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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 471 715 550
Slaughter cattle 367 543 440
Replacement cattle 104 172 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1360 1186 80-85% 8 57.00–61.00 $59.24 $703 -1.16
1035–1395 1229 80-85% 96 61.50–68.50 $65.08 $800 -0.54
1095–1425 1243 80-85% 3 69.00–73.00 $70.82 $880 +5.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1062 945 85-90% 17 20.00–40.00 $30.25 $286 -14.75
1003–1140 1030 85-90% 6 61.00–65.50 $63.77 $657 —
850–1190 1062 85-90% 10 40.00–53.00 $47.91 $509 -10.20
880–1250 1075 85-90% 51 51.00–61.50 $57.85 $622 -0.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1565 1389 75-80% 12 57.00–62.00 $59.44 $826 -0.68
1295–1640 1475 75-80% 63 62.00–70.50 $66.69 $984 -1.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–2170 1598 12 73.00–85.50 $79.59 $1,272 -0.32
1410–2310 1767 11 84.50–97.00 $91.65 $1,619 -1.31
1820–2075 1948 2 99.00–102.00 $100.60 $1,960 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–1050 972 (<2 yrs)Open 7 118.00–133.00 $128.65 $1,250
938–1255 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 68.00–103.00 $88.57 $930

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1240 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 900.00–1,075.00 $961.82
1020–1455 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 800.00–1,225.00 $1,063.21
1120–1530 1334 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 700.00–1,060.00 $960.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–865 773 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 550.00–750.00 $661.97
735–920 822 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 600.00–755.00 $671.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030–1255 1143 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,175.00–1,300.00 $1,243.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1155–1475 1278 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,225.00–1,275.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.