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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

2,450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.00/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 531 lb · 390 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $127.25/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 821 lb · 134 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.57/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 729 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,450 2,181 1,142
Feeder cattle 2,450 2,181 1,142

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers traded steady. A lot of 278 head of fancy steers with a average weight of 532 lbs. traded at 174.10 - 179.50. Heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–395 377 9 181.00–190.00 $185.23 $698 -21.77
408–445 426 16 176.00–187.50 $181.32 $772 -2.62
451–478 456 53 175.00–182.50 $176.57 $805 -2.42
500–547 530 112 155.00–171.00 $164.79 $873 -2.63
518–545 fancy 532 278 174.10–179.50 $176.31 $938 —
565 thin fleshed 565 7 174.50 $174.50 $986 —
558–583 572 44 150.00–170.50 $157.55 $901 +2.38
602–649 626 90 136.00–148.00 $142.86 $894 -2.79
651–698 672 51 135.00–143.00 $138.83 $933 +2.13
703–749 729 110 129.00–138.25 $135.57 $988 +2.06
769 769 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,000 -3.04
821 821 134 127.25 $127.25 $1,045 -1.89
900–936 930 18 121.00–124.00 $121.48 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–344 341 10 173.00–182.00 $175.08 $597 —
375–383 381 9 170.00–171.00 $170.22 $649 -13.78
423–448 440 21 160.00–174.50 $166.73 $734 —
454–495 472 53 154.50–173.00 $161.03 $760 +2.58
500–548 512 40 140.00–153.50 $146.16 $748 -9.12
550–595 574 46 138.00–151.50 $145.30 $834 +3.86
680–685 682 14 125.00–130.00 $128.57 $877 +0.16
730–743 735 10 125.00–128.00 $125.80 $925 —
750–772 767 13 125.00–126.50 $126.16 $968 -0.01
807–833 819 11 123.00–125.00 $124.44 $1,019 -0.98
860–872 866 42 122.85–125.00 $123.92 $1,073 —
915–930 917 17 115.00–117.75 $117.42 $1,077 -3.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–443 425 5 130.00–140.00 $134.17 $570 —
465–498 480 7 149.00–150.00 $149.71 $719 +4.71
521 521 5 134.00 $134.00 $698 —
563–593 578 15 128.50–136.00 $131.30 $759 —
660–695 678 4 115.00–123.00 $119.10 $807 —
766–785 776 10 120.00–120.50 $120.25 $933 —
887 887 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,047 —
925 925 6 90.00 $90.00 $832 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 unweaned 459 8 107.00 $107.00 $491 —
493 493 5 114.00 $114.00 $562 —
539 539 7 110.00 $110.00 $593 —
600 600 3 102.00 $102.00 $612 —
783 783 4 105.00 $105.00 $822 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 4 137.00 $137.00 $908 —
718 718 7 137.50 $137.50 $987 +11.00
756 756 13 131.00 $131.00 $990 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–449 434 13 141.00–142.50 $141.33 $613 -7.11
472–493 487 34 140.00–147.50 $145.24 $707 +0.73
500–549 530 87 132.00–147.00 $140.54 $745 +1.01
550–596 578 94 132.00–138.50 $135.09 $781 +0.60
605–648 630 43 124.50–134.00 $130.03 $819 -4.11
658 658 3 125.50 $125.50 $826 -5.09
706–731 716 27 120.00 $120.00 $859 -3.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–343 335 15 136.00–149.00 $146.24 $490 —
353–377 371 22 137.00–150.00 $144.31 $535 +6.62
417–440 431 18 137.50–139.00 $138.21 $596 -1.08
460–498 475 22 132.00–140.00 $135.83 $645 -2.88
514–548 524 20 121.00–130.00 $128.31 $672 -1.69
560–595 585 22 120.00–129.00 $123.55 $723 -3.22
602–640 624 17 120.00–122.00 $120.34 $751 —
675–698 691 19 116.50–120.00 $118.42 $818 -0.71
718 718 6 120.00 $120.00 $862 +1.05
772–790 783 16 115.00–118.25 $117.05 $917 +0.55
943 943 8 112.00 $112.00 $1,056 —
1028 1028 6 97.00 $97.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 424 20 125.00–136.00 $130.00 $551 +5.00
463–490 473 18 125.00–136.00 $132.08 $625 —
604–643 614 8 122.00–125.00 $124.21 $763 —
660–688 674 4 105.00–110.00 $107.45 $724 +4.45
723–729 727 7 110.00–111.00 $110.28 $802 —
771 771 4 110.00 $110.00 $848 —
825 825 4 107.50 $107.50 $887 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 110.00 $110.00 $446 —
548 548 4 106.50 $106.50 $584 —
597 597 3 100.00 $100.00 $597 —
690 690 5 100.00 $100.00 $690 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–392 387 5 152.50–160.00 $155.44 $602 —
410–429 421 12 150.00–160.00 $156.00 $657 —
491 491 5 157.00 $157.00 $771 +10.10
530–538 534 6 130.00–140.00 $136.69 $730 +1.69
621–628 622 18 120.00–128.00 $126.02 $784 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 176.00 $176.00 $604 -9.27
358–388 371 9 176.00–178.00 $176.93 $656 —
415–423 419 6 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $710 —
475 475 3 169.00 $169.00 $803 +4.00
506–509 507 12 149.00–153.00 $150.67 $764 —
603–623 616 13 133.00–140.00 $135.68 $836 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 4 110.00 $110.00 $678 —
800 800 2 101.00 $101.00 $808 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 89.00 $89.00 $312 —

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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.