Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	475	506	216
Slaughter cattle	342	324	175
Replacement cattle	133	182	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, the bulk of slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold fully steady. The offering included a light supply of both bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate and demand very good for slaughter classes with an additional slaughter buyer active today.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1320	1072	80-85%	33	57.00–62.50	$59.92	$642	—
1010–1375	1200	80-85%	56	62.50–69.50	$65.49	$786	+3.55
1075–1440	1273	80-85%	26	70.00–81.00	$75.62	$963	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	85-90%	1	18.00	$18.00	$155	-8.06
790–1280	1006	85-90%	14	35.00–48.00	$40.56	$408	—
735–1298	1018	85-90%	37	49.00–58.00	$54.22	$552	—
801–1400	1113	85-90%	28	57.50–66.50	$62.17	$692	+2.37

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1720	1385	75-80%	4	55.00–66.00	$60.95	$844	—
1205–1655	1425	75-80%	36	72.00–81.00	$76.66	$1,092	—
1220–1740	1446	75-80%	23	66.50–71.50	$68.09	$985	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1500	1318	8	70.00–85.00	$79.93	$1,053	—
1270–2135	1613	26	85.00–95.50	$92.03	$1,484	+0.42
1450–2095	1813	20	96.00–109.00	$100.80	$1,828	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695 thin fleshed	695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	93.00	$93.00	$646
665–830	753	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	114.00–119.00	$116.79	$879
770–920	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	73.00–97.00	$84.58	$702
945–995	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	69.00–84.00	$77.85	$760

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1100	1012	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	67.00–96.00	$77.96	$789
1092	1092	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	93.00	$93.00	$1,016

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030–1065	1048	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	109.00–112.00	$110.47	$1,158
1094	1094	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	79.50	$79.50	$870

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1225	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	885.00–1,000.00	$916.94
928–1370	1104	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	910.00–1,075.00	$962.38
1133	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
1070–1250	1139	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	670.00–960.00	$804.13

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–965	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	625.00–850.00	$718.74
725–1045	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	600.00–985.00	$841.73
935–1000	968	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	600.00–660.00	$631.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1360	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,312.18

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1385–1430	1408	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,185.70

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1042	1042	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,275.00	$1,275.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
783–850	800	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	750.00–860.00	$779.23

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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
906–1290	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,425.00–1,525.00	$1,504.17	—
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-60.00
1253	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,550.00	$1,550.00	+425.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

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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.