Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	500	360	474
Slaughter cattle	418	300	384
Replacement cattle	82	60	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday, slaughter cow and slaughter bulls sold steady. The offering included a high percentage of slaughter cattle and a light supply of replacement cattle. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand good for slaughter classes.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1380	1113	80-85%	22	60.00–70.00	$65.23	$726	—
930–1525	1234	80-85%	96	70.00–80.00	$75.36	$930	-4.61
1105–1685	1360	80-85%	42	79.00–84.50	$82.51	$1,122	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1330	890	85-90%	21	49.00–59.00	$53.88	$480	—
785–1065	903	85-90%	5	39.00–47.00	$41.30	$373	-12.08
740–1385	1062	85-90%	50	60.00–71.50	$66.22	$703	—
1030–1340	1137	85-90%	16	72.00–78.00	$74.54	$848	+0.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1745	1301	75-80%	15	68.00–73.00	$70.61	$919	—
1120–1850	1431	75-80%	9	81.50–90.50	$84.72	$1,212	+7.01
1070–1985	1541	75-80%	61	74.00–82.00	$78.71	$1,213	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1610	1411	7	80.00–93.00	$90.30	$1,274	—
1480–2140	1796	11	98.50–107.50	$104.20	$1,871	—
1480–2250	1928	9	109.00–118.00	$111.66	$2,153	—

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Stock Cows

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055–1250	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	79.00–90.50	$83.77	$932

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
712–1045	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	65.00–87.00	$79.77	$634

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–965	943	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	89.00–111.00	$100.26	$945
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,014

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1165	1165	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,200

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765	765	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	116.00	$116.00	$887

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1260	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,075.00–1,300.00	$1,166.96

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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
900–1085	993	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,212.50	—
1075–1100	1088	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,262.50	—
1070–1340	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,233.33	—
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1015	838	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	885.00–1,185.00	$985.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00	$800.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	960.00	$960.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.