Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	574	543	360
Slaughter cattle	465	440	300
Replacement cattle	109	103	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher on a high quality bull offering with many high dressing bulls in the mix. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1220	1091	80-85%	16	80.00–85.00	$82.89	$904	—
1000–1405	1212	80-85%	92	85.00–95.00	$89.81	$1,088	—
1265–1375	1315	80-85%	10	97.00–103.50	$98.14	$1,291	+0.72

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–930	749	85-90%	12	45.00–59.00	$51.78	$388	—
734–933	800	85-90%	11	59.50–72.00	$67.37	$539	—
910–1085	999	85-90%	5	88.00–91.50	$89.42	$893	-1.11
810–1235	1029	85-90%	61	75.50–87.00	$81.85	$842	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1590	1387	75-80%	6	82.00–83.00	$82.34	$1,142	—
1235–1815	1460	75-80%	71	85.00–95.50	$90.99	$1,328	+0.07
1405–1530	1486	75-80%	4	98.00–99.50	$98.61	$1,465	+7.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1725	1565	6	91.00–100.00	$94.66	$1,481	—
1230–2155	1704	11	106.00–121.00	$114.73	$1,955	—
1655–2390	1951	19	122.00–133.50	$127.84	$2,494	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–955	816	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	122.00–150.00	$137.99	$1,126
685–1215	919	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	93.00–136.00	$109.40	$1,005
983–1290	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	91.00–93.00	$92.21	$1,000

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1025	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	83.00–92.00	$87.58	$793

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1265	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	975.00–1,425.00	$1,177.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1000	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	675.00–875.00	$793.35

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–1210	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	875.00–1,250.00	$1,105.61
935–1185	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	800.00–1,200.00	$1,022.56
1015–1090	1053	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,400.00	$1,291.51

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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
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	+65.83
1135–1565	1309	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,400.00–1,850.00	$1,646.25	-103.75

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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.