Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

1,581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.81/cwt +6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 761 lb · 197 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.06/cwt +16.06 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 673 lb · 75 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $150.08/cwt +13.74 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 469 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,581	1,402	1,789
Feeder cattle	1,581	1,402	1,789

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady following last week's sharply lower trade, yearlings steady compared to a limited test last week, with a single consignment of two pot loads selling sharply higher . Demand and supply moderate. Several more wean/vac calves and yearlings in the offering than in the previous sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	4	160.50	$160.50	$552	—
403–448	412	10	151.00–160.00	$158.04	$651	—
420 unweaned	420	5	144.50	$144.50	$607	—
460–488	469	61	148.00–154.50	$150.08	$704	—
556–598	583	44	130.00–142.00	$137.41	$801	+1.02
563–596 unweaned	585	15	123.00–131.00	$126.25	$739	-2.68
600–640	622	9	130.00–135.00	$132.14	$822	+1.64
632 unweaned	632	5	120.00	$120.00	$758	-4.96
652–696	673	75	130.00–142.00	$138.06	$929	—
709–746	735	17	129.00–137.50	$132.80	$976	-2.69
753–791	761	197	127.00–140.85	$137.81	$1,049	+6.31
808–829	817	36	129.50–134.50	$131.85	$1,077	—
994	994	6	114.00	$114.00	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	3	135.00	$135.00	$483	—
423–435 unweaned	427	4	130.00–133.00	$130.75	$558	-4.25
480–493	484	14	130.00–139.00	$133.44	$646	—
508–534	517	28	129.00–136.00	$131.22	$678	+0.92
528	528	4	128.00	$128.00	$676	-2.30
510–537 unweaned	531	18	120.00–130.00	$124.08	$659	—
550–598	573	18	126.00–132.00	$130.08	$745	—
628–643	635	22	122.00–135.50	$129.28	$821	-3.22
641 unweaned	641	5	117.00	$117.00	$750	—
684	684	4	115.00	$115.00	$787	-24.00
680–697	687	9	130.00–132.50	$131.49	$903	-7.51
712–717	714	26	130.00–130.25	$130.13	$929	+3.82
754–783	767	35	125.00–129.00	$126.56	$971	—
800–833	819	6	115.00–126.00	$119.75	$981	-8.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283 thin fleshed	283	3	137.00	$137.00	$388	—
433–448	443	18	122.00–140.00	$132.55	$587	—
493 unweaned	493	5	129.00	$129.00	$636	—
505	505	4	119.00	$119.00	$601	—
595 unweaned	595	3	115.00	$115.00	$684	—
603 unweaned	603	3	117.00	$117.00	$706	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
779	779	6	119.00	$119.00	$927	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	7	137.00	$137.00	$611	—
447 unweaned	447	3	121.00	$121.00	$541	-10.64
465–466	466	30	121.50–129.25	$126.67	$590	-4.83
450–494 unweaned	479	6	115.00–125.50	$118.29	$567	-5.58
504–546	540	51	117.50–120.50	$118.28	$639	-10.52
563–590	574	38	120.00–122.00	$121.12	$695	-3.36
566–587 unweaned	578	14	110.00–120.00	$114.37	$661	—
610–648	629	4	123.00–124.00	$123.52	$777	+1.55
655–681	665	14	117.00–124.50	$121.69	$809	—
702–715	707	5	113.00–120.00	$115.83	$819	—
816	816	7	111.00	$111.00	$906	—
1016	1016	4	82.50	$82.50	$838	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–379	369	13	122.00–131.00	$126.97	$469	-4.03
407 unweaned	407	3	125.00	$125.00	$509	+3.27
415–449	440	12	117.00–125.00	$120.64	$531	-6.52
452–498 unweaned	467	21	112.00–124.00	$116.91	$546	-1.65
494	494	4	120.00	$120.00	$593	-4.74
500–540 unweaned	518	8	110.00–115.00	$112.09	$581	-5.02
533–543	540	9	110.00–120.00	$116.71	$630	-3.06
553	553	3	115.00	$115.00	$636	-5.74
556 thin fleshed	556	7	131.50	$131.50	$731	—
560 unweaned	560	3	117.00	$117.00	$655	—
633	633	5	118.00	$118.00	$747	+0.50
657	657	6	119.00	$119.00	$782	+0.37
674 unweaned	674	4	102.00	$102.00	$687	-15.00
765–780	771	6	103.00–110.00	$106.98	$825	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–449	441	20	110.00–115.00	$110.93	$489	—
496	496	4	114.00	$114.00	$565	—
500–545 unweaned	529	16	105.00–110.00	$107.89	$571	—
550–564	559	8	112.00–112.50	$112.18	$627	—
720	720	2	117.00	$117.00	$842	+5.10

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	7	132.00	$132.00	$495	—
556	556	4	50.00	$50.00	$278	—
708	708	3	80.00	$80.00	$566	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	4	107.00	$107.00	$529	—
501	501	4	111.00	$111.00	$556	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	5	106.00	$106.00	$566	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–486	471	13	120.00–124.00	$122.22	$576	-11.23
558	558	3	112.00	$112.00	$625	—
671 unweaned	671	4	104.00	$104.00	$698	-1.00
712	712	9	116.00	$116.00	$826	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	6	120.00	$120.00	$572	-7.53
557–562	561	10	113.00–114.00	$113.30	$636	+1.94
713 unweaned	713	6	105.00	$105.00	$749	+6.00
897	897	3	98.00	$98.00	$879	—

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207 thin fleshed	207	10	57.00	$57.00	$118	—

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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.