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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

560 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 560 525 512
Slaughter cattle 504 411 317
Replacement cattle 56 114 195

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658–1095 857 85-90% 14 30.00–48.00 $40.36 $346 —
750–1165 968 85-90% 24 50.00–65.00 $59.31 $574 +16.36
877–1215 1022 85-90% 13 80.00–94.50 $84.31 $862 +24.76
793–1285 1083 85-90% 86 64.50–82.50 $71.45 $774 +1.43
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1340 1204 80-85% 13 70.00–79.00 $75.28 $906 +0.73
1025–1365 1205 80-85% 72 79.00–91.50 $85.45 $1,030 +10.90
1125–1470 1277 80-85% 10 91.50–106.00 $95.27 $1,217 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1500 1398 75-80% 8 73.00–79.00 $76.88 $1,075 —
1263–1835 1464 75-80% 68 80.00–91.50 $86.45 $1,266 —
1435–1600 1518 75-80% 8 92.00–97.50 $94.90 $1,441 +9.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1750 1485 10 89.00–96.00 $90.51 $1,344 —
1295–2350 1707 25 94.00–112.00 $103.31 $1,764 -8.92
1765–2080 1951 5 112.00–115.00 $113.42 $2,213 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1160 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 75.00–98.00 $84.46 $860

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1185 1081 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 760.00–985.00 $906.45
995–1220 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 775.00–935.00 $867.78
1010–1220 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 775.00–1,175.00 $1,006.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125–1615 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,222.31

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1050 1012 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 825.00–1,000.00 $911.24

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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.