Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	485	358	645
Slaughter cattle	412	290	555
Replacement cattle	73	68	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply of slaughter cattle and replacements.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1335	1195	80-85%	12	77.50–81.00	$79.42	$949	-6.51
1025–1405	1215	80-85%	77	81.50–94.00	$87.17	$1,059	-6.31
1170–1480	1296	80-85%	22	91.00–100.00	$94.52	$1,225	+18.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–1090	842	85-90%	14	33.00–50.00	$40.65	$342	—
720–1100	887	85-90%	18	52.00–69.00	$59.13	$524	—
810–1300	1049	85-90%	64	71.00–82.00	$76.09	$798	—
905–1155	1074	85-90%	8	82.00–86.50	$84.27	$905	+10.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1525	1387	75-80%	11	75.00–81.00	$78.92	$1,095	—
1323–1930	1484	75-80%	40	83.00–94.00	$89.21	$1,324	+12.33
1510–1710	1600	75-80%	16	94.00–99.50	$95.94	$1,535	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1910	1459	12	82.00–97.00	$88.48	$1,291	-5.44
1200–2375	1690	28	96.00–111.00	$104.64	$1,768	—
1540–1955	1782	3	112.00–122.00	$116.00	$2,067	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–845	755	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	131.00–148.00	$139.87	$1,056
755–1275	991	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	82.00–121.00	$95.29	$944

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–740	738	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	150.00–154.50	$152.24	$1,124

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1103–1130	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,350.00	$1,273.79
1040–1410	1217	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,100.00–1,425.00	$1,205.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1130	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	700.00–1,025.00	$867.19

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–975	920	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00–975.00	$892.73

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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.