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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 448 340 487
Slaughter cattle 345 276 302
Replacement cattle 103 64 185

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Demand was moderate to good on a moderate to light supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1255 925 85-90% 22 20.00–36.50 $28.94 $268 —
785–1285 1029 85-90% 26 35.00–47.00 $42.45 $437 +1.27
905–1380 1096 85-90% 61 46.00–60.50 $52.91 $580 —
1125–1155 1140 85-90% 4 62.00–66.50 $64.50 $735 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1435 1225 80-85% 54 56.00–67.50 $63.40 $777 —
1155–1450 1270 80-85% 7 50.50–57.00 $54.43 $691 -8.28
1228–1423 1318 80-85% 7 67.50–80.50 $71.94 $948 +3.50
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1505 1487 75-80% 3 68.00–70.50 $68.84 $1,024 +6.23
1300–1705 1509 75-80% 8 54.00–57.50 $55.86 $843 —
1317–1720 1512 75-80% 39 58.00–66.50 $62.68 $948 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–2010 1655 4 70.00–82.00 $76.16 $1,260 —
1410–2310 1794 16 85.50–95.00 $89.26 $1,601 —
1860–1885 1868 3 95.50–101.00 $97.49 $1,821 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
728–1480 1096 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 18 66.00–95.00 $76.10 $834

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1230 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 535.00–810.00 $705.43
875–1530 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 910.00–1,000.00 $973.07
1115–1430 1257 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 610.00–975.00 $816.03
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–715 710 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 350.00–375.00 $362.59
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 625.00 $625.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
751–910 774 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 725.00–910.00 $756.08
785–857 847 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 600.00–900.00 $872.88

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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
1350–1370 1360 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 800.00–1,100.00 $950.00 —

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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.