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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 313 330 364
Slaughter cattle 275 270 309
Replacement cattle 38 60 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower. Supply was light to moderate. Demand was moderate to good.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1545 1199 80-85% 15 54.00–62.50 $60.30 $723 -0.84
1055–1415 1245 80-85% 13 71.00–81.00 $73.93 $920 +7.47
955–1665 1264 80-85% 63 60.00–71.50 $65.63 $830 -9.18
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1215 1019 85-90% 13 42.00–50.00 $46.37 $473 —
895–1425 1144 85-90% 15 60.00–67.50 $63.15 $722 —
760–1575 1147 85-90% 55 52.00–61.00 $56.46 $648 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1365 1298 75-80% 2 61.50 $61.50 $798 —
1120–1678 1419 75-80% 38 64.00–69.50 $67.18 $953 -7.29
1525–1740 1608 75-80% 5 70.00–72.50 $71.23 $1,145 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–2420 1605 4 79.00–88.00 $84.82 $1,361 —
1455–2265 1794 13 86.50–97.00 $92.08 $1,652 —
1780–2250 2023 4 100.50–108.50 $105.72 $2,139 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–920 877 (<2 yrs)Open 3 81.00–83.00 $81.69 $716
1340 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 73.00 $73.00 $978
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
660–775 746 (<2 yrs)Open 4 73.00–89.00 $76.54 $571

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1275 1114 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 600.00–960.00 $774.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140–1466 1399 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,120.56

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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.