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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 505 500 407
Slaughter cattle 454 418 281
Replacement cattle 51 82 126

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1260 1123 80-85% 14 61.50–71.50 $67.55 $759 +2.32
990–1415 1185 80-85% 92 70.00–81.50 $76.42 $906 —
1080–1355 1226 80-85% 20 81.00–87.50 $82.82 $1,015 +7.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1075 879 85-90% 8 40.00–48.00 $46.00 $404 -7.88
738–1190 912 85-90% 20 50.00–60.00 $56.18 $512 +14.88
935–1145 1004 85-90% 16 72.50–79.00 $74.40 $747 —
845–1295 1012 85-90% 74 60.50–72.00 $66.24 $670 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1780 1424 75-80% 63 72.00–82.50 $78.04 $1,111 -6.68
1335–1730 1426 75-80% 8 68.00–72.00 $70.80 $1,010 -13.92
1340–1815 1509 75-80% 8 82.50–85.50 $84.04 $1,268 +5.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1840 1535 5 84.00–97.50 $90.27 $1,386 —
1415–2200 1732 17 98.50–110.00 $104.04 $1,802 —
1655–2120 1855 14 109.50–124.00 $115.47 $2,142 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725–1006 891 (<2 yrs)Open 9 118.00–127.00 $123.53 $1,101
898–1085 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 80.00–95.00 $89.25 $852

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1170 1128 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 750.00–960.00 $858.96
890–1380 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 800.00–1,150.00 $1,011.66
1108–1230 1149 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 825.00–900.00 $851.77
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–960 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 760.00–785.00 $772.34

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–750 745 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 600.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010–1325 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,035.00–1,375.00 $1,205.00 —

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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.