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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

1,434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.13/cwt ≈ $807/hd at 625 lb · 95 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.90/cwt ≈ $767/hd at 533 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.21/cwt ≈ $569/hd at 481 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,434 1,463 1,733
Feeder cattle 1,434 — 1,733

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last wednesday, the lighter weight steers and heifers traded 8.00 to 10.00 lower, while the heavier weights traded steady to 6.00 higher. Demand good for the heavier cattle, supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
345 345 3 136.00 $136.00 $469
355–387 374 10 135.00–142.00 $139.08 $520
401–440 420 22 135.00–142.00 $137.91 $579
455–474 465 12 137.00–139.00 $138.02 $642
505–545 524 47 128.00–135.00 $132.08 $692
558–599 579 33 128.00–136.00 $131.66 $762
590 unweaned 590 3 132.00 $132.00 $779
606–643 625 95 124.00–132.00 $129.13 $807
663–692 670 17 129.00–132.50 $130.53 $875
710–715 713 7 125.00–128.00 $126.28 $900
785 785 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,028
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
438 438 15 146.00 $146.00 $639
465–475 473 19 140.00–143.00 $142.37 $673
514–544 533 49 138.50–147.00 $143.90 $767
601–639 631 39 135.00–142.00 $137.81 $870
687 687 7 136.50 $136.50 $938
743 743 6 134.00 $134.00 $996
759–770 765 16 130.00–137.00 $133.04 $1,018
820 820 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,058
875 875 8 126.50 $126.50 $1,107
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
311 311 4 132.00 $132.00 $411
450–488 476 23 125.00–133.00 $129.65 $617
518–540 525 35 123.00–125.00 $123.93 $651
561–563 562 9 120.00–125.00 $122.77 $690
633 633 4 116.00 $116.00 $734
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
738 738 5 125.00 $125.00 $922
795 795 2 125.00 $125.00 $994
804–840 818 10 119.00–125.00 $122.54 $1,002
891 891 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,069
945 945 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,106
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
318 318 10 121.00 $121.00 $385
553–580 567 8 109.00–115.00 $112.07 $635
740 740 5 107.00 $107.00 $792
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
400–415 408 8 115.00–120.00 $117.45 $479
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
372 372 3 101.00 $101.00 $376
546 546 4 90.00 $90.00 $491

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
335 335 6 120.00 $120.00 $402
352–398 374 15 120.00–127.00 $122.15 $457
425–443 433 21 115.00–120.00 $116.71 $505
450–498 481 47 115.00–120.00 $118.21 $569
505–549 527 24 115.00–124.00 $119.03 $627
550–590 568 33 115.00–122.50 $117.44 $667
603–647 620 38 117.00–123.50 $119.72 $742
693 693 3 121.50 $121.50 $842
713 713 3 120.50 $120.50 $859
814–832 822 7 115.00–117.50 $116.42 $957
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
330 330 2 141.00 $141.00 $465
368–390 383 9 130.00–140.00 $133.21 $510
441 441 6 126.50 $126.50 $558
466–488 476 13 125.00–126.50 $125.79 $599
500–549 523 34 124.50–130.00 $127.34 $666
555–580 573 20 124.00–127.00 $125.64 $720
600–646 618 18 127.00–130.00 $128.78 $796
653–699 676 8 123.00–131.00 $126.86 $858
724 724 4 123.50 $123.50 $894
756 756 6 124.00 $124.00 $937
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
498 498 4 110.00 $110.00 $548
505–538 514 18 105.00–114.00 $111.36 $572
638 638 3 111.00 $111.00 $708
681–688 685 6 105.00 $105.00 $719
725 725 3 107.00 $107.00 $776
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
425 425 3 110.00 $110.00 $468
455–482 474 19 104.50–110.00 $106.48 $505
535 535 3 110.00 $110.00 $588
737 737 3 100.00 $100.00 $737
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
585 585 3 80.00 $80.00 $468
693 693 3 95.00 $95.00 $658
732 732 4 70.00 $70.00 $512

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
385 385 3 138.00 $138.00 $531
433 433 3 143.00 $143.00 $619
472 472 3 135.00 $135.00 $637
500–545 523 12 120.00–127.00 $123.17 $644
560–564 561 21 120.00–126.00 $124.47 $698
600–624 617 24 115.00–124.00 $119.34 $736
718–741 734 11 115.00–119.00 $116.43 $855
776–793 787 12 112.50–114.00 $113.62 $894
827 827 3 111.50 $111.50 $922
905 905 3 94.00 $94.00 $851
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
325 325 3 130.00 $130.00 $422
390 390 3 130.00 $130.00 $507
423–446 438 11 125.00–129.00 $126.41 $554
453 453 4 130.00 $130.00 $589
530–547 539 9 115.00–117.00 $115.87 $625
588–591 590 11 114.00–120.00 $115.63 $682
625–644 639 11 115.00–116.00 $115.27 $737
680 680 6 114.50 $114.50 $779
715 715 4 108.00 $108.00 $772
814–830 822 8 97.50–104.00 $100.72 $828

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
494 494 4 70.00 $70.00 $346

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735 735 5 75.00 $75.00 $551

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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.