Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	815	603	411
Slaughter cattle	571	422	222
Replacement cattle	244	181	189

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. The slaughter cow offering included a high percent of cull dairy cows. The supply of bred cows was light to moderate and there was a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand light to moderate for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1425	1114	80-85%	65	45.00–53.50	$48.96	$545	—
890–1520	1257	80-85%	127	53.00–60.00	$56.91	$715	—
1195–1605	1398	80-85%	7	60.00–67.00	$63.95	$894	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–1010	808	85-90%	16	15.00–31.00	$23.85	$193	—
722–1260	971	85-90%	35	32.00–40.00	$35.94	$349	+9.56
1005–1385	1178	85-90%	32	51.00–56.00	$53.40	$629	—
900–1520	1202	85-90%	76	40.00–51.00	$44.62	$536	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1540	1338	75-80%	31	51.00–58.00	$54.20	$725	—
1155–1623	1431	75-80%	32	57.50–63.00	$61.04	$873	—
1400–1800	1584	75-80%	10	63.00–69.50	$65.94	$1,044	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1980	1537	13	65.00–79.00	$73.47	$1,129	—
1490–2180	1824	26	80.00–89.00	$84.28	$1,537	-0.75
1580–2130	1895	13	90.00–102.50	$95.48	$1,809	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
622 thin fleshed	622	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	117.50	$117.50	$731
715–825	777	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	95.00–107.50	$101.85	$791
835–1025	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	52.00–70.00	$59.78	$537
740–1008	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	58.00–87.00	$69.43	$628

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995–1045	1027	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	75.00–98.50	$93.50	$960
1070–1135	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	59.00–61.50	$60.35	$664
1020–1292	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	60.00–87.00	$71.07	$846

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	55.00	$55.00	$498
933	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	56.00	$56.00	$522

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1170	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	725.00–860.00	$807.81
903–1250	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	885.00–1,100.00	$1,013.80
1110–1260	1154	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	560.00–800.00	$630.06
1115–1325	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	675.00–850.00	$760.05
1238	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	660.00	$660.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–995	918	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00–700.00	$636.12
885–1035	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	785.00–910.00	$855.89
970–1020	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	625.00–750.00	$677.99
1023	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	585.00	$585.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1305	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	51.00–58.50	$54.40	$644
1200–1350	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	49.50–64.50	$54.90	$686

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	675.00	$675.00
1090–1190	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	775.00	$775.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1425–1525	1487	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	860.00–950.00	$898.25

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1415	1415	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–810	772	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	610.00–700.00	$646.32
720–815	796	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00–950.00	$904.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1015	1012	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,133.11

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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
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,085.00	$1,085.00	+125.00
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,260.00	$1,260.00	+510.00
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+150.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	910.00	$910.00	—

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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.