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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 300 483 440
Slaughter cattle 234 359 374
Replacement cattle 66 124 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1255 1193 80-85% 8 80.00–85.00 $81.74 $975 -8.65
1020–1385 1194 80-85% 52 86.00–95.50 $91.11 $1,088 +0.72
1135–1405 1237 80-85% 3 96.50–99.00 $97.44 $1,205 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–930 823 85-90% 3 35.00–55.00 $46.15 $380 —
760–1135 941 85-90% 11 60.00–73.00 $66.34 $624 —
830–1250 1015 85-90% 34 73.00–88.00 $80.70 $819 +1.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1580 1415 75-80% 6 83.00–85.50 $84.48 $1,195 —
1365–1753 1578 75-80% 27 88.00–95.50 $91.94 $1,451 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1380 1315 2 95.00–98.00 $96.57 $1,270 —
1345–1865 1600 12 105.00–117.00 $110.78 $1,772 —
1540–2115 1852 10 117.00–132.00 $123.74 $2,292 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–1035 972 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 89.00–94.00 $92.53 $899
980–1235 1171 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 91.00–96.50 $95.35 $1,117

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1335 1189 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,276.81
1306 1306 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
880–1125 1003 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $878.05

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–965 955 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,010.00–1,150.00 $1,079.27

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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
1165 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —
1266–1395 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 1,425.00–1,550.00 $1,488.33 —
1333 1333 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1360–1415 1388 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,560.00–1,575.00 $1,567.50 —

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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.