Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	510	400	367
Slaughter cattle	428	328	275
Replacement cattle	82	72	92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1090	885	85-90%	20	25.00–45.00	$32.92	$291	-6.80
775–1200	1011	85-90%	40	45.00–59.00	$53.52	$541	-4.23
975–1160	1067	85-90%	6	69.00–74.50	$71.40	$762	—
885–1275	1096	85-90%	44	58.00–69.50	$63.46	$696	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1840	1463	75-80%	6	60.00–67.00	$64.47	$943	-14.67
1320–1730	1464	75-80%	63	68.00–81.00	$74.40	$1,089	-4.74
1435–1900	1670	75-80%	11	79.50–89.00	$82.59	$1,379	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1295	1255	80-85%	9	62.00–67.00	$63.34	$795	—
1030–1445	1261	80-85%	61	67.00–78.50	$72.93	$920	—
1260–1520	1389	80-85%	4	80.00	$80.00	$1,111	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–2115	1523	8	80.00–94.00	$88.53	$1,348	—
1375–2070	1734	27	94.00–110.50	$102.03	$1,769	-0.90
1975–2150	2063	2	115.00	$115.00	$2,372	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–904	819	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	115.00–123.00	$117.79	$965
744–1275	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	81.50–121.00	$103.82	$1,010

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1500	1173	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	925.00–1,275.00	$1,069.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1315	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,257.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–935	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	735.00–800.00	$766.97

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1113–1125	1117	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,250.18

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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
1470	1470	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1473	1473	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1440–1625	1536	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,508.75	—

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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.