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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 570 535 380
Slaughter cattle 445 433 304
Replacement cattle 125 102 76

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
1010–1320 1157 80-85% 15 60.00–67.00 $63.98 $740 -1.13
1125–1445 1231 80-85% 6 77.00–83.50 $78.81 $970 —
1000–1389 1248 80-85% 90 66.00–77.00 $70.68 $882 —
1370 1370 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,219 +7.59
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1055 888 85-90% 15 22.50–41.00 $31.93 $284 —
810–1125 1000 85-90% 21 45.00–56.00 $52.40 $524 —
750–1295 1075 85-90% 59 57.00–67.00 $62.17 $668 +0.70
1120–1144 1132 85-90% 15 67.50–69.00 $68.44 $775 +2.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1313–1495 1414 75-80% 16 63.00–68.00 $65.05 $920 —
1315–1910 1514 75-80% 89 68.00–77.50 $72.61 $1,099 -3.13
1415–1707 1612 75-80% 5 79.00–79.50 $79.32 $1,279 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1795 1460 10 76.00–86.00 $81.42 $1,189 +4.22
1425–1825 1651 9 85.00–95.50 $91.44 $1,510 —
1755–2130 1916 11 98.00–110.50 $104.95 $2,011 +1.90

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–1410 973 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 85.00–113.00 $96.25 $937
850–1095 1003 (<2 yrs)Open 7 99.00–129.00 $118.87 $1,192
995–1305 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 72.00–85.00 $79.03 $947

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1440 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 900.00–1,310.00 $1,019.90
1173–1335 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 975.00–1,060.00 $1,033.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
918–1220 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 800.00–885.00 $850.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1455 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,235.00 $1,210.39
1183–1206 1199 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,350.00–1,475.00 $1,385.23

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
740–1040 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 825.00–850.00 $832.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1005 988 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–1,175.00 $933.29
1025–1295 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,176.36

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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
1215–1260 1238 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,525.00 $1,387.50 —
1010–1420 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,275.00–1,400.00 $1,325.00 —
1330 1330 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1540 1540 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.