Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	481	627	434
Slaughter cattle	405	408	304
Replacement cattle	76	219	130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all classes traded steady with a strong undertone. Supply light, with good demand for lean cows. Not enough replacement cattle for a comparison.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1495	1185	80-85%	71	45.00–51.50	$47.90	$568	+4.46
925–1573	1209	80-85%	19	41.00–45.00	$44.26	$535	-4.02
825–1540	1213	80-85%	57	51.00–60.00	$54.94	$666	+6.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1395	1001	85-90%	12	20.00–26.00	$23.54	$236	-10.34
810–1205	1018	85-90%	18	44.00–49.50	$45.48	$463	+11.60
785–1205	1019	85-90%	29	27.00–40.00	$34.57	$352	+0.69
815–1590	1066	85-90%	31	37.50–44.50	$42.04	$448	-3.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1520	1378	75-80%	30	50.50–56.50	$53.02	$731	—
1350–1565	1450	75-80%	11	47.50–51.50	$49.26	$714	-11.50
1400–1675	1514	75-80%	22	57.00–63.50	$59.23	$897	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1865	1393	11	60.00–70.00	$63.69	$887	—
1140–1975	1667	14	68.50–80.00	$76.24	$1,271	—
975–2140	1777	13	80.00–91.50	$85.79	$1,524	+9.71

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055–1235	1151	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	70.00–95.00	$80.87	$931

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–975	968	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	75.00–77.00	$75.67	$732
915–1080	976	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	70.00–97.00	$87.13	$850

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–825	774	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	85.00–100.00	$88.97	$689

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1245	1174	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	550.00–850.00	$669.08
1015–1375	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	700.00–900.00	$807.05

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1410–1435	1432	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	910.00–925.00	$911.85

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–995	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	585.00–685.00	$640.68

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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.