Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	715	475	510
Slaughter cattle	529	342	357
Replacement cattle	186	133	153

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, the bulk of breaking and boning slaughter cows sold 4.00-7.00 lower with the greatest decline on high-dressing individuals and lean slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bull sold 4.00-5.00 lower. The offering included a very light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs following the special replacement sale this past Saturday evening. Supply was heavy and demand moderate for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1310	1032	80-85%	35	52.00–59.50	$56.00	$578	—
895–1582	1247	80-85%	105	59.50–65.50	$62.69	$782	—
975–1510	1249	80-85%	52	65.00–71.00	$67.98	$849	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1015	856	85-90%	9	20.00–32.00	$27.06	$232	+9.06
655–1275	935	85-90%	43	34.00–46.00	$39.99	$374	—
795–1320	1037	85-90%	56	47.00–56.00	$51.75	$537	-2.47
805–1365	1084	85-90%	47	55.50–64.50	$59.98	$650	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1600	1359	75-80%	23	57.00–63.00	$59.94	$815	-1.01
1265–1710	1475	75-80%	9	68.00–73.00	$71.22	$1,050	—
1075–1930	1530	75-80%	45	62.50–68.50	$65.87	$1,008	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1670	1362	7	65.00–81.00	$74.48	$1,014	—
1270–2180	1636	16	85.00–92.00	$89.01	$1,456	-3.02
1345–2035	1665	20	91.00–104.00	$97.14	$1,617	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	85.50	$85.50	$778
895–1245	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	68.00–89.50	$78.99	$855
1065–1280	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	64.00–71.00	$67.78	$754

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–940	837	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	70.00–98.00	$80.52	$674
925–960	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	63.00–69.00	$65.20	$617

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–840	781	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	100.50–118.00	$110.51	$863

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
868–1153	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	55.00–67.00	$61.85	$625
1023	1023	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	59.00	$59.00	$604

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1063	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	925.00–1,000.00	$975.76
1121	1121	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	660.00	$660.00
1000–1195	1126	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	925.00–1,100.00	$961.94
1153–1390	1264	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	750.00–900.00	$798.87

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1075	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	600.00–850.00	$774.58
1030–1052	1047	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	600.00–700.00	$670.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1121–1195	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	700.00–725.00	$703.30
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1305	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,460.00	$1,324.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1315	1262	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	52.00–63.50	$59.99	$757

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–770	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	525.00–600.00	$561.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
643	643	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	425.00	$425.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.