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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

1,578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.60/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 730 lb · 81 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.42/cwt +2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 520 lb · 53 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.77/cwt +7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 665 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,578 1,575 1,394
Feeder cattle 1,578 1,575 1,394

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 2.00 - 6.00 higher; while feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply 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
295 295 3 210.00 $210.00 $620 —
310–340 330 10 192.00–197.00 $193.83 $640 -1.16
405–449 424 27 173.00–190.00 $180.36 $765 -9.33
458–499 483 15 172.00–184.00 $176.38 $852 -4.87
526 fancy 526 12 181.00 $181.00 $952 —
513–545 528 27 160.00–178.00 $167.53 $885 -5.57
552–599 570 31 161.00–177.50 $167.85 $957 +2.83
605–640 622 49 148.00–166.00 $159.23 $990 +5.26
656–688 665 50 145.00–160.00 $155.77 $1,036 +7.33
706–747 724 29 143.50–148.00 $146.41 $1,060 +3.71
765–788 772 38 130.00–143.00 $139.03 $1,073 +7.97
810–846 821 13 130.00–136.50 $134.44 $1,104 +5.75
858–875 869 6 128.00 $128.00 $1,112 -3.50
903 903 7 131.00 $131.00 $1,183 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 181.00 $181.00 $519 —
388–395 392 16 170.00–189.00 $175.20 $687 -1.87
400–425 419 18 161.00–171.00 $168.09 $704 -1.41
450–498 469 32 158.00–175.00 $164.34 $771 +5.91
520–542 536 10 150.00–159.00 $155.32 $833 +1.05
558–599 581 20 149.00–158.00 $154.70 $899 +8.95
608 608 3 135.50 $135.50 $824 +1.25
667–699 693 21 135.00–144.50 $141.65 $982 —
870–898 877 9 121.00–124.00 $123.10 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–491 475 17 153.00–157.00 $154.96 $736 +1.65
538 538 3 143.00 $143.00 $769 —
584 584 4 139.00 $139.00 $812 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 4 150.00–152.00 $151.01 $589 —
425 425 3 140.00 $140.00 $595 +6.00
453–498 479 7 135.00–145.00 $142.16 $681 —
610 610 2 126.00 $126.00 $769 —
687 687 6 126.50 $126.50 $869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–343 320 33 151.00–170.00 $159.05 $509 -3.50
353–398 366 9 155.00–156.00 $155.54 $569 +4.54
402–448 422 12 146.00–154.50 $150.56 $635 +2.20
455–498 469 40 146.50–158.50 $150.70 $707 +4.29
500–543 518 49 130.00–154.00 $141.39 $732 +1.66
545 fancy 545 4 155.00 $155.00 $845 —
555–598 573 41 130.00–146.00 $139.03 $797 +2.56
601–629 619 17 130.00–139.50 $136.39 $844 +4.94
654–697 664 32 125.00–132.00 $129.47 $860 +0.02
720–741 730 81 121.50–130.75 $127.60 $931 +4.83
790 790 6 120.00 $120.00 $948 —
835 835 6 123.50 $123.50 $1,031 —
858–883 877 8 112.00–117.00 $113.22 $993 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 4 142.00 $142.00 $452 -4.56
350–396 375 26 140.00–149.00 $144.32 $541 +0.66
403–445 426 49 130.00–143.00 $136.64 $582 -1.91
450–488 469 45 130.00–145.00 $139.27 $653 +2.68
583–595 589 4 125.00 $125.00 $736 +2.00
615 615 2 120.00 $120.00 $738 —
657–690 670 5 122.50–124.00 $123.38 $827 —
768 768 2 119.00 $119.00 $914 +4.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 136.00 $136.00 $454 —
353–398 366 15 130.00–135.50 $134.62 $493 —
440 440 5 125.00 $125.00 $550 —
452–493 472 10 125.00–129.00 $126.77 $598 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 130.00 $130.00 $498 —
435 435 2 120.00 $120.00 $522 —
478 478 2 120.00 $120.00 $574 —
683 683 13 107.00 $107.00 $731 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 143.00 $143.00 $605 —
530 thin fleshed 530 6 140.00 $140.00 $742 —
588 588 3 130.00 $130.00 $764 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–343 341 6 172.00–182.50 $177.17 $604 —
367–393 378 19 166.00–175.00 $170.17 $643 —
400–448 428 8 150.00–158.00 $153.85 $658 +0.53
453–489 476 31 150.00–164.00 $154.23 $734 +1.23
968 968 3 105.00 $105.00 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 427 13 169.00–177.00 $171.36 $732 +9.41
515–545 529 17 145.00–154.00 $151.31 $800 -1.60
608 608 2 144.00 $144.00 $876 -8.91
673 673 4 140.50 $140.50 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 160.00 $160.00 $536 ±0.00
400 400 3 145.00 $145.00 $580 -1.96
475 475 2 149.00 $149.00 $708 +4.64
756 756 4 115.00 $115.00 $869 —
898 898 3 108.00 $108.00 $970 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 8 106.00 $106.00 $311 —
369 369 5 105.00 $105.00 $387 -1.38
476 476 11 103.00 $103.00 $490 -2.92
598 598 2 87.00 $87.00 $520 -6.08
613 613 5 100.00 $100.00 $613 +26.82
823 823 2 75.00 $75.00 $617 -17.94

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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.