Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	737	317	480
Slaughter cattle	649	272	394
Replacement cattle	88	45	86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady. Replacement supply was light after Saturday night's special replacement sale and most of the offering today went to slaughter buyers. Slaughter cattle supply was heavy with good demand.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1065	1065	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1013–1245	1114	80-85%	18	68.00–76.50	$73.12	$815	—
1000–1360	1175	80-85%	154	77.00–89.00	$83.10	$976	—
1110–1335	1256	80-85%	6	90.00–96.50	$91.96	$1,155	-2.37

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1155	846	85-90%	10	35.50–55.50	$46.37	$392	—
785–1170	928	85-90%	24	56.00–68.00	$62.67	$582	+1.81
815–1325	1035	85-90%	88	66.00–79.50	$73.26	$758	-1.59
860–1155	1078	85-90%	8	81.00–85.50	$82.61	$891	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1375	1300	75-80%	13	75.00–78.00	$76.15	$990	—
1245–1605	1392	75-80%	84	79.50–90.00	$86.21	$1,200	—
1330–1660	1434	75-80%	14	90.00–93.00	$91.69	$1,315	-3.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–2380	1522	9	80.00–93.00	$88.12	$1,341	—
1270–2365	1641	37	95.00–114.50	$105.93	$1,738	—
1475–1940	1778	14	115.00–126.50	$118.34	$2,104	+12.70

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–1180	886	(<2 yrs)	Open	18	107.00–141.00	$122.63	$1,087
605–1215	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	80.00–124.00	$95.19	$923

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
932–1270	1077	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	925.00–1,300.00	$1,034.75

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
761	761	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	400.00	$400.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1015	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	700.00–925.00	$824.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1232	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–1005	843	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	760.00–1,125.00	$962.71

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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
1020–1270	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,362.50	—
1368	1368	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.