Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	355	532	715
Slaughter cattle	302	410	529
Replacement cattle	53	122	186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light with moderate demand. Replacements were scarce this week following the special replacement sale this past Saturday evening.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1365	1128	80-85%	55	78.00–88.50	$83.67	$944	—
1040–1375	1172	80-85%	13	89.00–94.50	$90.29	$1,058	—
1050–1285	1205	80-85%	13	75.00–79.50	$77.44	$933	+1.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–920	803	85-90%	4	42.00–52.00	$46.19	$371	—
735–1030	885	85-90%	25	53.50–64.00	$59.58	$527	—
790–1275	1020	85-90%	42	64.00–78.00	$71.16	$726	—
960–1235	1066	85-90%	6	78.50–82.50	$80.58	$859	+10.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1545	1408	75-80%	9	75.00–79.50	$77.18	$1,087	+1.49
1225–1755	1446	75-80%	33	80.00–88.00	$84.79	$1,226	+9.10
1230–1605	1456	75-80%	4	88.50–91.00	$89.43	$1,302	+5.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1630	1527	3	90.00–95.00	$92.16	$1,407	—
1290–2240	1778	12	99.50–110.00	$105.71	$1,880	—
1765–2110	1921	7	114.00–120.50	$116.78	$2,243	+3.37

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1140	977	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	101.00–127.00	$111.55	$1,090
990–1140	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	80.00–103.00	$89.27	$941

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1201–1425	1226	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	850.00–1,100.00	$882.29
1060–1570	1261	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	925.00–1,210.00	$1,032.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
753–1090	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	525.00–750.00	$656.52
920–980	957	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	650.00–700.00	$683.97

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	585.00	$585.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1355	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	750.00–1,285.00	$1,023.96

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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.