Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	583	511	553
Slaughter cattle	484	409	498
Replacement cattle	99	102	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply was heavy following the Saturday replacement special and demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1290	1150	80-85%	20	68.00–73.00	$71.55	$823	-2.76
1015–1385	1203	80-85%	96	73.50–83.00	$78.26	$941	-9.31
1230–1330	1280	80-85%	5	83.00–85.00	$83.90	$1,074	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1233–1558	1370	75-80%	10	67.00–73.00	$70.51	$966	—
1253–1910	1472	75-80%	87	74.50–82.50	$78.92	$1,162	—
1510–1570	1540	75-80%	2	87.00–88.00	$87.51	$1,348	—
1580	1580	75-80%	1	108.50	$108.50	$1,714	+19.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1075	856	85-90%	17	30.00–47.00	$37.17	$318	-8.70
800–1120	952	85-90%	10	46.00–56.00	$52.56	$500	-10.69
830–1265	1070	85-90%	64	62.00–73.00	$68.50	$733	-4.38
1070–1180	1125	85-90%	4	73.00–75.50	$74.01	$833	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1800	1523	12	79.00–94.50	$89.78	$1,367	—
1270–2125	1727	26	95.50–114.00	$105.38	$1,820	—
1765–1890	1838	3	115.50–118.00	$116.47	$2,141	-4.49

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–1180	963	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	92.00–130.00	$109.79	$1,057
755–1320	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	80.50–124.00	$96.77	$938

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1240	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	875.00–1,200.00	$1,076.41
885–1320	1132	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,375.00	$1,191.61
985–1265	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	700.00–1,150.00	$946.79

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	760.00	$760.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–1020	980	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	960.00–975.00	$967.81

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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
1120–1450	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,362.50	—

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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.