Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	645	370	603
Slaughter cattle	555	318	422
Replacement cattle	90	52	181

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 4.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a heavy supply.

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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
1415–1515	1465	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,435.00–1,600.00	$1,520.32	—
1355–1600	1478	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,300.00–1,625.00	$1,475.97	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1340	1192	80-85%	16	67.00–74.50	$70.89	$845	—
1060–1485	1212	80-85%	85	74.00–86.50	$81.09	$983	+13.77
1040–1470	1282	80-85%	23	86.00–92.00	$88.47	$1,134	+12.46

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1040	865	85-90%	12	34.00–49.50	$42.01	$363	—
780–1230	999	85-90%	43	50.00–63.00	$58.42	$584	+4.69
825–1185	1039	85-90%	52	63.00–75.00	$68.92	$716	+29.56
950–1195	1066	85-90%	9	75.00–84.50	$78.75	$839	+3.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1610	1498	75-80%	10	62.00–75.00	$70.80	$1,061	—
1353–1935	1523	75-80%	80	75.00–87.00	$82.74	$1,260	+6.83
1360–1920	1560	75-80%	10	86.00–92.00	$87.83	$1,370	+3.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1870	1496	12	83.00–92.00	$88.16	$1,319	—
1245–2275	1735	29	93.00–112.00	$102.59	$1,780	+1.82
1295–2275	1899	12	112.00–124.00	$116.76	$2,217	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1275	1072	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	80.00–99.00	$84.68	$908

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1033–1075	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	785.00–910.00	$830.42
940–1460	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	785.00–1,125.00	$911.63
890–1340	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	625.00–1,000.00	$869.23

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00
835–925	897	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	525.00–775.00	$615.38

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1180	1039	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	875.00–925.00	$903.44

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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
1043	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,135.00	$1,135.00	—

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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.