Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	565	398	440
Slaughter cattle	463	334	336
Replacement cattle	102	64	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Many groups of lean cows in town today that were showing effects of the drought and low forage supply. Demand was moderate 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
1260–1385	1323	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,026.18	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–960	755	85-90%	4	68.00–71.00	$69.85	$527	+8.60
715–1135	891	85-90%	37	76.00–94.00	$86.79	$773	+5.69
825–1175	1008	85-90%	5	107.00–115.00	$109.99	$1,109	+9.80
800–1329	1039	85-90%	136	93.00–106.00	$101.50	$1,055	-4.65

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1360	1190	80-85%	75	105.50–116.50	$111.51	$1,327	+10.98
1105–1365	1193	80-85%	15	100.50–105.50	$104.18	$1,243	+3.65
1090–1415	1299	80-85%	16	115.50–123.00	$119.72	$1,555	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1505	1372	75-80%	19	102.00–105.00	$102.98	$1,413	—
1365–1680	1486	75-80%	11	116.00–126.50	$123.14	$1,830	—
1295–1858	1489	75-80%	32	107.00–116.00	$112.88	$1,681	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2133	2133	65-75%	2	117.00	$117.00	$2,496	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1233–1500	1320	8	98.00–117.50	$112.55	$1,486	—
1200–2025	1606	13	117.00–134.00	$126.38	$2,030	—
1630–2375	1893	12	135.00–148.50	$141.05	$2,670	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1330	923	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	165.00–190.00	$179.87	$1,660
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	107.50	$107.50	$1,054
660–1275	987	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	115.00–162.00	$131.98	$1,303

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1100	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,328.89
1005–1335	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,185.00–1,575.00	$1,426.99

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
683–815	720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	550.00–1,000.00	$752.46
670–865	768	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–875.00	$733.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1245–1330	1288	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,777.48

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–950	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,475.00	$1,255.67
870–935	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,392.80

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

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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
1100–1420	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00–2,000.00	$1,900.00	—
1355	1355	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1508	1508	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,965.00	$1,965.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1528	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,100.00–2,125.00	$2,116.67	-183.33

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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.