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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.68/cwt ≈ $844/hd at 636 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.38/cwt ≈ $805/hd at 515 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.93/cwt +12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 571 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 907 689 2,015
Feeder cattle 907 689 2,015

Market comments — USDA reporter

Too few steers and heifers last week for a good price comparison, undertone higher. Demand good, supply light. Weigh-ups average to full.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 437 5 148.00–154.00 $149.54 $653 +11.54
460–473 unweaned 470 5 141.00–142.00 $141.20 $664 —
468–493 481 11 153.00–154.00 $153.53 $738 —
501–526 509 32 154.00–162.50 $159.30 $811 —
536 unweaned 536 9 146.00 $146.00 $783 —
558–591 575 23 134.50–150.00 $140.72 $809 +6.72
582–595 unweaned 587 5 130.00–136.00 $133.57 $784 +9.57
615–623 unweaned 620 3 130.00–133.00 $130.99 $812 —
616–648 637 59 130.00–137.50 $132.77 $846 —
664 unweaned 664 7 126.50 $126.50 $840 —
653–668 665 9 131.50–135.00 $134.24 $893 +1.74
716 unweaned 716 6 120.00 $120.00 $859 —
710–739 725 20 128.50–134.50 $132.33 $959 —
745 745 3 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
807–849 828 10 127.00–128.00 $127.49 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 151.00 $151.00 $556 +1.00
411–427 418 7 139.00–150.00 $143.82 $601 —
465–480 469 6 140.00–148.50 $144.88 $679 +20.08
505–520 511 8 138.00–151.00 $144.32 $737 +14.32
595 unweaned 595 3 127.00 $127.00 $756 +9.63
611–628 619 9 125.00–127.00 $126.10 $781 —
660 unweaned 660 4 120.00 $120.00 $792 —
650–697 682 4 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $825 —
701 701 4 115.00 $115.00 $806 —
724 724 6 120.00 $120.00 $869 —
753 753 9 126.00 $126.00 $949 —
810–845 829 4 124.00–125.00 $124.75 $1,034 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 4 118.00 $118.00 $736 —
969–998 986 10 113.00–115.00 $113.79 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 thin fleshed 390 3 142.00 $142.00 $554 —
513 513 4 130.00 $130.00 $667 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 5 139.50 $139.50 $573 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 432 24 129.00–145.00 $134.34 $580 —
473–495 486 12 133.50–137.50 $135.24 $657 —
500–540 unweaned 512 11 120.00–127.00 $121.99 $625 +11.99
505–543 528 18 128.50–136.00 $131.70 $695 +19.70
558 558 3 126.00 $126.00 $703 —
560–579 572 20 124.50–129.00 $127.85 $731 —
565–598 unweaned 574 7 118.50–123.50 $120.41 $691 +6.91
616 unweaned 616 5 121.00 $121.00 $745 —
603–645 622 19 122.50–128.00 $125.29 $779 —
670–685 680 7 121.50–125.50 $123.92 $843 —
839 839 4 105.00 $105.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 130.00 $130.00 $422 +6.97
365–398 388 10 120.00–130.00 $125.13 $486 +4.09
395 thin fleshed 395 10 133.50 $133.50 $527 —
420–438 429 6 133.50–136.00 $134.78 $578 +24.78
470 thin fleshed 470 4 134.50 $134.50 $632 —
506–540 unweaned 519 8 115.00–123.00 $119.88 $622 +14.99
506–548 529 13 115.00–125.00 $121.28 $642 +10.61
560–571 566 12 115.00–125.00 $120.69 $683 +11.69
659 659 5 118.50 $118.50 $781 +9.05
780 780 3 115.00 $115.00 $897 +15.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 4 105.00 $105.00 $546 —
562 562 3 100.00 $100.00 $562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 13 128.00–138.00 $134.77 $566 —
450–475 470 7 128.00–135.00 $130.98 $616 +7.31
513–535 526 6 123.00–128.00 $124.81 $657 +7.81
568–593 583 10 118.00–125.00 $121.06 $706 +1.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 140.00 $140.00 $588 +11.00
480 480 5 139.50 $139.50 $670 —
559–586 571 12 127.00–131.00 $129.30 $738 —
702 unweaned 702 6 117.00 $117.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 5 123.00 $123.00 $588 —
508 thin fleshed 508 3 128.00 $128.00 $650 —

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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.