Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	532	423	475
Slaughter cattle	410	347	342
Replacement cattle	122	76	133

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter supply was moderate with moderate demand. Replacement cattle demand was good with a heavy supply of bred cows and stock cows this week.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1365	1213	80-85%	9	73.00–77.00	$76.04	$922	-1.23
1065–1385	1216	80-85%	99	78.00–87.50	$83.94	$1,021	-0.81
1180–1330	1273	80-85%	7	87.50–91.00	$89.29	$1,137	-2.41

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–1120	844	85-90%	8	30.00–48.00	$40.50	$342	—
750–1200	927	85-90%	29	54.00–64.00	$59.69	$553	—
710–1335	1063	85-90%	51	64.00–79.00	$70.07	$745	-10.28
1005–1175	1092	85-90%	5	79.00–81.00	$79.58	$869	+7.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1560	1416	75-80%	8	73.50–78.50	$75.69	$1,072	-1.32
1230–1940	1476	75-80%	54	79.50–88.00	$83.90	$1,238	-7.16
1375–1790	1522	75-80%	3	87.50–95.50	$90.06	$1,371	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1770	1445	18	88.00–97.00	$93.96	$1,358	—
1415–2150	1811	17	97.00–109.50	$103.35	$1,872	—
1595–2100	1913	8	110.00–118.00	$113.41	$2,170	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
784–1115	907	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	76.00–100.00	$86.33	$783

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
973–1075	1007	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–835.00	$780.25
853–1230	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	800.00–1,160.00	$997.45
925–1175	1069	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	650.00–900.00	$780.05

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	625.00	$625.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1093–1500	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,175.00–1,325.00	$1,212.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1010	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	600.00–650.00	$615.42

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–865	845	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
908–1205	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	900.00–1,185.00	$1,022.73

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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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
1245–1280	1263	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.