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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

1,575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.88/cwt +4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 581 lb · 90 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.59/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 471 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.02/cwt +10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 576 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,575 829 1,073
Feeder cattle 1,575 829 1,073

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 8.00 higher, with feeder heifers trading 3.00 - 6.00 higher. A special holstein steer sale saw a lot of 54 head weighing 901 lbs. trading at 91.00. Muddy conditions caused many producers unable to move cattle. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–328 326 4 194.00–196.00 $194.99 $636 —
403–433 424 15 181.00–197.00 $189.69 $804 +9.26
454–480 466 15 172.00–184.00 $181.25 $845 +7.78
500–533 515 28 169.00–177.00 $173.10 $891 +8.21
503–532 thin fleshed 523 10 173.00–191.00 $185.81 $972 —
557–598 576 73 152.00–168.50 $165.02 $951 +10.51
607 thin fleshed 607 8 158.50 $158.50 $962 —
603–635 622 30 148.00–157.00 $153.97 $958 +6.24
641 fancy 641 24 159.25 $159.25 $1,021 —
657–697 682 35 145.00–151.00 $148.44 $1,012 +1.17
702–742 716 31 131.00–145.00 $142.70 $1,022 +9.49
735 fancy 735 30 152.50 $152.50 $1,121 —
761–785 777 26 129.00–134.00 $131.06 $1,018 +2.83
810–848 826 7 127.00–130.00 $128.69 $1,063 +0.75
869 869 8 131.50 $131.50 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–393 383 8 165.00–183.00 $177.07 $678 +0.07
408–413 411 4 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $697 +9.07
480–495 492 9 158.00–160.00 $158.43 $779 +1.43
520–547 539 13 148.00–158.00 $154.27 $832 +7.85
565–594 582 12 145.00–147.00 $145.75 $848 -5.62
633–648 637 8 134.00–135.00 $134.25 $855 -1.75
705–717 711 6 120.00–126.00 $122.97 $874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 164.00 $164.00 $481 —
398 398 3 155.00 $155.00 $617 —
442 442 3 150.00 $150.00 $663 —
468–478 471 9 147.00–156.00 $153.31 $722 +9.31
501 501 7 140.00 $140.00 $701 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 5 134.00 $134.00 $551 —
540 540 9 129.00–132.00 $129.67 $700 —
560 560 2 120.00 $120.00 $672 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–318 313 13 150.00–168.00 $162.55 $509 —
388 388 3 151.00 $151.00 $586 +1.00
413–443 437 17 148.00–149.00 $148.36 $648 +1.36
450–489 481 12 146.00–147.00 $146.41 $704 +1.90
500–548 520 53 130.00–145.50 $139.73 $727 +3.43
571 thin fleshed 571 12 144.50 $144.50 $825 —
556–595 578 50 130.00–143.50 $136.47 $789 +1.06
592 fancy 592 28 144.00 $144.00 $852 —
601 thin fleshed 601 14 143.25 $143.25 $861 —
623–643 626 37 125.00–137.00 $131.45 $823 +2.19
650–692 664 17 126.00–131.50 $129.45 $860 +2.79
684 fancy 684 12 133.50 $133.50 $913 —
708–733 725 9 120.00–128.50 $122.77 $890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336–349 344 10 145.00–149.00 $146.56 $504 +2.14
386–388 387 6 139.00–146.00 $143.66 $556 +0.11
402–443 420 29 135.00–142.00 $138.55 $582 +1.59
450–493 471 74 130.00–143.00 $136.59 $643 +2.65
568 568 4 123.00 $123.00 $699 -3.23
743–745 744 4 111.00–114.00 $112.50 $837 —
753–760 756 5 114.00–115.50 $114.90 $869 —
878 878 2 104.00 $104.00 $913 —
1040 1040 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,040 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 181.00 $181.00 $615 -12.00
366–385 371 11 179.00–180.00 $179.28 $665 —
426–434 429 12 160.50–163.00 $161.95 $695 -8.60
452–453 452 5 159.00–165.50 $162.90 $736 -1.60
520–537 527 14 150.00–155.00 $152.91 $806 -1.16
613–615 614 11 151.00–154.50 $152.91 $939 +7.34
708 708 2 122.00 $122.00 $864 —
788 788 2 124.00 $124.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–443 436 7 151.00–159.00 $153.32 $668 -1.68
460–499 484 16 151.00–155.00 $153.00 $741 +1.28
500 500 2 144.00 $144.00 $720 —
553–583 561 8 144.00–145.00 $144.74 $812 —
625–637 630 17 126.00–137.00 $129.89 $818 —
690 690 2 131.00 $131.00 $904 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 160.00 $160.00 $533 —
423–437 431 5 145.00–150.00 $146.96 $633 —
485–498 490 6 140.00–148.00 $144.36 $707 —
998 998 4 91.00 $91.00 $908 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 120.00 $120.00 $364 —
403 403 2 138.00 $138.00 $556 —
505 505 2 125.00 $125.00 $631 —
648 648 3 120.00 $120.00 $778 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–338 328 5 100.00–110.00 $105.88 $347 —
355–393 374 20 100.00–113.00 $106.38 $398 —
410–449 442 8 93.00–109.00 $106.24 $470 —
455–491 477 31 99.00–110.50 $105.92 $505 —
500–538 526 20 100.00–107.00 $104.94 $552 —
560–590 571 13 80.00–97.50 $93.08 $531 —
608–648 637 16 50.00–86.50 $73.18 $466 —
688 688 6 85.00 $85.00 $585 —
708–747 736 20 70.00–90.00 $85.28 $628 —
820–834 823 42 75.00–93.75 $92.94 $765 —
855–892 860 32 81.50–93.25 $89.39 $769 —
901 901 54 91.00 $91.00 $820 —
953–995 961 5 75.00–100.00 $80.17 $770 —
1145 1145 4 76.50 $76.50 $876 —

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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.