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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 675 269
Slaughter cattle 325 476 191
Replacement cattle 139 199 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and a very light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand moderate for slaughter cows.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1605 1228 80-85% 34 38.00–45.50 $41.98 $516 —
980–1623 1257 80-85% 64 45.00–52.00 $48.42 $609 —
1055–1515 1361 80-85% 16 53.00–58.00 $54.74 $745 +5.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1623 1406 75-80% 38 45.00–51.00 $48.26 $679 —
1125–1785 1444 75-80% 32 50.50–56.50 $54.01 $780 —
1480–1815 1588 75-80% 9 59.00–65.50 $61.65 $979 -0.28
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
738–1125 856 85-90% 10 10.00–25.00 $16.69 $143 -2.94
830–1415 1003 85-90% 17 28.00–35.00 $30.46 $306 —
790–1285 1017 85-90% 32 37.00–43.00 $39.85 $405 —
920–1400 1157 85-90% 4 44.50–49.00 $47.11 $545 +0.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1655 1341 5 58.50–67.00 $63.31 $849 —
1400–2110 1691 9 70.00–79.00 $73.86 $1,249 -1.10
1735–1990 1886 7 72.00–86.00 $79.88 $1,507 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–985 958 (<2 yrs)Open 2 70.00–88.50 $78.98 $757
905–1245 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 61.00–87.50 $74.80 $761
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–925 852 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 71.50–91.00 $83.94 $715

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–955 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 785.00–800.00 $792.66
1075–1380 1201 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 825.00–1,150.00 $982.49
1131–1390 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 600.00–925.00 $801.63
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–985 946 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 660.00–850.00 $760.43
910–1132 993 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 500.00–650.00 $570.03
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170–1505 1352 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 875.00–1,035.00 $998.23
1515–1840 1637 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 825.00–950.00 $911.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1080–1315 1217 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 42.50–54.00 $48.89 $595
1270–1365 1341 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 45.00–50.50 $49.20 $660
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 35.00 $35.00 $329
990 990 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 41.00 $41.00 $406
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1130 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 735.00–810.00 $787.09
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1400–1430 1415 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 49.00–56.00 $53.01 $750

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–978 937 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 760.00–825.00 $791.06
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
738 738 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 435.00 $435.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
675 675 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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.