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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

2,726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $135.29/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 671 lb · 148 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.28/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 580 lb · 136 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.99/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 626 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,726 2,537 2,409
Feeder cattle 2,726 2,537 2,409

Market comments — USDA reporter

The feeder cattle sale was not reported last week, compared to two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, heifers (all weights) steady to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, supply heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 174.00 $174.00 $560 —
365–375 368 3 172.00–185.00 $180.59 $665 +9.80
391 thin fleshed 391 8 180.00 $180.00 $704 —
400–438 424 17 167.00–175.00 $171.91 $729 +5.18
450–461 unweaned 455 9 156.00–160.00 $158.20 $720 —
455–495 465 10 157.00–168.50 $163.31 $759 +0.99
510–536 unweaned 523 40 145.00–159.50 $153.32 $802 +2.19
500–546 532 45 151.50–163.50 $158.17 $841 +1.66
554–593 581 92 146.00–153.00 $149.40 $868 +4.63
584 unweaned 584 7 142.00 $142.00 $829 +5.02
601–649 unweaned 623 22 130.50–138.00 $134.37 $837 -1.25
624 624 6 130.00 $130.00 $811 -9.77
609–648 627 95 136.50–150.50 $147.10 $922 +7.33
655–672 unweaned 662 43 124.50–130.00 $127.92 $847 -0.29
652–698 674 105 132.00–144.00 $138.31 $932 +2.60
700–728 unweaned 712 9 125.00 $125.00 $890 +5.18
700–742 726 48 131.00–135.00 $133.34 $968 -0.64
750–796 773 50 132.00–138.00 $135.38 $1,046 -3.00
813–846 831 52 132.00–135.50 $134.31 $1,116 -1.80
860 860 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,109 -1.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 154.00 $154.00 $496 —
378–380 379 5 154.00–157.00 $155.80 $590 -3.54
427–444 440 16 157.00–165.00 $160.35 $706 +4.33
454 unweaned 454 4 150.00 $150.00 $681 —
459–495 477 39 140.00–160.00 $148.66 $709 +5.66
500–547 522 39 140.00–156.00 $145.24 $758 +0.13
523–535 unweaned 528 5 130.00–131.00 $130.59 $690 -8.00
550–595 573 48 130.00–142.00 $136.22 $781 +0.92
577 unweaned 577 10 130.00 $130.00 $750 —
615–648 632 41 130.00–138.00 $134.03 $847 -1.90
666–695 671 10 125.00–130.50 $129.37 $868 -0.33
753–798 773 22 126.00–132.00 $127.82 $988 +2.54
812 812 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,015 -3.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–466 462 12 136.00–146.00 $141.80 $655 —
583–590 588 16 129.50–131.00 $129.96 $764 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 16 135.00 $135.00 $736 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–336 335 5 149.00–153.00 $152.21 $510 —
353–390 379 21 139.00–149.00 $145.50 $551 -0.84
403–445 unweaned 413 22 133.00–145.00 $139.27 $575 —
400–445 423 22 139.00–148.50 $146.33 $619 +3.42
450–496 unweaned 470 36 122.50–144.00 $136.79 $643 —
450–491 473 41 130.00–147.00 $140.98 $667 +5.53
510–549 536 100 120.50–136.00 $131.69 $706 +1.16
546–549 unweaned 548 21 120.00–123.00 $122.29 $670 -3.06
555–599 unweaned 574 25 119.00–122.50 $120.42 $691 -4.32
557–597 581 111 120.00–129.00 $125.15 $727 -8.16
601–645 unweaned 615 31 115.00–121.50 $119.32 $734 -7.74
601–643 618 32 120.00–126.00 $123.27 $762 -4.38
667 unweaned 667 5 115.00 $115.00 $767 —
668–697 682 42 115.00–132.50 $123.32 $841 -4.65
700–745 717 21 117.00–120.00 $118.84 $852 -9.30
767–785 771 13 117.00–119.75 $119.10 $918 -10.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 thin fleshed 251 4 148.00 $148.00 $371 —
343 thin fleshed 343 9 151.00 $151.00 $518 —
354 354 4 138.00 $138.00 $489 +4.52
352–378 thin fleshed 367 7 139.00–146.00 $143.12 $525 +3.12
400–448 437 8 125.00–134.00 $126.62 $553 -3.81
455–475 unweaned 467 8 120.00–121.00 $120.12 $561 —
455–497 481 36 120.00–130.00 $127.27 $612 +6.78
503–548 523 51 115.00–133.00 $125.70 $657 +15.70
530–545 unweaned 540 7 115.00 $115.00 $621 -2.00
553–598 570 51 116.50–126.50 $119.89 $683 -3.76
565–585 unweaned 575 11 115.00–118.00 $116.92 $672 -0.41
600–648 623 44 115.00–120.00 $117.56 $732 -2.49
623–625 unweaned 624 6 110.00–115.00 $113.34 $707 —
650–685 667 10 115.00–118.50 $116.08 $774 -4.68
749 749 5 110.00 $110.00 $824 -4.69
955 955 12 116.25 $116.25 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 8 125.00 $125.00 $448 —
415–443 437 20 120.00–126.00 $124.36 $543 —
488 488 8 115.00 $115.00 $561 —
510–514 513 7 115.00 $115.00 $590 —
554 554 4 117.00 $117.00 $648 —
600–608 605 4 115.00–118.00 $116.75 $706 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
682 682 22 122.50 $122.50 $835 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 5 110.00 $110.00 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 427 6 145.50–159.00 $148.87 $636 —
455–495 482 5 140.00–150.00 $143.08 $690 -6.51
508–538 530 16 135.50–155.00 $140.68 $746 +1.83
562–588 582 12 130.50–141.00 $133.04 $774 +2.46
663 663 5 134.50 $134.50 $892 +10.50
674 unweaned 674 4 117.00 $117.00 $789 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 thin fleshed 395 5 153.00 $153.00 $604 —
458 thin fleshed 458 3 140.00 $140.00 $641 —
500–520 506 7 130.00–139.00 $134.01 $678 -1.02
517 thin fleshed 517 5 141.00 $141.00 $729 —
563–565 564 5 129.00–130.00 $129.60 $731 +6.60
642 642 11 120.00 $120.00 $770 —

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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.