Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 10, 2023

1,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,025	425	755
Slaughter cattle	876	374	604
Replacement cattle	149	51	151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a very heavy supply after a week off for the 4th of July holiday and worsening drought conditions pushing more cattle to town.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–980	855	85-90%	18	50.00–68.00	$62.16	$531	+1.94
725–1230	953	85-90%	42	70.00–89.00	$82.47	$786	—
980–1190	1052	85-90%	5	100.50–107.50	$103.01	$1,084	+3.79
860–1379	1087	85-90%	173	89.00–100.00	$94.16	$1,024	-5.06

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058–1280	1193	80-85%	24	90.00–96.00	$93.95	$1,121	—
1020–1395	1220	80-85%	173	96.00–109.00	$102.69	$1,253	+8.76
1055–1375	1248	80-85%	25	108.50–117.00	$111.30	$1,389	+17.37
1453	1453	80-85%	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,918	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1615	1403	75-80%	100	97.50–109.50	$102.99	$1,445	—
1210–1738	1436	75-80%	16	91.50–97.00	$95.39	$1,370	-13.86
1345–1885	1500	75-80%	29	110.00–117.50	$112.44	$1,687	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1650	1453	4	105.00–113.00	$108.39	$1,575	—
1200–2175	1597	26	115.00–129.00	$120.99	$1,932	+2.42
1510–2085	1803	33	130.50–149.00	$139.05	$2,507	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
853–1255	917	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	147.00–164.00	$156.85	$1,438
735–1230	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	93.00–137.00	$108.41	$1,039

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1173	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1153–1373	1272	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,361.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205–1365	1321	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,600.00–1,725.00	$1,628.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1000	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	935.00–1,000.00	$968.84

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1212	1212	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,725.00	$1,725.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1200	1144	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	925.00–1,350.00	$1,201.20

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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
1040–1340	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–1,675.00	$1,575.00	—
1198–1348	1276	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,300.00–1,700.00	$1,516.67	+83.34
1330	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1230–1575	1354	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,500.00–2,000.00	$1,720.71	+70.71
1385–1510	1468	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00–1,575.00	$1,558.33	—
1515–1737	1675	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,750.00–2,075.00	$1,980.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
797–905	824	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	710.00–1,050.00	$772.86	—

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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.