Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

1,083 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.24/cwt -0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 586 lb · 56 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $130.36/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 689 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.51/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 532 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,083	2,614	885
Feeder cattle	1,083	2,614	885

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, heifers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, too few steers and heifers over 700 lbs for a good price comparison. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. With the change in weather, Weigh-ups were average to full.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436–440	438	9	160.00–167.00	$163.10	$714	-8.15
468–495	478	13	153.00–160.00	$155.52	$743	-11.65
513	513	7	150.00	$150.00	$770	-4.25
546 unweaned	546	7	140.00	$140.00	$764	-2.05
553–598	580	35	139.00–154.00	$146.65	$851	+4.33
592	592	6	130.50	$130.50	$773	-11.82
594–598 unweaned	596	15	132.00–134.00	$132.93	$792	+0.93
600–649	630	25	142.00–149.00	$145.05	$914	+15.05
662–691	683	29	132.00–138.00	$133.68	$913	+5.70
698	698	18	125.00	$125.00	$872	-2.98
700–728	718	8	129.00–134.00	$131.86	$947	+1.86
771–783	776	8	128.00–130.00	$129.24	$1,003	+0.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–408	407	5	153.00–160.00	$157.21	$640	-3.29
450–493	473	16	143.00–157.00	$147.36	$697	+7.36
500–543	520	25	137.00–148.50	$143.71	$747	+2.39
555–595	577	7	125.00–135.00	$127.85	$738	-2.94
603–640	619	15	135.00–139.00	$137.05	$848	+8.49
636 unweaned	636	7	125.00	$125.00	$795	—
665–685	678	3	124.00–127.00	$124.98	$847	-3.11
703–725	716	5	124.00–129.00	$125.96	$902	-2.31
757–795	771	7	122.00–129.00	$126.68	$977	+3.68

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	7	149.50	$149.50	$597	+1.70
448	448	10	146.50	$146.50	$656	-0.10
464–498	482	30	127.00–144.00	$135.89	$655	-4.22
525–538	534	17	133.00–141.50	$137.81	$736	+4.69
525–542 unweaned	539	11	121.00–125.00	$121.71	$656	-4.33
570–598	577	23	123.00–130.50	$128.40	$741	+4.09
610–633	625	34	118.00–125.50	$122.38	$765	+0.41
675–695	690	14	118.00–124.00	$120.87	$834	—
715	715	7	118.00	$118.00	$844	—
780	780	3	110.00	$110.00	$858	-5.15
843	843	8	108.50	$108.50	$915	+0.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	153.00	$153.00	$520	-3.00
418 thin fleshed	418	5	145.00	$145.00	$606	-1.00
418–433	423	12	130.00–139.00	$135.93	$575	+7.20
465–497	489	15	128.00–133.00	$129.79	$635	-0.17
500–548	532	38	120.00–129.50	$123.51	$657	-0.33
550–595	575	27	115.00–119.50	$116.83	$672	-4.16
607–625	613	12	120.00–122.00	$120.68	$740	+2.66
650–694	673	26	113.50–118.50	$116.44	$784	+1.98
705–748	731	5	108.00–113.00	$110.18	$805	—
838	838	5	114.00	$114.00	$955	+6.57

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–438	432	4	110.00–115.00	$112.54	$486	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–441	431	11	160.00–166.50	$163.20	$703	+0.22
480	480	5	155.00	$155.00	$744	—
539–541	540	8	133.00–138.00	$135.50	$732	+4.63
552–585	564	14	127.00–134.00	$130.92	$738	+7.56
623–648	639	12	127.00–131.00	$127.82	$817	+7.82
719	719	5	116.00	$116.00	$834	—
766	766	7	118.00	$118.00	$904	+11.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	387	12	150.00–158.00	$151.32	$586	-0.14
520	520	4	133.00	$133.00	$692	+4.61
737	737	3	109.00	$109.00	$803	+1.33
755–790	780	5	100.00–108.00	$104.06	$812	+3.72

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218	218	4	82.00	$82.00	$179	—
438	438	3	80.00	$80.00	$350	-7.50
1052	1052	50	89.00	$89.00	$936	—

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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.