Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	447	570	353
Slaughter cattle	366	445	279
Replacement cattle	81	125	74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter cattle. The replacement supply included mostly stock cows that created very good demand.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1298	1116	80-85%	14	62.00–70.00	$66.39	$741	—
965–1375	1170	80-85%	85	68.00–81.50	$75.93	$888	+11.95
1215–1385	1318	80-85%	14	82.00–87.50	$83.69	$1,103	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–945	818	85-90%	4	30.00–41.00	$36.30	$297	—
800–1160	942	85-90%	23	43.00–60.00	$54.59	$514	—
730–1285	979	85-90%	69	60.00–72.00	$66.00	$646	—
955–1220	1067	85-90%	15	71.50–76.00	$74.99	$800	+12.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1735	1430	75-80%	39	76.00–82.00	$78.74	$1,126	+13.69
1305–1605	1467	75-80%	3	64.00–70.50	$67.66	$993	—
1435–1860	1572	75-80%	5	82.00–86.50	$83.43	$1,312	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1360	1288	2	84.00–89.00	$86.36	$1,112	—
1265–2070	1761	9	92.00–103.00	$97.35	$1,714	—
1535–2325	2030	7	104.00–115.50	$107.41	$2,180	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–1215	940	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	90.00–136.00	$115.66	$1,087
745–1285	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	83.00–116.00	$93.50	$945
968–1180	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	70.00–94.00	$86.28	$893

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–955	874	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	70.00–75.00	$73.09	$639

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1162	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	700.00–885.00	$863.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1170	1096	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,010.00–1,275.00	$1,176.08
1090–1185	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,085.00	$1,066.77

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1015	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,102.93

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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.