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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

1,534 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.57/cwt -13.93 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 476 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.37/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 582 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.04/cwt +7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 632 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,534 907 1,485
Feeder cattle 1,534 907 1,485

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers traded up to 10.00 higher, with the bulk of the heifers strong to 4.00 higher. Bulls traded 2.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand. High quality heifers in demand trading 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 151.00 $151.00 $468 —
378–398 388 6 150.00 $150.00 $582 -1.00
410–438 417 22 139.00–152.50 $146.17 $610 +2.35
452–498 481 23 137.00–153.00 $142.54 $686 -2.34
524–546 535 26 135.00–140.00 $137.73 $737 -6.59
568–599 582 51 134.50–136.50 $135.37 $788 —
600 600 3 125.00 $125.00 $750 -1.10
624–645 634 45 129.50–137.00 $134.64 $854 +8.54
650–688 669 20 131.50–135.00 $132.95 $889 +11.96
700 700 3 123.00 $123.00 $861 +8.00
756 756 6 120.00 $120.00 $907 -6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 155.00 $155.00 $470 —
370–384 378 7 159.00–167.00 $162.36 $614 —
416–435 424 18 155.50–160.50 $158.96 $674 +9.42
468–490 474 29 154.50–172.50 $168.53 $799 +15.00
508–525 513 15 145.00–159.50 $153.27 $786 -6.03
554–580 568 19 143.50–147.00 $145.67 $827 +4.95
600–626 608 27 136.50–147.50 $143.17 $870 +10.40
658–695 676 30 125.00–137.50 $133.83 $905 -0.41
680 fancy 680 4 144.50 $144.50 $983 —
712–735 722 14 127.00–132.50 $129.04 $932 -3.29
850–880 862 33 125.00–133.00 $131.09 $1,130 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 130.00 $130.00 $514 —
428–440 437 12 122.00–135.00 $128.32 $561 —
455–499 474 7 127.50–130.00 $128.87 $611 —
475 475 6 115.00 $115.00 $546 —
500–511 504 16 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $615 —
590–592 591 6 105.00–123.00 $113.98 $674 —
615–632 622 13 102.00–110.00 $105.82 $658 —
708–731 721 7 100.00–106.00 $103.48 $746 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 4 136.50 $136.50 $636 —
555–591 573 6 130.00–132.00 $131.03 $751 —
645 645 4 128.50 $128.50 $829 +10.50
660–692 681 9 125.00–126.00 $125.68 $856 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–328 324 11 125.00 $125.00 $405 -5.00
398 398 4 121.00 $121.00 $482 -4.13
400–440 417 18 125.00–133.00 $129.73 $541 -5.05
450–498 476 64 115.00–134.00 $120.57 $574 —
500–548 530 37 116.00–129.50 $122.37 $649 +1.09
554–593 573 47 116.00–125.00 $120.38 $690 -0.31
600–634 617 24 115.00–123.50 $119.30 $736 —
658–685 671 17 113.00–123.50 $120.00 $805 +1.50
704–743 718 22 108.00–115.00 $110.80 $796 —
790 790 3 110.00 $110.00 $869 -5.00
810 810 3 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 335 12 137.00–140.50 $138.29 $463 —
353–393 370 18 137.00–147.00 $142.23 $526 —
420–449 437 26 140.00–145.50 $143.00 $625 +8.66
469–488 478 28 136.00–145.50 $140.97 $674 +5.73
504 504 4 137.00 $137.00 $690 +5.30
560–576 566 22 128.00–135.00 $132.31 $749 +4.46
603–640 624 33 126.00–132.00 $129.83 $810 +4.54
771 771 9 126.50 $126.50 $975 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 422 14 95.00–115.00 $108.02 $456 —
470–477 475 16 108.00–113.00 $110.07 $523 —
520–525 522 14 90.00–110.00 $101.61 $530 -3.39
563–588 576 14 105.00–115.00 $111.76 $644 +11.76
600–615 608 6 90.00–101.00 $95.57 $581 —
668–695 684 11 100.00–109.00 $103.32 $707 —
773 773 3 70.00 $70.00 $541 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 5 110.00 $110.00 $522 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–395 386 7 134.50–140.00 $136.78 $528 —
420–448 434 6 128.50–130.00 $129.23 $561 -5.54
475 475 4 131.00 $131.00 $622 +0.02
503–525 516 15 125.00–129.00 $126.71 $654 +1.90
572–573 573 12 128.00–130.50 $129.46 $742 +8.40
602–618 613 12 113.00–125.00 $118.70 $728 —
680–695 685 9 115.00 $115.00 $788 —
738 738 4 107.00 $107.00 $790 —
750 750 3 109.00 $109.00 $818 —
947 947 3 100.00 $100.00 $947 —
956 956 4 104.50 $104.50 $999 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 120.00 $120.00 $456 —
440–448 445 7 115.00–120.00 $117.12 $521 —
575 575 3 117.00 $117.00 $673 —
614 614 4 95.00 $95.00 $583 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 146.00 $146.00 $606 +6.00
450 450 3 139.00 $139.00 $626 -0.50
508 508 3 138.00 $138.00 $701 —
630–640 636 7 127.00–129.00 $127.85 $813 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 4 73.00 $73.00 $215 —
317–340 328 13 75.00–105.00 $83.69 $275 —
366 366 7 82.00 $82.00 $300 —
401 401 3 85.00 $85.00 $341 —
477–481 480 16 86.00–89.00 $86.56 $415 —
553–560 556 19 88.00–93.50 $91.39 $508 —
660–675 666 14 64.00–82.00 $73.00 $486 —
735–747 741 6 65.00–70.00 $67.52 $500 —
752–783 763 20 75.00–82.00 $77.15 $589 —
851 851 9 84.00 $84.00 $715 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 67.00 $67.00 $305 —
883 883 4 55.00 $55.00 $486 —

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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.