Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

This is an archived report. See the latest Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle report →

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	505	328	355
Slaughter cattle	399	266	302
Replacement cattle	106	62	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. A couple herd dispersals were included in the offering and brought some quality bred cows and pairs to town. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160	1160	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–915	846	85-90%	7	47.00–57.00	$52.78	$447	—
765–1235	912	85-90%	17	56.50–76.00	$66.01	$602	—
915–1090	996	85-90%	6	88.00–91.50	$89.56	$892	—
910–1285	1096	85-90%	71	77.00–88.00	$82.92	$909	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1270	1167	80-85%	15	83.00–87.00	$84.89	$991	+0.06
1010–1400	1193	80-85%	69	87.00–98.00	$92.64	$1,105	+7.81
1085–1455	1270	80-85%	16	98.00–103.50	$100.29	$1,274	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1525	1391	75-80%	10	84.50–88.00	$86.42	$1,202	+0.50
1263–1855	1470	75-80%	39	89.00–97.50	$94.16	$1,384	-0.36
1455–1820	1564	75-80%	5	99.00–103.00	$99.98	$1,564	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1760	1476	4	96.00–100.00	$98.60	$1,455	—
1295–2070	1603	20	107.00–116.50	$111.82	$1,792	—
1680–1950	1820	11	117.00–135.50	$124.01	$2,257	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–1175	911	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	125.00–151.00	$140.55	$1,280
800–1450	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	89.00–115.00	$103.59	$1,026

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1070	963	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,150.00	$1,086.51
920–1450	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,425.00	$1,327.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1235	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,610.00–1,700.00	$1,638.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–890	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00–900.00	$887.86

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205–1440	1283	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00	—
1327	1327	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—
1480	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1148	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1315–1550	1433	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00–1,650.00	$1,612.50	—

↑ Back to top

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.