Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 26, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	425	771	389
Slaughter cattle	374	697	342
Replacement cattle	51	74	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to light supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1331	1248	80-85%	15	91.00–96.00	$93.93	$1,172	—
1125–1370	1264	80-85%	8	106.00–115.00	$108.30	$1,369	+5.28
1000–1443	1283	80-85%	73	96.00–106.00	$100.78	$1,293	-2.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1145	877	85-90%	3	55.00–67.00	$60.22	$528	—
730–1215	1037	85-90%	14	74.00–88.00	$81.37	$844	+4.79
1033–1160	1086	85-90%	5	98.00–100.50	$99.22	$1,078	+12.91
875–1333	1149	85-90%	58	89.00–97.00	$92.55	$1,063	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1665	1444	75-80%	7	107.00–115.50	$109.25	$1,578	+20.81
1328–1805	1475	75-80%	57	96.00–106.50	$101.30	$1,494	+4.82
1410–1565	1484	75-80%	15	90.00–96.00	$93.19	$1,383	-3.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1940	1553	4	104.00–109.50	$106.50	$1,654	—
1165–2165	1597	19	111.00–125.00	$118.57	$1,894	—
1650–2470	1849	13	123.50–139.50	$132.55	$2,451	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1185	1051	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	100.00–116.00	$105.06	$1,104
1045–1265	1192	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	127.00–143.00	$131.68	$1,570

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
959–1170	1049	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	950.00–1,200.00	$1,069.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1128–1215	1144	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,386.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1120	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,450.00	$1,240.13
1093	1093	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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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
1258–1315	1277	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,433.33	—
1355–1385	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.