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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 480 344 407
Slaughter cattle 394 292 269
Replacement cattle 86 52 138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower while slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate and demand was light.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1364 1198 80-85% 18 55.00–62.00 $58.99 $707 —
1015–1570 1215 80-85% 12 70.00–79.50 $73.70 $895 +0.61
1015–1515 1243 80-85% 93 61.00–71.50 $66.59 $828 -6.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1885 1417 75-80% 57 60.00–74.00 $68.65 $973 —
1340–1840 1521 75-80% 12 73.50–77.00 $75.55 $1,149 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–1315 979 85-90% 12 40.00–49.00 $44.91 $440 —
693–1455 1035 85-90% 44 47.00–59.50 $54.08 $560 -2.80
855–1495 1133 85-90% 10 60.00–65.00 $61.10 $692 -5.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1780 1533 8 72.00–82.00 $79.35 $1,216 —
1085–2405 1638 26 83.50–99.50 $91.51 $1,499 —
1640–2130 1913 7 99.50–106.50 $102.46 $1,960 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1175 1054 (<2 yrs)Open 4 71.00–89.00 $78.81 $831

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1290 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 700.00–935.00 $855.09
1191–1530 1311 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 850.00–1,350.00 $1,082.77
1095–1443 1348 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 775.00–1,050.00 $972.68

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 975.00 $975.00
900–1115 974 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 750.00–1,000.00 $917.17

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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
1008–1360 1182 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 875.00–1,100.00 $1,025.00 —
1055–1565 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,175.00 $1,012.50 -170.00
1355–1410 1369 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,235.00–1,350.00 $1,321.25 +114.58

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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.