Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	595	389	744
Slaughter cattle	519	323	618
Replacement cattle	76	66	126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement supply was light after Saturday night's monthly replacement special, with most of the offering today going to slaughter buyers. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter cattle.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1330	1141	80-85%	19	59.00–64.50	$62.52	$713	—
1065–1425	1229	80-85%	119	64.00–73.50	$68.31	$840	+1.99
1185–1415	1317	80-85%	10	73.50–77.50	$74.83	$986	+2.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1100	856	85-90%	25	25.00–41.00	$35.72	$306	+4.27
718–1255	957	85-90%	40	41.00–54.00	$48.01	$459	—
935–1245	1069	85-90%	47	57.00–65.50	$62.20	$665	+3.87
1055–1193	1146	85-90%	9	65.00–70.50	$68.11	$781	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1294–1363	1314	75-80%	8	61.00–63.00	$62.48	$821	—
1300–1840	1472	75-80%	70	66.00–76.50	$71.52	$1,053	+3.19
1533–1765	1644	75-80%	11	75.50–79.50	$77.55	$1,275	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1890	1616	14	70.00–87.50	$81.64	$1,319	—
1460–2015	1798	9	91.50–98.00	$95.26	$1,713	—
1620–1990	1812	3	100.00–105.00	$103.02	$1,867	+9.21

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–955	919	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	114.00–135.00	$125.26	$1,151
680–1450	984	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	77.00–119.00	$92.56	$911

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1171–1310	1229	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,010.00	$874.34
950–1483	1317	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	975.00–1,150.00	$1,069.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010–1080	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	650.00–825.00	$760.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1400	1089	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	875.00–1,275.00	$1,162.28

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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.