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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

1,402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.58/cwt -1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 531 lb · 62 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.83/cwt -6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 620 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.40/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 479 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,402 1,434 1,684
Feeder cattle 1,402 1,434 1,684

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower following last week's sharply lower trade, yearlings steady on a limited test. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, under 700 lbs steady. over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher Demand moderate to light for calves, moderate for yearlings and Holsteins. Supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477–496 unweaned 486 16 132.50–143.00 $136.34 $663 —
526 526 4 142.50 $142.50 $750 -1.40
531–542 unweaned 537 10 137.50–139.50 $138.51 $744 —
565–578 576 12 134.00–142.50 $136.39 $786 —
563–594 unweaned 583 22 127.00–132.50 $128.93 $752 —
604 604 7 130.50 $130.50 $788 -7.31
622–646 unweaned 640 13 124.50–126.50 $124.96 $800 —
658 unweaned 658 4 122.00 $122.00 $803 —
714–738 729 29 134.00–137.50 $135.49 $988 +1.49
779 779 6 131.50 $131.50 $1,024 -1.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 145.00 $145.00 $576 +5.92
419 unweaned 419 5 135.00 $135.00 $566 —
413–448 437 22 136.00–147.00 $145.33 $635 +7.42
474–495 unweaned 480 11 125.00–132.00 $126.97 $609 —
513–548 528 13 130.00–132.00 $130.30 $688 -1.78
557 unweaned 557 3 130.00 $130.00 $724 -2.00
606 606 6 132.50 $132.50 $803 +3.37
678 678 5 139.00 $139.00 $942 +8.47
705–745 718 6 125.00–127.00 $126.31 $907 +0.03
815 815 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 7 108.00 $108.00 $720 —
748 unweaned 748 6 119.00 $119.00 $890 —
851 851 8 128.00 $128.00 $1,089 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 unweaned 511 7 125.00 $125.00 $639 —
570 unweaned 570 10 126.00 $126.00 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 4 126.00 $126.00 $377 —
345 345 3 126.00 $126.00 $435 +6.00
390 390 4 131.00 $131.00 $511 +8.85
420–422 421 10 125.50–131.00 $127.16 $535 +10.45
428–433 unweaned 430 7 120.00–124.00 $121.73 $523 —
450–485 unweaned 468 16 116.00–121.00 $118.56 $555 —
470–498 489 12 122.00–125.50 $124.74 $610 +6.53
503–542 522 11 118.00–121.00 $119.77 $625 +0.74
506–540 unweaned 533 51 110.00–121.00 $117.11 $624 —
551–583 562 24 118.00–125.00 $120.74 $679 +3.30
598 unweaned 598 5 114.00 $114.00 $682 —
648 648 3 117.50 $117.50 $761 -2.22
654–658 656 16 116.00–121.00 $118.63 $778 —
663 unweaned 663 4 117.00 $117.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 137.00 $137.00 $516 +3.79
405–434 unweaned 427 15 131.00–134.00 $131.64 $562 —
455–491 unweaned 478 28 120.00–131.00 $123.87 $592 —
485 485 7 131.50 $131.50 $638 +5.71
514–531 unweaned 524 17 122.00–126.00 $124.19 $651 —
536–546 542 11 124.00–131.50 $128.80 $698 +1.46
558–580 563 15 121.50–127.00 $124.48 $701 -1.16
607–645 unweaned 618 31 121.50–124.50 $121.80 $753 —
608–648 628 6 121.00–123.00 $121.97 $766 -6.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 thin fleshed 436 5 130.50 $130.50 $569 —
480 unweaned 480 3 110.00 $110.00 $528 —
598 598 3 110.00 $110.00 $658 —
707–735 725 8 110.00–113.50 $111.90 $811 —
804 804 8 100.00 $100.00 $804 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 8 81.00 $81.00 $284 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 5 113.00 $113.00 $759 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 unweaned 530 3 121.50 $121.50 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 151.00 $151.00 $433 —
383 thin fleshed 383 3 154.00 $154.00 $590 —
350–398 388 16 136.50–138.00 $137.35 $533 -0.65
415–430 418 5 130.00–131.00 $130.79 $547 -12.21
470–481 478 13 125.00–131.00 $127.53 $610 -7.47
510–545 524 14 117.50–125.00 $123.74 $648 +0.57
555–595 562 10 110.00–115.00 $111.36 $626 -13.11
742 unweaned 742 5 99.00 $99.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 134.00 $134.00 $594 —
460–485 479 11 133.00–134.00 $133.45 $639 —
595 595 4 115.00 $115.00 $684 —
630 unweaned 630 3 113.00 $113.00 $712 —
653 unweaned 653 3 105.00 $105.00 $686 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 125.00 $125.00 $319 —
595 595 3 101.00 $101.00 $601 -14.63
666 666 4 96.00 $96.00 $639 -18.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 3 110.00 $110.00 $658 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–349 344 15 85.00–90.00 $89.06 $306 —
425 425 4 85.00 $85.00 $361 —
439 thin fleshed 439 4 80.00 $80.00 $351 —
458–486 478 25 85.00–92.00 $90.93 $435 —
533 533 4 94.00 $94.00 $501 —
577–598 587 28 80.00–96.00 $87.50 $514 —
610 610 8 85.00 $85.00 $518 —
665–688 673 7 82.00–91.50 $87.19 $587 —
733–739 737 6 87.00–88.00 $87.33 $644 +12.33
778–786 783 17 81.00–86.00 $84.25 $660 —
805–816 814 23 80.00–88.00 $84.42 $687 —
853–896 860 24 86.00–86.50 $86.09 $740 —
923 923 37 89.50 $89.50 $826 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 11 79.00 $79.00 $341 —
721 721 5 73.00 $73.00 $526 —
854–893 879 11 80.00 $80.00 $703 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 6 75.00 $75.00 $356 —
709 709 5 77.00 $77.00 $546 —

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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.