Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	400	583	477
Slaughter cattle	328	484	367
Replacement cattle	72	99	110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Supply was moderate with a few herd dispersals included in the offering. Demand was moderate.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1280	1202	80-85%	10	70.00–73.00	$72.07	$866	-6.19
1080–1360	1247	80-85%	57	73.50–82.00	$77.72	$969	—
1245–1470	1338	80-85%	3	82.50–85.00	$83.64	$1,119	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1080	850	85-90%	10	33.00–45.50	$39.72	$338	+2.55
770–1268	1010	85-90%	12	52.50–62.00	$57.75	$583	—
900–1265	1046	85-90%	43	63.00–73.00	$68.23	$714	—
1055–1180	1126	85-90%	4	73.00–74.00	$73.50	$828	-0.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1338–1385	1355	75-80%	5	71.00–74.00	$72.60	$984	+2.09
1300–1778	1498	75-80%	55	75.00–84.00	$79.14	$1,186	+0.22
1580–1773	1726	75-80%	7	85.00–86.00	$85.28	$1,472	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1940	1555	11	85.00–95.00	$91.01	$1,415	—
1365–2305	1740	19	95.50–111.00	$102.93	$1,791	-2.45
1460–1980	1796	9	113.00–122.00	$115.65	$2,077	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1005	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	128.00–133.00	$131.11	$1,160
985–1210	1102	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	85.00–119.00	$93.62	$1,032

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1135	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	875.00–1,125.00	$962.72
930–1420	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	775.00–1,175.00	$1,005.52
975–1515	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,010.00–1,300.00	$1,164.08

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1185	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	885.00–1,400.00	$1,196.46

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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
1225–1310	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,337.50	-25.00
1340	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,685.00	$1,685.00	—

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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.