Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	435	715	336
Slaughter cattle	313	529	228
Replacement cattle	122	186	108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate and demand moderate to 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
850–1358	1122	80-85%	30	51.00–60.00	$56.00	$628	—
870–1335	1131	80-85%	54	60.00–66.00	$63.18	$715	—
995–1595	1295	80-85%	28	65.50–74.00	$69.12	$895	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–730	667	85-90%	3	25.00–30.00	$28.65	$191	—
790–1135	921	85-90%	7	35.00–46.00	$40.44	$372	+0.45
730–1645	1026	85-90%	38	47.00–56.50	$51.54	$529	-0.21
865–1285	1060	85-90%	23	56.00–62.00	$59.16	$627	-0.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058–1530	1313	75-80%	11	57.00–63.00	$60.77	$798	—
1135–1805	1463	75-80%	43	62.50–68.50	$65.88	$964	-5.34
1215–1675	1467	75-80%	9	68.00–71.00	$69.74	$1,023	-1.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–2235	1472	12	75.50–83.50	$79.88	$1,176	—
1330–2055	1671	13	85.00–95.00	$90.65	$1,515	-6.49
1610–2215	1881	10	95.00–107.00	$99.34	$1,869	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1865	1865	2	108.50	$108.50	$2,024	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–865	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	92.00–114.00	$102.33	$834
755–1030	846	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	70.00–95.00	$78.86	$667
795–971	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	60.00–67.00	$61.45	$570

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
938–1215	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	65.00–68.00	$66.18	$682
1060	1060	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	85.50	$85.50	$906
1050–1255	1149	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	67.00–83.00	$73.14	$840

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1218	1218	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	77.00	$77.00	$938

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
575–800	688	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	55.00–62.00	$57.93	$399

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–985	958	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	61.00–64.00	$62.54	$599

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00
1043–1345	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,091.72
1080–1335	1194	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	760.00–1,075.00	$894.84
1070–1300	1252	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	660.00–900.00	$813.09

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–975	938	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	450.00–550.00	$515.90
790–1020	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	700.00–785.00	$754.71
945–1045	1003	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	600.00–900.00	$809.15
1013	1013	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	660.00	$660.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1225	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	725.00–800.00	$775.92
1160–1165	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.53

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1435–1440	1438	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00–885.00	$880.01
1505	1505	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1127	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995–1040	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	64.00–64.50	$64.26	$654

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–815	795	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	700.00–760.00	$720.38

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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
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1130–1350	1253	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,366.67	—
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.