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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 487 478 212
Slaughter cattle 302 339 141
Replacement cattle 185 139 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows and very light supply of cow/calf pairs. A complete dispersal provided several good quality bred cows. Supply and demand were moderate for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1590 1235 75-80% 13 45.00–50.00 $47.36 $585 —
1125–2090 1501 75-80% 41 50.00–56.50 $53.02 $796 -8.47
1145–2050 1652 75-80% 24 55.50–60.50 $58.44 $965 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1350 1061 85-90% 17 28.00–36.00 $32.14 $341 -7.26
915–1230 1065 85-90% 7 15.00–26.00 $21.37 $228 -18.03
860–1190 1124 85-90% 30 35.00–39.50 $38.81 $436 —
1085–1558 1260 85-90% 18 44.00–52.00 $48.33 $609 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1365 1255 80-85% 33 37.50–46.00 $42.91 $539 -5.93
965–1805 1273 80-85% 14 45.50–52.00 $48.55 $618 -0.29
1140–1760 1327 80-85% 13 53.00–60.00 $56.63 $751 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–2425 1611 11 60.00–72.50 $68.78 $1,108 —
1625–2105 1892 14 72.00–81.00 $76.41 $1,446 —
1855–2180 1958 5 82.50–89.50 $84.65 $1,657 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–1045 1001 (<2 yrs)Open 7 74.00–89.00 $83.79 $839
993–1307 1157 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 56.00–65.00 $62.69 $725
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–845 810 (<2 yrs)Open 3 85.00–103.00 $95.86 $776

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1323 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 635.00–850.00 $762.54
1145–1345 1232 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 935.00–1,010.00 $987.47
1113–1360 1247 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 700.00–875.00 $813.56
1160–1322 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 710.00–760.00 $734.90
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 910.00 $910.00
1245–1372 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 1,175.00–1,285.00 $1,250.11
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1414–1765 1473 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,100.03
1388–1790 1506 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,035.00–1,225.00 $1,100.69
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1205 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 46.00–46.50 $46.26 $533
1120–1315 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 53.00–56.00 $54.97 $681
1235–1363 1329 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 52.00–79.00 $59.21 $787
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1393–1630 1490 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 885.00–985.00 $946.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1028–1235 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 585.00–800.00 $695.06
1313 1313 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1135 1038 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 500.00–650.00 $559.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675–860 772 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 410.00–600.00 $512.80
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
940–1025 983 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 875.00–975.00 $927.16
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1133 1133 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +175.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,280.00 $1,280.00 —

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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.