Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	280	340	511
Slaughter cattle	210	216	355
Replacement cattle	70	124	156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Weather conditions a cross the country, with a combination of mud and or snow, make it difficult for producers to get cattle to market, giving a short supply and resulting in higher prices. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs were scarce. Supply was light and demand very good for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1250	1054	80-85%	4	43.00–50.50	$46.23	$487	—
1095–1455	1236	80-85%	24	52.00–57.50	$54.72	$676	—
995–1565	1288	80-85%	28	57.00–68.00	$63.15	$813	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1230	883	85-90%	8	16.00–31.00	$22.81	$201	—
745–985	898	85-90%	6	37.00–41.00	$39.45	$354	—
820–1305	1108	85-90%	20	40.00–47.00	$43.88	$486	—
995–1630	1266	85-90%	10	48.00–55.50	$51.98	$658	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$430	—
1100–1445	1342	75-80%	18	56.00–60.50	$59.40	$797	—
1120–1813	1541	75-80%	17	60.00–65.00	$62.95	$970	+11.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1855	1646	4	64.00–76.00	$70.49	$1,160	—
1240–2515	1854	13	79.00–90.00	$85.76	$1,590	—
1570–2170	1889	9	90.00–101.00	$94.29	$1,781	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1725–2160	1943	2	105.50–107.00	$106.33	$2,066	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–955	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	60.00–72.00	$69.88	$648

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1120	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	64.00–83.00	$74.38	$762

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1300	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	875.00–1,100.00	$991.42
1152–1322	1253	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	710.00–835.00	$772.75
1288–1380	1334	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–740.00	$720.69

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1000	934	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	785.00–1,075.00	$896.71
990–1015	1003	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	650.00–700.00	$675.31

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1420–1593	1535	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	800.00–1,010.00	$945.26
1570	1570	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1375	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	800.00–875.00	$828.69

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545–900	782	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	335.00–560.00	$507.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1300–1325	1313	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	59.50–62.00	$60.76	$798

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,310.00	$1,310.00	—
1042	1042	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	875.00	$875.00	-260.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.