Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

3,786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.91/cwt +9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 676 lb · 343 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.73/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $877/hd at 619 lb · 233 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $132.65/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 774 lb · 173 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,786 1,083 4,224
Feeder cattle 3,786 1,083 4,224

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last auction 3 weeks ago, feeder steers traded 1.00-4.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded steady. Demand was strong for thin fleshed light calves. Supply heavy with good demand. The market remained strong all day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 181.00 $181.00 $630 —
384 384 4 169.00 $169.00 $649 —
414 thin fleshed 414 9 190.00 $190.00 $787 —
413–421 419 23 177.00–189.00 $183.17 $767 +20.07
451–483 468 34 166.50–179.50 $172.57 $808 +17.05
518 thin fleshed 518 5 173.00 $173.00 $896 —
504–546 526 113 156.00–169.00 $163.84 $862 +13.84
563 fancy 563 28 159.00 $159.00 $895 —
551–597 580 119 144.00–153.00 $147.73 $857 +1.08
605–645 619 233 136.50–146.50 $141.73 $877 -3.32
652–695 674 265 132.00–144.00 $137.97 $930 +4.29
684 fancy 684 78 146.50 $146.50 $1,002 —
713 fancy 713 79 141.25 $141.25 $1,007 —
703–747 726 92 130.00–136.50 $133.59 $970 +1.73
752–799 774 173 130.00–137.00 $132.65 $1,027 +3.41
801–825 814 54 132.50–137.00 $134.62 $1,096 —
859–881 871 23 124.25–135.00 $127.60 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 7 165.00 $165.00 $493 —
320–343 332 6 158.00–159.00 $158.52 $526 —
365 365 6 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
402–447 429 47 154.00–167.00 $161.28 $692 +4.07
450–496 477 15 145.00–150.00 $146.97 $701 -0.39
500–546 531 97 139.00–155.00 $146.98 $780 +3.27
551–590 574 97 134.00–143.00 $139.25 $799 +11.40
600–645 633 64 126.50–135.00 $128.65 $814 -8.40
655–696 675 72 120.00–131.00 $125.84 $849 +0.86
700–743 714 93 123.00–132.50 $129.64 $926 +3.68
771–791 782 29 120.00–125.50 $123.46 $965 -3.22
804–827 814 17 121.00–125.00 $123.09 $1,002 —
927 927 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 150.00 $150.00 $470 —
421–440 431 6 132.00–141.00 $136.40 $588 —
455–497 475 21 130.00–140.00 $134.43 $639 —
512–547 535 19 130.00–135.00 $133.02 $712 —
565–595 587 20 124.50–131.00 $126.93 $745 —
600–640 625 8 123.50–125.00 $124.04 $775 —
660–680 671 21 115.50–120.50 $118.73 $797 —
780–785 783 6 105.00–111.00 $107.99 $846 —
800 800 3 115.50 $115.50 $924 —
890 890 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,024 —
934 934 6 115.50 $115.50 $1,079 —
962 962 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,116 —
1069 1069 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,176 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613–628 623 9 130.00–137.00 $134.70 $839 —
659 659 15 135.75 $135.75 $895 —
700–728 718 30 125.50–130.75 $128.87 $925 —
873 873 22 121.50 $121.50 $1,061 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–399 391 14 145.00–146.00 $145.36 $568 -4.14
409–445 429 22 139.50–146.00 $141.72 $608 -4.78
452–499 480 67 128.50–141.00 $135.73 $652 -0.16
510 fancy 510 20 145.50 $145.50 $742 —
511–547 527 70 126.50–139.00 $133.66 $704 -4.15
550–569 557 51 126.50–129.50 $127.22 $709 -1.18
616 fancy 616 55 134.50 $134.50 $829 —
601–648 620 83 123.00–127.00 $124.50 $772 +2.12
652–698 677 102 119.00–127.00 $122.76 $831 +1.89
714–745 732 87 118.00–129.00 $124.88 $914 +6.88
764–790 774 14 114.00–126.50 $121.08 $937 +11.08
803 803 4 115.50 $115.50 $927 —
878 878 23 126.50 $126.50 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 9 135.00 $135.00 $441 -18.00
365–395 378 19 130.00–138.00 $135.32 $512 —
418–435 428 10 135.00–137.00 $136.22 $583 +0.29
455–495 478 50 122.00–130.00 $125.44 $600 -4.35
503–540 517 92 116.00–127.00 $121.68 $629 -1.83
550–599 569 161 110.00–123.75 $117.11 $666 +0.28
600–648 626 133 105.00–119.50 $113.42 $710 -7.26
655–691 674 78 105.00–119.00 $112.89 $761 -3.55
700–745 726 15 106.00–115.00 $110.31 $801 +0.13
765 765 4 100.00 $100.00 $765 —
803–825 813 11 106.00–107.00 $106.54 $866 -7.46
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 120.00 $120.00 $534 —
475 475 3 117.00 $117.00 $556 —
643 643 10 119.00 $119.00 $765 —
751 751 16 121.00 $121.00 $909 —
867 867 6 85.00 $85.00 $737 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 5 105.00 $105.00 $625 —
660–691 672 13 106.00 $106.00 $712 —
766–793 780 8 96.00–100.00 $98.03 $765 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 5 86.00 $86.00 $568 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–555 553 10 133.00–137.00 $134.60 $744 —
617–623 618 16 110.00–120.00 $118.11 $730 —
685–695 690 6 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $811 —
705–745 732 9 103.00–111.00 $105.57 $773 -3.43
785 785 4 105.00 $105.00 $824 +0.94
873 873 5 105.00 $105.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587–588 588 8 110.00–110.50 $110.31 $649 —
624 624 12 110.00 $110.00 $686 —
663 663 3 109.00 $109.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 8 156.00 $156.00 $668 -7.20
456 456 5 140.00 $140.00 $638 -15.00
579 579 4 141.00 $141.00 $816 +10.08

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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.