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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 260

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1420 1214 80-85% 60 150.00–165.00 $157.75 $1,915 +6.92
1145–1385 1271 80-85% 12 141.00–150.00 $145.50 $1,849
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
842–1165 975 85-90% 11 94.00–100.00 $98.12 $957 -62.17
905–1175 1049 85-90% 21 107.00–138.00 $122.75 $1,288
965–1255 1069 85-90% 28 140.00–159.00 $148.43 $1,587 +1.16
1055–1130 1072 85-90% 7 160.00–161.00 $160.85 $1,724 +13.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1645 1440 75-80% 41 154.00–166.00 $159.27 $2,293
1280–1895 1489 75-80% 17 145.00–153.50 $150.14 $2,236

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–2115 1624 6 160.00–180.00 $172.19 $2,796
1270–2120 1640 20 180.00–205.00 $189.81 $3,113
1715 1715 1 212.00 $212.00 $3,636 +20.62

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905–1230 1144 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 195.00–222.00 $208.77 $2,388
1150 1150 (<2 yrs)Open 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,588
950–1348 1157 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 163.00–195.00 $172.55 $1,996

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1225 1123 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,050.00 $2,027.28
1050–1255 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,591.11
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1195–1380 1289 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,450.00–2,800.00 $2,554.97
920–1502 1306 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 2,400.00–3,325.00 $2,932.32
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,700.00 $3,700.00

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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.