Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	259	431	525
Slaughter cattle	228	319	411
Replacement cattle	31	112	114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1120	933	85-90%	5	41.00–53.00	$48.00	$448	—
870–1150	1005	85-90%	11	61.00–72.00	$66.37	$667	+2.42
960–1243	1108	85-90%	44	75.00–86.00	$80.41	$891	—
1115–1145	1130	85-90%	2	86.50–90.50	$88.53	$1,000	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1312	1245	80-85%	15	80.00–86.00	$82.61	$1,028	—
1060–1460	1282	80-85%	32	85.50–97.00	$90.29	$1,158	-5.78
1380–1493	1422	80-85%	7	96.50–101.00	$98.97	$1,407	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1435	1415	75-80%	9	83.00–86.00	$83.99	$1,188	+1.59
1310–1840	1507	75-80%	10	98.00–105.00	$100.17	$1,510	+0.53
1300–1890	1512	75-80%	31	88.00–98.00	$93.44	$1,413	-6.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,446	—
1460–1900	1654	9	103.00–116.00	$109.76	$1,815	—
1625–2320	1908	12	119.00–136.00	$128.79	$2,457	+12.98

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–1210	1030	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	110.00–150.50	$129.22	$1,331

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1210	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,257.54
1480	1480	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,485.00	$1,485.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1105	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–1,025.00	$931.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1507	1507	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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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.