Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	389	626	536
Slaughter cattle	323	563	397
Replacement cattle	66	63	139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate to light supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1150	859	85-90%	24	22.00–36.00	$31.45	$270	-15.38
745–1240	994	85-90%	22	40.00–51.00	$44.70	$444	—
850–1120	1007	85-90%	3	62.50–65.00	$63.57	$640	—
755–1290	1058	85-90%	52	51.50–63.00	$58.33	$617	+1.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1485	1396	75-80%	12	58.00–63.00	$60.60	$846	—
1225–1698	1455	75-80%	54	64.00–73.00	$68.33	$994	—
1550–1765	1679	75-80%	5	72.50–79.50	$74.16	$1,245	-0.50

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1325	1211	80-85%	7	56.00–62.50	$59.49	$720	-6.38
1030–1430	1234	80-85%	50	62.50–71.00	$66.32	$818	+0.45
1235–1353	1321	80-85%	7	71.50–75.00	$72.82	$962	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1385	1360	4	75.50–84.50	$79.52	$1,081	—
1400–2135	1828	12	90.00–103.00	$93.81	$1,715	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1185	949	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	80.00–109.00	$87.66	$832
835–1065	980	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	114.00–127.00	$118.40	$1,160

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1113	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–875.00	$837.72
1105–1435	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	800.00–1,225.00	$1,048.51
1305–1445	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	860.00–1,000.00	$922.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1065	951	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	675.00–785.00	$729.13

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–890	828	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–985.00	$911.04
820–1270	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,100.00	$1,023.50

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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
1050–1355	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,112.50	—

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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.