Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

1,129 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.39/cwt +5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 568 lb · 49 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.12/cwt ≈ $758/hd at 626 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.04/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 569 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,129	2,231	728
Feeder cattle	1,129	2,231	728

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Steers under 550 lbs. traded steady to 2.00 lower; while over 600 lb. steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers traded steady with weights over 600 lbs. up to 4.00 higher. Supply light with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	4	184.00	$184.00	$596	—
385	385	3	187.00	$187.00	$720	+1.83
407–449	440	18	170.00–179.50	$174.92	$770	+7.92
462 thin fleshed	462	3	176.00	$176.00	$813	—
470–499	484	19	161.00–174.50	$170.25	$824	-3.47
513–536	528	15	145.00–154.00	$148.38	$783	-4.45
555–583	569	41	147.50–157.00	$153.04	$871	+5.17
611–630	616	23	139.00–150.25	$146.94	$905	+10.33
675–693	684	14	130.50–133.50	$132.71	$908	-1.43
700–741	727	12	128.50–130.50	$129.86	$944	+0.66
750–755	753	21	127.50–130.00	$129.09	$972	+0.85
816–827	820	17	122.00–125.50	$123.95	$1,016	-2.05
861–876	871	13	123.00–124.50	$124.04	$1,080	-0.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	12	174.00	$174.00	$566	+16.00
402	402	6	163.00	$163.00	$655	+5.48
455–478	469	10	149.00–151.00	$149.78	$702	-7.57
555–592	577	22	134.00–135.00	$134.56	$776	-4.18
645–648	646	13	125.00–130.00	$128.85	$832	-0.36
662–675	670	23	125.00–129.00	$127.92	$857	-0.41
709–744	730	32	121.00–125.00	$124.27	$907	-1.06
780–783	782	7	121.50–126.00	$124.08	$970	-0.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	110.00	$110.00	$371	—
468	468	6	131.00	$131.00	$613	-5.00
524–545	532	10	125.00–134.00	$130.31	$693	+1.76
575	575	4	133.00	$133.00	$765	+4.02
687	687	3	121.00	$121.00	$831	+6.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	4	140.00	$140.00	$629	—
623	623	5	124.50	$124.50	$776	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	3	140.00	$140.00	$451	—
382	382	3	144.00	$144.00	$550	-9.51
423–444	437	28	135.00–139.50	$137.87	$602	+2.68
471	471	14	136.00–144.50	$142.07	$669	+5.11
523–541	537	32	131.50–135.00	$132.49	$711	+0.16
552–565	558	21	128.50–138.00	$133.60	$745	—
611–649	626	48	115.00–125.00	$121.12	$758	—
669–697	677	38	115.00–121.50	$116.19	$787	—
700–737	725	9	116.50–121.50	$119.04	$863	+1.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–339	334	13	129.00–139.00	$133.53	$446	-0.61
376–397	386	11	125.00–135.00	$130.32	$503	-5.02
415–437	425	21	120.00–130.00	$123.47	$525	-3.30
457–499	480	25	120.00–131.00	$125.77	$604	-0.82
510–544	532	36	115.00–125.50	$120.39	$640	-1.88
553–599	568	49	115.00–124.00	$119.39	$678	+5.02
603–615	609	6	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$676	+0.97
660–663	662	6	106.00–110.00	$108.00	$715	-1.98
735	735	3	111.00	$111.00	$816	+5.12
777	777	3	108.50	$108.50	$843	+1.03

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	6	100.00	$100.00	$318	—
485	485	4	102.00	$102.00	$495	-3.00
508–524	517	7	100.00	$100.00	$517	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488–499	494	7	132.00	$132.00	$652	-12.44
505–530	517	28	125.00–135.50	$133.14	$688	+0.15
688	688	8	121.00	$121.00	$832	-0.63
710–712	711	6	117.00–119.00	$118.00	$839	+6.03
781–798	788	7	100.00	$100.00	$788	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–348	340	6	149.00–155.00	$151.93	$517	—
453 thin fleshed	453	10	163.00	$163.00	$738	—
527	527	3	146.50	$146.50	$772	—
584	584	6	129.50	$129.50	$756	—
617–644	638	26	125.00–127.00	$126.14	$805	—
650	650	4	128.00	$128.00	$832	—

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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.