Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	353	380	340
Slaughter cattle	279	304	216
Replacement cattle	74	76	124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle traded 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to light supply of slaughter cattle. Bred cattle supply was light and pairs were scarce.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603–1130	762	85-90%	27	27.50–39.00	$31.38	$239	—
760–1025	863	85-90%	12	41.00–51.00	$46.51	$401	—
863–1285	1045	85-90%	30	52.00–62.00	$56.88	$594	+12.95
1100–1175	1128	85-90%	4	64.50–66.50	$65.64	$740	+0.99

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1033–1280	1157	80-85%	11	50.00–62.00	$58.33	$675	—
1020–1395	1203	80-85%	38	61.00–74.50	$69.18	$832	—
1170–1298	1256	80-85%	6	74.50–76.00	$75.75	$951	+10.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1820	1495	75-80%	33	65.00–73.50	$68.61	$1,026	—
1330–1745	1496	75-80%	6	56.00–63.00	$60.54	$906	—
1360–2155	1711	75-80%	7	73.50–86.50	$77.30	$1,323	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1505	1377	3	84.00–85.00	$84.64	$1,165	—
1340–2325	1732	21	86.00–99.00	$94.29	$1,633	—
1665–2145	1873	9	99.50–112.00	$106.88	$2,002	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–1400	1047	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	65.00–91.00	$77.95	$816

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1143–1255	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	935.00–1,050.00	$1,009.24
1080–1520	1254	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	650.00–1,025.00	$868.24
1040–1580	1274	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	825.00–1,200.00	$1,012.02

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
588	588	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	325.00	$325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–805	745	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	700.00–975.00	$815.16
775–1217	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	650.00–1,075.00	$954.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–975	816	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	500.00–685.00	$636.94

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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.