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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 615 776 394
Slaughter cattle 461 512 296
Replacement cattle 154 264 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, breaking and boning slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher while lean slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. The slaughter offering included a high percentage of cull dairy cows. There was a light supply of both bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand moderate for slaughter cows.

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1720 1430 75-80% 56 45.00–51.00 $48.04 $687 -4.38
1175–1770 1484 75-80% 66 50.00–58.00 $54.73 $812 —
1440–1780 1610 75-80% 25 57.00–67.00 $62.52 $1,007 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1695 1204 80-85% 49 38.00–45.00 $41.45 $499 -5.01
925–1520 1225 80-85% 71 44.50–51.00 $48.06 $589 -3.10
1139–1450 1267 80-85% 17 50.00–57.00 $53.33 $676 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1150 980 85-90% 15 14.00–25.00 $18.94 $186 -13.81
730–1515 1077 85-90% 38 26.00–36.50 $30.96 $333 —
800–1495 1126 85-90% 35 37.00–44.00 $40.48 $456 —
985–1248 1169 85-90% 9 43.00–46.00 $45.22 $529 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1950 1492 10 57.00–69.00 $65.28 $974 —
1245–2175 1637 13 69.50–78.00 $75.01 $1,228 —
1345–2170 1791 7 79.00–82.00 $80.76 $1,446 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1019 1006 (<2 yrs)Open 10 85.00–98.50 $97.31 $979
942–1260 1041 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 65.00–95.00 $77.82 $810
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
610–882 822 (<2 yrs)Open 5 106.00–108.00 $106.71 $877
830–845 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 78.00–79.00 $78.66 $657
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–985 888 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 55.00–56.00 $55.55 $493

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1360 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 800.00–1,050.00 $907.61
1077–1333 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 26 600.00–810.00 $731.19
1065–1388 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 700.00–935.00 $777.68
1180–1320 1232 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 600.00–875.00 $656.67
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1405–1540 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 775.00–885.00 $809.13
1470–1765 1573 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 885.00–1,075.00 $972.19
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1438 1438 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 49.50 $49.50 $712
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1345 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 600.00–775.00 $668.53
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1020 977 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 510.00–600.00 $554.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1400 1302 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,135.00–1,285.00 $1,193.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–915 908 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 525.00–660.00 $592.50 —
990–1030 1022 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 10 935.00 $935.00 +181.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1205 1205 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.