$534
1200–1325	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	50.00–74.00	$58.62	$736

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	760.00	$760.00
1410–1510	1448	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00–925.00	$900.40
1525–1530	1528	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,085.00	$992.65

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1406	1406	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1418	1418	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	60.50	$60.50	$858
1415–1570	1493	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	54.00–58.50	$56.37	$842

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1435	1435	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+100.00
1440	1440	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—
1530	1530	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1235–1335	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–975.00	$950.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–935	873	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–925.00	$883.33	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.