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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 440 560 570
Slaughter cattle 374 504 365
Replacement cattle 66 56 205

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1425 1220 80-85% 75 81.00–93.50 $87.27 $1,065 +1.82
1185–1325 1238 80-85% 13 93.00–96.50 $93.99 $1,164 +8.54
1060–1395 1239 80-85% 11 73.00–79.00 $77.21 $957 -8.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1055 844 85-90% 7 37.00–47.00 $40.10 $338 —
818–1270 999 85-90% 17 53.00–65.00 $61.50 $614 +2.19
996–1125 1038 85-90% 17 82.00–86.50 $83.35 $865 -0.96
810–1370 1091 85-90% 52 66.00–80.50 $73.69 $804 +2.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1835 1480 75-80% 51 81.00–92.50 $88.19 $1,305 +1.74
1397–1747 1530 75-80% 19 92.50–97.00 $94.11 $1,440 -0.79
1335–1733 1534 75-80% 12 74.00–81.50 $78.69 $1,207 -16.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1685 1563 3 95.00–97.00 $96.02 $1,501 —
1390–2195 1736 21 97.00–112.00 $106.29 $1,845 +2.98
1600–2160 1860 11 112.00–120.00 $115.40 $2,146 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–1160 995 (<2 yrs)Open 3 97.50–116.00 $107.84 $1,073
798–1220 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 82.00–105.00 $91.55 $964

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1355 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,000.00–1,260.00 $1,139.67
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–960 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 850.00–1,050.00 $951.05
800–1120 1002 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 775.00–1,060.00 $987.78

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
813–901 869 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 500.00–510.00 $506.25 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1413 1413 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.