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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 461 514 511
Slaughter cattle 397 401 409
Replacement cattle 64 113 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1280 1181 80-85% 4 86.00–87.00 $86.73 $1,024 —
1050–1440 1210 80-85% 94 87.50–98.00 $93.08 $1,126 +7.16
1195–1466 1360 80-85% 12 97.00–107.50 $100.88 $1,372 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1328–1465 1353 75-80% 8 85.00–88.00 $85.53 $1,157 —
1270–1675 1472 75-80% 74 89.00–97.50 $94.09 $1,385 +8.48
1431–1660 1481 75-80% 26 97.00–104.00 $101.03 $1,496 +15.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1100 981 85-90% 5 50.00–65.00 $57.83 $567 —
745–1225 994 85-90% 20 70.00–81.50 $74.66 $742 —
975–1060 1020 85-90% 5 90.50–92.50 $91.51 $933 —
815–1325 1110 85-90% 48 82.50–90.50 $86.67 $962 -4.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1535 1456 5 94.50–104.00 $100.66 $1,466 —
1225–2400 1671 14 103.50–119.50 $111.88 $1,870 —
1490–2250 1930 7 119.50–142.00 $124.68 $2,406 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680–1260 933 (<2 yrs)Open 3 125.00–139.00 $133.14 $1,242
840–1380 1069 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 97.00–128.00 $110.27 $1,179
1030–1330 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 93.00–102.50 $97.30 $1,161

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
948–1340 1159 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,476.58
1075–1440 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,475.00 $1,421.08
1230–1323 1292 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,425.00 $1,377.40

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–890 850 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,159.56
988 988 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1743 1743 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.