Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	463	435	384
Slaughter cattle	357	313	288
Replacement cattle	106	122	96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. The offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand good 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
1405	1405	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1465	1157	80-85%	39	61.00–67.50	$64.00	$740	—
968–1442	1182	80-85%	36	67.00–75.50	$70.88	$838	—
805–1590	1202	80-85%	56	50.00–61.00	$55.89	$672	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–950	810	85-90%	4	22.00–31.00	$28.10	$228	—
625–1030	833	85-90%	18	35.00–46.00	$40.41	$337	—
740–1375	1058	85-90%	54	47.00–57.00	$52.17	$552	-6.99
890–1275	1105	85-90%	15	56.00–66.00	$61.17	$676	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1575	1233	75-80%	13	57.00–62.00	$59.05	$728	—
1055–1555	1363	75-80%	23	64.00–69.00	$66.83	$911	—
1080–1705	1418	75-80%	25	68.00–73.50	$70.57	$1,001	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–2335	1514	6	70.00–82.50	$78.61	$1,190	—
1425–2275	1752	15	85.00–94.00	$90.10	$1,579	—
1535–2310	1886	4	96.00–100.00	$98.12	$1,851	-1.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935–1220	1052	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	69.50–95.50	$78.28	$824
1140–1150	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	65.50	$65.50	$750

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–865	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	80.00–90.00	$85.41	$683
785–928	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	59.00–68.00	$65.10	$563

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–760	685	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	107.00–122.00	$112.30	$769

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1170	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$848.12
1095–1372	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,125.00	$1,050.99
1135–2220	1383	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	710.00–900.00	$839.55

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1395–1460	1420	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,100.00	$1,024.82
1388–1610	1444	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	900.00–1,050.00	$949.72

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1055	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	650.00–850.00	$755.95
1033	1033	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	585.00	$585.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1265	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	64.00–69.00	$66.69	$786
1155–1220	1182	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	63.00–69.00	$64.98	$768

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1170	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	800.00–850.00	$816.91

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1080	1003	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	750.00–1,025.00	$916.58

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715–815	782	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	675.00–850.00	$796.64

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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
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	+400.00
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	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	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-200.00
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500	1500	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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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.