Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	333	365	515
Slaughter cattle	254	299	423
Replacement cattle	79	66	92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher. 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
1275–1295	1285	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,800.78	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1310	1141	80-85%	7	124.50–129.50	$125.65	$1,434	—
1065–1255	1181	80-85%	6	105.00–108.00	$106.31	$1,256	—
1005–1435	1197	80-85%	55	110.00–126.50	$117.90	$1,411	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1120	883	85-90%	15	62.50–75.00	$70.25	$620	—
935–955	945	85-90%	2	117.00–118.00	$117.49	$1,110	—
940–1220	1093	85-90%	15	78.00–99.00	$87.28	$954	-20.73
815–1267	1098	85-90%	30	101.00–116.00	$108.56	$1,192	+0.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1570	1474	75-80%	5	105.00–108.00	$105.79	$1,559	—
1265–1890	1507	75-80%	45	111.00–124.00	$118.76	$1,790	+1.29
1470–1733	1653	75-80%	4	124.00–125.50	$125.01	$2,066	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1530	1406	6	130.00–145.00	$137.14	$1,928	—
1295–2210	1719	14	150.00–166.50	$158.13	$2,718	—
1870–1930	1907	3	167.00–173.50	$171.21	$3,265	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1120	993	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	172.50–185.00	$181.45	$1,802
735–1350	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	126.00–168.00	$143.82	$1,546

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1180	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,400.00–1,800.00	$1,546.53
1115–1505	1262	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,650.00–2,075.00	$1,867.94
1130–1580	1318	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,704.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00
1195–1505	1329	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,152.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1135	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,375.00	$1,279.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1320	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,729.73

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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
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	-100.00
1578	1578	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,350.00	$2,350.00	—

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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.