Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	675	615	675
Slaughter cattle	476	461	476
Replacement cattle	199	154	199

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. The offering included a heavy supply of cull dairy cows. The supply of bred cows was light to moderate and the supply of cow/calf pairs was very light. 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
865–1500	1147	80-85%	56	40.00–45.00	$42.39	$486	—
1130–1480	1336	80-85%	26	52.00–60.50	$56.25	$752	—
850–1665	1353	80-85%	66	45.00–52.00	$48.86	$661	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1040	865	85-90%	10	14.00–25.00	$19.63	$170	—
900–1375	1091	85-90%	59	37.00–43.50	$39.85	$435	+8.89
670–1450	1108	85-90%	41	27.50–36.00	$31.99	$354	-8.49
915–1285	1156	85-90%	11	45.00–47.50	$46.70	$540	+1.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1093–1855	1343	75-80%	26	45.00–51.50	$47.81	$642	—
1160–1815	1380	75-80%	58	50.00–58.50	$53.96	$745	—
1400–1745	1589	75-80%	14	58.00–66.00	$61.93	$984	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1850	1476	8	59.50–69.00	$66.40	$980	+1.12
1335–2125	1696	19	70.00–78.00	$74.96	$1,271	—
1335–2020	1721	7	79.00–86.50	$82.07	$1,412	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1110–1118	1114	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	48.00–60.00	$54.02	$602
912–1960	1132	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	58.00–82.00	$64.94	$735

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–860	789	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	70.00–101.00	$81.97	$647

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
585–1060	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	35.00–43.00	$37.51	$319

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1278	1278	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	76.50	$76.50	$978

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1345	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	725.00–975.00	$842.58
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	600.00	$600.00
975–1340	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	900.00–1,160.00	$1,038.94
1080–1343	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	600.00–885.00	$779.72
1245–1355	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$747.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1145–1305	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	43.00–52.50	$48.48	$596
1105–1370	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	47.50–52.00	$49.93	$617

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1400–1465	1432	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,110.00	$980.57
1390–1550	1480	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	750.00–900.00	$838.42

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–950	918	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00
930–1015	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	600.00–885.00	$694.91
915–1035	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	585.00–685.00	$638.08

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1490–1535	1524	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	57.00–58.00	$57.76	$880

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1078–1130	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00	$600.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–885	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	460.00	$460.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1265	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,185.00–1,260.00	$1,223.49

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–808	764	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	550.00–710.00	$662.86
653–797	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	475.00–675.00	$609.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1055	968	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	775.00–950.00	$884.29

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
568	568	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	210.00	$210.00

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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
1200–1283	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	425.00	$425.00	—
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00	—

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)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—

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	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.