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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 391 398 507
Slaughter cattle 317 310 385
Replacement cattle 74 88 122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1250 992 85-90% 25 71.00–85.00 $78.33 $777 +17.42
963–1055 994 85-90% 3 98.00–100.00 $98.71 $981 +37.80
855–1170 997 85-90% 9 55.00–66.50 $61.16 $610 +0.25
810–1295 1050 85-90% 60 85.50–95.00 $90.60 $951 +0.53
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068–1350 1224 80-85% 21 89.00–95.00 $92.65 $1,134 +0.13
975–1385 1254 80-85% 53 93.00–105.50 $97.53 $1,223 -3.20
1145–1425 1284 80-85% 4 106.00–113.00 $109.19 $1,402 +8.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1208–1478 1402 75-80% 10 90.00–94.50 $93.42 $1,310 -10.61
1323–1685 1442 75-80% 50 95.00–106.50 $99.76 $1,439 +5.38
1533 1533 75-80% 4 107.50 $107.50 $1,648 -3.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1865 1494 4 92.00–106.00 $100.96 $1,508 —
1228–2155 1603 25 108.00–125.00 $116.55 $1,868 —
1690–2005 1816 8 126.00–138.50 $130.43 $2,369 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1155 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 111.00–151.00 $126.04 $1,229
1008 1008 (<2 yrs)Open 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,865

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1120 1108 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,141.92
1050–1392 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 1,150.00–1,425.00 $1,282.71
1080–1255 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,228.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1118–1540 1268 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,575.00–1,700.00 $1,609.22
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–763 757 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 625.00–750.00 $666.01

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1158 1158 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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.