Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 19, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	511	471	420
Slaughter cattle	409	367	302
Replacement cattle	102	104	118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady. Demand was good on a moderate supply for the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale of 2022 at the SLMC.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1118–1370	1207	80-85%	19	59.50–64.00	$61.39	$741	-3.69
1060–1370	1239	80-85%	74	64.00–72.50	$68.15	$844	-2.67
1165–1420	1296	80-85%	13	71.50–76.00	$73.58	$954	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1635	1406	75-80%	8	59.00–64.50	$61.64	$867	—
1200–1840	1481	75-80%	63	64.00–73.00	$69.05	$1,023	+2.36
1430–1690	1560	75-80%	11	72.50–75.00	$73.63	$1,149	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1080	826	85-90%	15	20.00–40.00	$24.45	$202	—
945–1175	1039	85-90%	4	63.50–65.00	$64.39	$669	+0.62
855–1198	1046	85-90%	12	40.00–53.00	$47.50	$497	-16.27
828–1285	1055	85-90%	49	54.00–63.00	$58.75	$620	+10.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–2345	1649	9	70.00–84.50	$77.19	$1,273	—
1435–2280	1793	16	84.00–95.00	$90.78	$1,628	-0.87
1635–1955	1869	7	96.00–106.00	$101.47	$1,896	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–905	865	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	118.00–133.00	$122.54	$1,060
710–1365	1004	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	72.50–108.00	$86.34	$867

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1470	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	800.00–1,060.00	$979.96
1068–1439	1268	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	800.00–1,025.00	$940.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1095	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	650.00–725.00	$681.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160–1215	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,135.00–1,150.00	$1,142.33

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
978	978	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	835.00	$835.00
930–1030	997	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	975.00–1,150.00	$1,095.57
995–1115	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$847.16

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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.