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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 431 490 427
Slaughter cattle 319 323 354
Replacement cattle 112 167 73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded mostly steady and slaughter bulls traded steady to 5.00 lower on a light test. Demand was good on a moderate to light supply of slaughter cattle and a heavy supply of replacements.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648–1110 841 85-90% 13 42.00–50.00 $45.01 $379 —
698–1225 1010 85-90% 31 57.00–73.00 $63.95 $646 -21.99
895–1250 1080 85-90% 51 72.00–83.00 $77.16 $833 —
895–1160 1092 85-90% 10 83.00–89.00 $86.84 $948 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1310 1161 80-85% 9 79.00–85.00 $82.40 $957 -6.49
1027–1400 1206 80-85% 44 84.00–95.00 $89.36 $1,078 -6.85
1230–1314 1284 80-85% 7 95.00–100.50 $96.07 $1,234 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1530 1446 75-80% 7 76.00–85.00 $82.40 $1,192 -8.24
1310–1675 1505 75-80% 35 87.00–96.00 $91.99 $1,384 —
1413–1655 1507 75-80% 8 96.00–105.00 $99.64 $1,502 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1620 1438 3 88.00–94.00 $91.45 $1,315 —
1400–2290 1709 18 101.00–114.50 $109.27 $1,867 —
1880–1985 1922 3 114.50–118.00 $115.81 $2,226 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
713–1095 893 (<2 yrs)Open 4 112.00–118.00 $114.99 $1,027
995–1245 1129 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 82.00–110.00 $96.45 $1,089
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
863 863 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 79.00 $79.00 $682

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1235 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 725.00–1,100.00 $935.65
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
648–845 772 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 600.00–875.00 $690.11
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
803–948 897 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 750.00–1,025.00 $943.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1260 1157 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,253.60
1110–1405 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,325.00–1,400.00 $1,358.91
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1054 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
595–649 631 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 360.00–410.00 $375.72
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
968 968 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840–969 903 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,250.00–1,675.00 $1,552.50 +319.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135–1315 1252 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,450.00–1,735.00 $1,586.67 —
1460–1485 1473 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,675.00–1,700.00 $1,687.50 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.