Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	330	450	525
Slaughter cattle	270	333	415
Replacement cattle	60	117	110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. the offering included a light supply of bred cows and cow calf pairs. Supply was light. Demand for slaughter classes was good.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1538	1198	80-85%	12	57.50–63.00	$61.14	$732	—
920–1540	1233	80-85%	39	64.00–71.00	$66.46	$819	—
910–1565	1257	80-85%	37	71.50–83.50	$74.81	$940	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–960	777	85-90%	3	34.00–37.00	$35.27	$274	—
695–1160	900	85-90%	5	40.00–47.00	$41.62	$375	+6.12
930–1245	1092	85-90%	25	60.00–67.00	$62.83	$686	+7.80
840–1410	1100	85-90%	24	50.00–59.50	$56.10	$617	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1650	1367	75-80%	14	66.50–70.50	$68.56	$937	—
1170–1660	1438	75-80%	13	71.50–78.50	$74.47	$1,071	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1690	1548	4	69.00–86.00	$77.78	$1,204	—
1030–2208	1833	16	99.00–118.50	$103.67	$1,900	—
1430–2255	1919	12	90.00–98.00	$94.84	$1,820	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
862–1435	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	66.00–86.00	$74.63	$794

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1220	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	700.00–875.00	$808.28

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1325	1032	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,000.00	$965.76
915–1365	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–935.00	$856.31

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1075	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	710.00	$710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1169	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+125.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1375	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–960.00	$930.00	—

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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.