Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	506	570	400
Slaughter cattle	324	365	280
Replacement cattle	182	205	120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. A small dispersal was included in the offering. There were several cull dairy cows included in the slaughter offering. Supply was 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
925–1545	1182	80-85%	29	52.00–59.50	$56.28	$665	-13.77
875–1643	1223	80-85%	55	59.00–66.00	$61.94	$758	—
945–1540	1246	80-85%	49	65.50–74.00	$69.77	$869	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1672	1457	75-80%	24	64.00–69.00	$66.69	$972	-4.34
1205–1700	1492	75-80%	24	69.00–77.00	$74.54	$1,112	+3.51
1140–2005	1501	75-80%	18	60.00–65.00	$62.47	$938	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–1280	882	85-90%	8	16.00–30.00	$26.06	$230	-4.49
810–1285	1050	85-90%	11	36.00–45.00	$41.49	$436	-10.48
905–1400	1113	85-90%	24	56.00–64.00	$59.80	$666	—
888–1335	1146	85-90%	19	47.00–56.50	$52.62	$603	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1675	1421	4	65.00–76.00	$71.95	$1,022	—
1210–1930	1614	20	86.00–95.50	$91.61	$1,479	—
1540–2150	1911	14	96.00–109.50	$102.66	$1,962	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–971	914	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	68.00–98.00	$74.08	$677
955–1045	994	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	65.00–79.00	$71.92	$715

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1084	1024	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	97.50–111.50	$100.55	$1,030

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1060	1000	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	91.00–92.50	$91.80	$918
875–1255	1044	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	63.00–80.00	$71.58	$747

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1245	1180	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	86.00–96.50	$90.33	$1,066

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
590–670	630	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	81.00–89.00	$85.25	$537

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1278	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	750.00–950.00	$862.37
1104–1360	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	985.00–1,175.00	$1,110.69
1085–1380	1244	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	650.00–1,000.00	$871.54

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–970	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	400.00–485.00	$446.58
913–1033	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	525.00–725.00	$631.17
945–1010	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00–750.00	$677.49

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1405	1405	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 $
1400–1415	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	975.00–1,025.00	$1,000.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1245–1350	1282	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	63.00–69.00	$67.05	$860

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1020–1070	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–815	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	385.00–435.00	$409.85

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–820	793	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	685.00–775.00	$728.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00

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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
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-75.00
1110–1240	1136	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	825.00–1,125.00	$1,065.00	-143.33
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—
1163–1243	1216	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,275.00	—
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	+221.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	785.00	$785.00	—

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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.