Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

2,231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $110.02/cwt -3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 623 lb · 105 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.27/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 530 lb · 92 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.74/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 574 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,231	3,786	1,356
Feeder cattle	2,231	3,786	1,356

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 400 lbs. traded up to 3.00 higher while heavier weights traded 3.00 - 8.00 lower. Heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	158.00	$158.00	$482	-0.52
350–378	365	22	160.00–174.00	$167.48	$611	+7.48
400–439	421	14	150.00–161.50	$157.52	$663	-3.76
460–495	484	51	146.00–164.00	$157.35	$762	+10.38
507–547	535	37	135.00–145.00	$140.54	$752	-6.44
553–597	574	78	135.00–143.00	$138.74	$796	-0.51
602–640	612	31	127.00–136.00	$129.21	$791	+0.56
654–695	672	58	125.00–131.50	$128.33	$862	+2.49
700–745	721	73	120.00–129.00	$125.33	$904	-4.31
750–798	784	20	123.00–128.00	$124.46	$976	+1.00
808–845	832	36	122.00–123.50	$122.79	$1,022	-0.30
862–893	878	6	117.50–123.50	$120.45	$1,058	—
964	964	10	119.50	$119.50	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–397	382	28	181.00–192.00	$185.17	$707	+16.17
433	433	5	167.00	$167.00	$723	-16.17
465–485	471	26	167.00–184.00	$173.72	$818	+1.15
507–541	522	24	147.00–160.00	$152.83	$798	-11.01
550–577	563	31	145.00–151.00	$147.87	$833	+0.14
601–636	619	60	133.50–142.00	$136.61	$846	-5.12
652–674	661	50	132.50–139.50	$134.14	$887	-3.83
708–733	728	63	129.00–129.25	$129.20	$941	-4.39
761–764	764	25	128.00–129.50	$128.24	$980	-4.41
838	838	3	126.00	$126.00	$1,056	-8.62
850–887	854	28	121.00–125.50	$125.00	$1,068	-2.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	3	150.00	$150.00	$552	—
405–440	420	7	129.00–137.00	$133.41	$560	-2.99
474	474	4	136.00	$136.00	$645	+1.57
518–535	525	10	125.00–131.00	$128.55	$675	-4.47
555–595	580	31	125.00–133.00	$128.98	$748	+2.05
613	613	7	131.00	$131.00	$803	+6.96
662–678	673	9	115.00	$115.00	$774	-3.73
792	792	6	112.00	$112.00	$887	+4.01
809	809	9	104.00	$104.00	$841	-11.50
810	810	3	110.00	$110.00	$891	-5.50
863–870	866	9	115.50–119.00	$117.06	$1,014	+2.06

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
626	626	10	99.50	$99.50	$623	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	319	13	130.00–143.00	$134.14	$428	-0.86
356–395	370	11	130.00–140.00	$135.34	$501	+0.02
403–436	422	7	125.00–128.00	$126.77	$535	-9.45
458–498	486	48	120.00–131.50	$126.59	$615	+1.15
506–547	530	92	115.00–126.00	$122.27	$648	+0.59
550–597	573	76	110.00–120.00	$114.37	$655	-2.74
602–646	623	105	105.00–117.00	$110.02	$685	-3.40
660–672	668	38	105.00–116.00	$109.98	$735	-2.91
714–749	733	27	100.00–112.00	$105.88	$776	-4.43
752–787	766	23	105.00–111.50	$107.47	$823	+7.47
805	805	3	111.00	$111.00	$894	+4.46
852–890	869	11	107.00–115.00	$110.72	$962	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–369	359	12	151.00–157.00	$153.51	$551	+8.15
405–442	424	64	130.00–144.00	$135.19	$573	-6.53
450–491	467	46	132.00–144.00	$136.96	$640	+1.23
502–515	508	26	130.00–135.50	$132.33	$672	-1.33
713–715	714	8	117.00–119.00	$118.00	$843	-6.88
763	763	9	118.00	$118.00	$900	-3.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	4	126.00	$126.00	$491	—
450–495	476	13	110.00–120.00	$116.54	$555	—
503–547	529	14	100.00–110.00	$107.96	$571	—
582–595	588	23	105.00–109.00	$106.58	$627	—
625	625	3	104.00	$104.00	$650	—
926	926	6	99.00	$99.00	$917	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–368	367	6	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$406	—
408–433	422	10	99.00–110.00	$106.03	$447	—
476	476	4	105.00	$105.00	$500	—
605–645	622	7	100.00–104.00	$102.22	$636	—
690–698	694	8	102.00	$102.00	$708	+16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	315	7	155.00–157.00	$156.09	$492	—
453–482	471	8	143.00–147.00	$144.44	$680	—
510–515	513	6	130.00–136.00	$132.99	$682	—
563–589	576	16	130.00–134.00	$132.03	$760	-2.57
602–642	622	6	122.00–126.00	$124.06	$772	+5.95
653–658	656	19	117.50–126.50	$121.63	$798	+4.13
720–733	728	9	109.00–117.00	$111.97	$815	+6.40
772	772	9	107.00	$107.00	$826	+2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424–432	427	9	156.00–160.00	$158.65	$677	+2.65
689	689	4	133.00	$133.00	$916	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
789	789	4	99.00	$99.00	$781	—
805	805	3	95.00	$95.00	$765	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	4	85.00	$85.00	$381	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504–529	513	28	70.00–88.00	$76.63	$393	—
646	646	5	82.00	$82.00	$530	—
713–740	722	12	70.00–84.50	$79.55	$574	—
765–789	780	8	70.00	$70.00	$546	—
802	802	9	84.50	$84.50	$678	—
850	850	3	73.00	$73.00	$620	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–690	670	15	54.00–60.00	$56.31	$377	—
754	754	3	58.00	$58.00	$437	—

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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.