Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	570	512	621
Slaughter cattle	365	317	491
Replacement cattle	205	195	130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, breaking and boning slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher with a non-traditional boning individual 10.00 higher than the top high-dressing individual last Monday. Lean slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. The offering included a moderate supply of bred cows with the sale of a small herd dispersal and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate to heavy 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
935–1335	1097	80-85%	13	50.00–59.00	$53.94	$592	—
855–1380	1111	80-85%	63	59.00–66.00	$62.49	$694	+10.38
955–1395	1183	80-85%	31	65.00–75.00	$70.05	$829	+12.05

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–935	850	85-90%	2	30.00–31.00	$30.55	$260	+8.04
725–1090	915	85-90%	12	35.00–45.00	$40.83	$374	—
780–1335	1053	85-90%	29	48.00–56.00	$51.97	$547	+13.08
835–1479	1202	85-90%	38	55.00–62.00	$58.59	$704	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1620	1334	75-80%	29	63.50–68.00	$66.03	$881	+7.94
1195–1745	1401	75-80%	20	58.00–64.00	$61.44	$861	—
1140–2105	1473	75-80%	26	67.50–76.00	$71.03	$1,046	+9.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1900	1571	9	72.50–80.00	$77.98	$1,225	—
1385–2115	1686	27	82.00–91.50	$87.59	$1,477	—
1525–1920	1763	7	92.00–104.00	$97.05	$1,711	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–815	740	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	85.00–107.00	$94.89	$702
695–1005	821	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	70.00–99.00	$83.89	$689
795–993	909	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	58.00–69.00	$62.64	$569

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
713	713	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	114.00	$114.00	$813
765–853	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	113.50–117.00	$114.63	$940

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
976	976	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	74.00	$74.00	$722

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925–1185	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	70.50–90.00	$79.22	$840

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,085
960–1098	1052	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	99.00–110.00	$102.35	$1,077

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
535	535	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	45.00	$45.00	$241

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
893–1225	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	800.00–960.00	$893.83
1121	1121	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	675.00	$675.00
1095–1358	1196	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	625.00–885.00	$766.61
950–1380	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	825.00–1,075.00	$975.78

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1065	886	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	600.00–900.00	$745.18
850–1025	952	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	650.00–860.00	$749.29

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1170	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	725.00–885.00	$782.78
1091	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	925.00	$925.00
1345–1355	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1385–1470	1428	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	950.00	$950.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–940	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	64.00–69.00	$66.49	$622

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–750	733	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	460.00–575.00	$516.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
808–829	819	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	700.00–850.00	$775.96

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	65.00	$65.00	$478

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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
925–1000	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,100.00	$1,037.50	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—
1085–1190	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,225.00	$1,208.33	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1405	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1025	968	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	825.00–910.00	$878.33	—

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	775.00	$775.00	—

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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.