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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 422 487 433
Slaughter cattle 274 302 305
Replacement cattle 148 185 128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and very light supply of cow/calf pairs following the replacement cow and bull sale this past Saturday evening. Supply and demand were moderate for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1385 1155 80-85% 35 40.00–47.00 $43.88 $507 —
1055–1480 1237 80-85% 44 46.50–53.00 $49.51 $612 —
1130–1620 1358 80-85% 19 53.00–58.50 $55.26 $750 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1600 1345 75-80% 8 47.00–51.00 $48.95 $658 —
1135–1860 1505 75-80% 47 50.50–56.50 $53.75 $809 +0.73
1395–1740 1568 75-80% 5 56.00–62.50 $59.24 $929 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–890 835 85-90% 3 20.00–27.00 $23.77 $198 —
888–1158 1017 85-90% 19 36.00–42.50 $39.15 $398 —
880–1285 1034 85-90% 13 28.50–37.50 $34.39 $356 —
910–1320 1120 85-90% 21 43.00–48.50 $46.59 $522 +7.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1750 1460 3 71.50–73.00 $72.12 $1,053 —
1340–2135 1783 10 75.00–83.50 $78.71 $1,403 —
1665–2277 1930 7 83.00–94.50 $87.63 $1,691 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
968–1062 1035 (<2 yrs)Open 10 82.00–95.00 $92.93 $962
935–1138 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 21 57.50–79.00 $68.08 $722
1070–1270 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 53.00–70.00 $61.41 $706
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
655–745 712 (<2 yrs)Open 3 90.00–106.00 $95.58 $681
800–996 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 64.00–88.00 $72.67 $698
915–992 979 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 73.00–75.00 $73.31 $718
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1275 1188 (<2 yrs)Open 2 75.00–85.00 $79.63 $946
1160–1405 1263 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 75.00–77.00 $76.26 $963
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–815 740 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 55.00–66.00 $61.06 $452

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1095 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 775.00–900.00 $858.86
1120–1275 1186 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 900.00–1,075.00 $987.76
1130–1390 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 600.00–875.00 $790.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115–1275 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 47.00–57.00 $51.98 $624
1110–1297 1241 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 50.00–53.00 $50.67 $629
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
943–1020 969 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 575.00–700.00 $618.87
850–1020 972 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 800.00–850.00 $810.94
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1415–1452 1423 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 700.00–885.00 $832.26
1440 1440 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1188 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 625.00 $625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–870 847 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 650.00 $650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00 $825.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.