Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	603	230	422
Slaughter cattle	422	182	297
Replacement cattle	181	48	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to Monday two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bull sold steady. The slaughter cows included a heavy supply of cull dairy cows. There was a moderate supply of bred cows, several were from a herd dispersal, and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. 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
1003–1555	1231	80-85%	55	56.00–62.00	$58.70	$723	—
810–1620	1245	80-85%	68	48.00–56.50	$52.36	$652	—
1090–1580	1329	80-85%	43	62.00–72.00	$66.95	$890	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1590	1377	75-80%	29	53.50–60.00	$56.67	$780	—
1140–1758	1467	75-80%	47	59.00–66.00	$62.36	$915	—
1250–1815	1526	75-80%	8	65.00–74.00	$69.67	$1,063	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–1260	978	85-90%	7	20.00–30.00	$26.38	$258	—
715–1370	1046	85-90%	11	35.00–44.00	$40.29	$421	-8.26
810–1395	1091	85-90%	43	43.00–53.50	$48.15	$525	—
875–1400	1136	85-90%	16	53.00–58.00	$56.39	$641	-1.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1920	1456	4	65.00–77.00	$68.48	$997	—
1590–2125	1841	13	79.00–90.50	$85.03	$1,565	—
1775–2120	1914	12	91.00–101.00	$95.31	$1,824	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
913–1130	1029	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	76.00–96.50	$85.64	$881

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150–1225	1175	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	75.00–85.00	$80.11	$941

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–890	823	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	78.00–80.00	$79.28	$652

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1095	1042	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	105.00–106.50	$105.45	$1,099

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995–1175	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	58.50–66.50	$61.86	$668

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1190	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$796.28
1095–1215	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	650.00–725.00	$689.45
970–1395	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	885.00–1,125.00	$1,010.44
1105–1325	1217	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	650.00–985.00	$887.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1274–1301	1286	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,060.00–1,075.00	$1,068.00
1343	1343	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	690.00	$690.00
650–1015	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	500.00–550.00	$535.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1088	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	57.00	$57.00	$620
1175–1360	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	55.50–59.50	$57.65	$731

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1470–1580	1531	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,025.00	$946.59

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–845	751	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00–600.00	$585.94

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1240	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	750.00	$750.00

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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
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1133	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	960.00	$960.00	-40.00
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	750.00	$750.00	+90.00
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	710.00	$710.00	—
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	660.00	$660.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	810.00	$810.00	-165.00
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	+225.00
1025	1025	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+400.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1455	1455	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00	$725.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
690–980	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	785.00–850.00	$817.50	—

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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.