Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 21, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	515	464
Slaughter cattle	386	325
Replacement cattle	129	139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with the advance on boning and lean slaughter cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light supply. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and a very light supply of cow/calf pairs following the replacement special this past Saturday evening. A high percent of the receipts went to slaughter. 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
825–1260	1037	80-85%	21	39.50–46.00	$43.67	$453	—
740–1525	1210	80-85%	73	45.00–53.50	$48.70	$589	+6.72
1145–1690	1376	80-85%	34	54.00–63.50	$58.47	$805	+3.73

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1110	932	85-90%	17	17.00–27.00	$23.83	$222	—
750–1215	984	85-90%	21	28.00–36.00	$32.63	$321	—
750–1480	1065	85-90%	26	37.00–44.00	$40.73	$434	—
950–1565	1191	85-90%	28	44.50–50.50	$46.83	$558	-0.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1430	1237	75-80%	11	45.00–51.00	$47.26	$585	—
1158–1560	1371	75-80%	24	50.00–58.00	$53.96	$740	—
1260–1750	1532	75-80%	27	58.00–65.50	$62.58	$959	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1935	1588	10	70.50–76.00	$72.77	$1,156	—
1600–1635	1618	2	65.00–68.00	$66.52	$1,076	—
1375–2100	1678	6	79.00–87.00	$82.89	$1,391	+9.03

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–743	730	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	91.00–102.00	$97.56	$712
755–1050	826	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	61.00–80.50	$70.62	$583
920–1028	997	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	50.50–63.00	$55.82	$557

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–980	969	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	88.00–100.00	$96.84	$938
875–1191	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	69.00–87.00	$83.88	$913
1055–1205	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	53.00–62.00	$57.09	$645

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	112.50	$112.50	$878

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1350	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	875.00–1,175.00	$949.02
1065–1225	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	675.00–910.00	$812.06
1140–1330	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	650.00–800.00	$742.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1080–1360	1229	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	48.00–57.00	$53.05	$652
1160–1390	1246	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	47.00–57.00	$51.66	$644

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–945	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	575.00–710.00	$647.18

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	43.00	$43.00	$432
1010–1025	1018	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	43.50–46.00	$44.76	$456

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1710	1710	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1180	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	750.00–775.00	$761.92

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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
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.