Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	646	815	442
Slaughter cattle	468	571	274
Replacement cattle	178	244	168

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower. A high percent of the offering went to slaughter. There was a light to moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was heavy and demand moderate for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1178	927	85-90%	13	15.00–28.00	$20.68	$192	—
780–1415	1070	85-90%	31	30.00–39.00	$34.37	$368	—
815–1395	1120	85-90%	71	38.50–49.00	$44.06	$493	—
1070–1440	1287	85-90%	20	48.50–55.50	$51.92	$668	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1525	1124	80-85%	29	44.00–51.00	$47.32	$532	-1.64
1015–1565	1268	80-85%	63	50.50–58.00	$53.93	$684	-2.98
1110–1535	1338	80-85%	32	57.50–64.50	$61.36	$821	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1670	1418	75-80%	18	52.00–56.50	$54.40	$771	-6.64
1225–1795	1504	75-80%	45	56.00–61.00	$58.94	$886	—
1175–2025	1598	75-80%	28	60.50–66.50	$63.19	$1,010	-2.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1965	1635	15	64.50–76.00	$72.66	$1,188	—
1410–2140	1740	19	78.00–86.50	$82.63	$1,438	—
1595–2050	1875	11	87.00–96.00	$90.31	$1,693	-5.17

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600–840	737	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	86.00–117.00	$108.23	$798
685–935	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	73.00–105.00	$85.64	$707
785–1020	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	53.50–68.00	$61.88	$590

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
945–1120	1010	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	90.00–103.00	$95.24	$962
915–1265	1071	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	60.00–93.00	$76.55	$820
1130–1280	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	55.00–59.50	$57.42	$679

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
713–720	718	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	36.00–44.00	$38.27	$275

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–960	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	51.00–60.00	$55.38	$518

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1195	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	735.00–1,060.00	$875.96
955–1375	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	875.00–1,200.00	$971.62
1135–1345	1282	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	650.00–910.00	$776.97

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–910	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	780.00–950.00	$827.43
810–1030	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	710.00–885.00	$819.89
923	923	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1170	1130	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	400.00–600.00	$503.54
965–1290	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	550.00–825.00	$741.18

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1440–1475	1458	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	860.00–900.00	$880.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1250–1355	1303	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	53.00–57.00	$55.08	$718

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–950	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	450.00–525.00	$482.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–870	828	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	700.00–860.00	$822.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
916	916	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,085.00	$1,085.00

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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
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00	$1,210.00	+125.00
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00	-185.00
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	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
1290	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.