Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	381	646	194
Slaughter cattle	248	468	128
Replacement cattle	133	178	66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, and bulls sold steady. Supply was light this week due in part to heavy rains over the area the last several days. Many higher quality cows being held for the upcoming special sale. There was one good dispersal this week consisting of several good quality but thin cows with newborns at their side. The slaughter cow offering contained many dairy cows this week.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1210	928	85-90%	6	19.00–30.00	$25.59	$237	+4.91
870–1410	1063	85-90%	11	30.00–42.00	$34.20	$364	-0.17
810–1510	1098	85-90%	50	38.00–51.50	$45.91	$504	+11.54
940–1340	1183	85-90%	21	50.00–57.50	$54.15	$641	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1200	1073	80-85%	7	47.00–52.00	$50.11	$538	—
1045–1740	1286	80-85%	24	50.00–59.00	$54.93	$706	+1.00
1160–1635	1479	80-85%	10	58.00–63.50	$59.60	$881	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1435	1230	75-80%	11	62.00–65.50	$63.22	$778	—
1065–1460	1261	75-80%	5	51.50–56.00	$53.74	$678	—
1115–1815	1396	75-80%	17	54.00–61.50	$58.58	$818	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–2310	1547	9	67.50–77.00	$72.13	$1,116	—
1140–1925	1653	8	79.00–86.50	$83.44	$1,379	—
1425–2245	1865	5	87.50–95.50	$90.07	$1,680	-0.24

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1135	916	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	58.00–87.00	$72.92	$668
745–1035	918	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	87.00–102.50	$92.46	$849

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	48.50	$48.50	$420

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1103–1135	1114	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	485.00–560.00	$510.48
1015–1268	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	610.00–850.00	$735.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1540	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	885.00–1,135.00	$1,009.86
1182	1182	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	700.00	$700.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–798	788	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	600.00–725.00	$688.07

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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
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-75.00
1150–1250	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,100.00–1,400.00	$1,240.00	+140.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–1025	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	860.00–935.00	$882.50	—

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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.