Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 20, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	420	550	515
Slaughter cattle	302	440	386
Replacement cattle	118	110	129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate and demand was good for the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale of the year at the SLMC.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
713–1130	941	85-90%	23	35.00–45.00	$38.43	$362	—
901–1275	941	85-90%	16	20.00–33.50	$30.28	$285	—
925–1060	996	85-90%	4	60.00–63.00	$61.40	$612	—
825–1250	1057	85-90%	41	45.00–59.00	$54.81	$579	+3.32

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1061–1395	1179	80-85%	5	48.00–55.00	$51.69	$609	—
1020–1495	1207	80-85%	50	57.00–69.00	$62.16	$750	+11.87
1180–1512	1395	80-85%	8	68.00–72.00	$70.39	$982	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1495	1472	75-80%	3	56.00–59.00	$58.00	$854	-3.40
1415–1720	1501	75-80%	4	68.00–69.50	$68.95	$1,035	—
1350–1775	1502	75-80%	23	59.00–66.50	$63.16	$949	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1670	1415	3	70.00–80.00	$74.26	$1,051	—
1505–1780	1678	3	97.50–104.00	$100.99	$1,695	—
1500–2025	1759	18	81.50–95.50	$89.08	$1,567	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1160	942	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	72.00–75.00	$73.62	$694
753–1485	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	71.00–99.00	$83.05	$862

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1073–1490	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	775.00–1,200.00	$1,012.78
1070–1290	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	810.00–900.00	$852.82
1170–1365	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	600.00–1,075.00	$806.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1500–1590	1533	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,360.87

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
943	943	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	475.00	$475.00

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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
1385–1635	1550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,375.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1050	1027	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	600.00–735.00	$645.00	—

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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.