Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	465	452	595
Slaughter cattle	391	375	399
Replacement cattle	74	77	196

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady with lean cows trading steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher. Supply and demand both moderate for all slaughter and replacement classes this week.

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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
1260–1380	1318	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,150.00–1,675.00	$1,396.39	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1325	1165	80-85%	14	50.00–54.00	$51.16	$596	—
1135–1345	1289	80-85%	8	69.50–72.00	$70.07	$903	+17.96
1015–1580	1301	80-85%	79	54.00–67.00	$59.03	$768	-0.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–860	853	85-90%	6	30.00–34.50	$33.78	$288	—
793–1280	993	85-90%	12	38.00–44.50	$40.52	$402	—
705–1445	1149	85-90%	60	43.00–54.00	$48.31	$555	+0.24
995–1305	1178	85-90%	4	55.00–58.50	$56.80	$669	-0.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1685	1451	75-80%	19	61.00–70.00	$65.58	$952	-0.20
1230–1710	1505	75-80%	7	56.00–62.00	$59.13	$890	-11.13
1530–1745	1638	75-80%	5	70.00–72.50	$71.18	$1,166	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1760	1476	13	67.00–83.50	$79.10	$1,168	—
1435–2165	1780	22	83.00–95.00	$89.79	$1,598	—
1715–2140	1960	5	96.00–103.50	$98.91	$1,939	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1160	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	70.00–95.50	$81.86	$769

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1295	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	535.00–800.00	$709.85
940–1680	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	710.00–1,110.00	$981.36

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1055	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	825.00–885.00	$862.51

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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
1070–1235	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	950.00–1,200.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.