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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

407 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 407 474 0
Slaughter cattle 281 384 0
Replacement cattle 126 90 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and the bulk of slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. The offering included a light to moderate supply of bred cows and a light supply of cow/calf pairs. Supply was moderate and demand good for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1710 1410 75-80% 34 64.50–70.50 $67.66 $954 —
1275–1650 1476 75-80% 10 57.00–65.00 $62.93 $929 -6.70
1300–1670 1484 75-80% 38 70.00–76.50 $73.17 $1,086 +3.54
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1420 1097 80-85% 23 54.00–63.50 $59.61 $654 —
980–1504 1194 80-85% 42 63.00–69.50 $66.03 $788 +1.59
1110–1625 1364 80-85% 13 70.00–79.00 $74.07 $1,010 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–1100 882 85-90% 6 36.00–47.00 $40.98 $361 —
745–1360 1018 85-90% 28 49.00–59.50 $53.61 $546 —
890–1380 1048 85-90% 4 16.00–35.00 $28.67 $300 —
845–1235 1084 85-90% 20 58.00–67.50 $63.46 $688 +12.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1995 1414 8 65.50–85.00 $77.78 $1,100 —
1310–1950 1590 12 86.50–96.00 $91.35 $1,452 —
1600–2075 1757 13 97.00–106.50 $102.26 $1,797 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2035 2035 1 109.50 $109.50 $2,228 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1065 984 (<2 yrs)Open 4 74.00–84.00 $78.58 $773
915–1070 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 67.00–84.50 $77.01 $784
1108 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 73.00 $73.00 $809
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–845 823 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 85.00–93.00 $88.89 $732
875–1025 908 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 58.00–73.00 $63.40 $576
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095–1205 1124 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 70.00–74.00 $72.54 $815

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1305 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 800.00–950.00 $877.49
1055–1250 1158 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 700.00–850.00 $793.35
973–1385 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 850.00–1,150.00 $1,003.64
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–900 892 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 610.00–850.00 $760.98
745–1060 921 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 600.00–875.00 $702.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1113–1305 1161 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 64.00–73.00 $66.53 $772
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1415–1505 1460 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 950.00–975.00 $962.89
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–835 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 300.00–435.00 $370.45
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 535.00 $535.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1343 1343 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1450 1450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1550 1550 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.