Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	370	195
Slaughter cattle	318	160
Replacement cattle	52	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Supply of slaughter and replacement cattle was light and demand was moderate to good.

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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
1425–2085	1707	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,300.00–2,100.00	$1,790.87	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1380	1214	80-85%	11	62.00–70.50	$67.32	$817	—
1085–1433	1250	80-85%	68	69.00–82.50	$76.01	$950	+6.78
1215–1435	1346	80-85%	4	83.50–91.00	$85.61	$1,152	-4.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1515	1449	75-80%	7	61.50–70.00	$67.39	$976	—
1315–1785	1547	75-80%	56	71.50–81.50	$75.91	$1,174	—
1433–2115	1587	75-80%	7	81.00–88.00	$84.23	$1,337	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1185	981	85-90%	18	48.00–57.00	$53.73	$527	—
890–1115	1005	85-90%	5	28.00–45.50	$39.36	$396	—
990–1175	1081	85-90%	5	72.00–78.00	$75.20	$813	+7.17
940–1225	1104	85-90%	33	57.50–73.00	$64.39	$711	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1835	1521	6	78.00–93.00	$86.08	$1,309	—
1375–2455	1740	15	95.00–110.00	$100.77	$1,753	+10.22
1400–2230	1922	5	111.00–119.00	$113.61	$2,184	+9.80

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
793–1205	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	71.00–87.00	$78.40	$765

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1400	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,175.00	$1,089.90
1100–1480	1308	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	850.00–1,075.00	$1,005.91

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–920	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	860.00–900.00	$880.33

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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.