Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

1,539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.74/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 471 lb · 91 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.01/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 575 lb · 89 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.88/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 529 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,539	1,578	1,152
Feeder cattle	1,539	1,578	1,152

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs. traded steady, while weights over 500 lbs. traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Good buyer attendance. Supply moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	196.00	$196.00	$672	+2.17
405–443	425	30	172.00–182.00	$178.04	$757	-2.32
463–498	485	34	174.00–180.50	$178.81	$867	+2.43
494 unweaned	494	19	169.00	$169.00	$835	—
505–543	520	44	160.50–175.00	$167.41	$871	-0.12
550–593	575	89	157.50–171.50	$166.01	$955	-1.84
600–638	626	23	150.00–169.00	$161.64	$1,012	+2.41
604–635 fancy	626	25	170.00–173.00	$170.67	$1,068	—
650–698	657	27	150.50–164.00	$161.10	$1,058	+5.33
711–748	727	35	136.00–148.50	$144.96	$1,054	-1.45
760–793	783	22	133.00–141.00	$135.56	$1,061	-3.47
868	868	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,120	+1.00
986	986	5	126.50	$126.50	$1,247	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–348	338	12	170.00–187.00	$178.26	$603	—
376–388	379	9	170.00–184.00	$176.85	$670	+1.65
410–448	426	16	161.00–170.00	$164.25	$700	-3.84
478–498	489	6	163.50–167.00	$165.18	$808	+0.84
501–548	515	21	154.00–159.00	$157.07	$809	+1.75
550–575	563	16	146.00–156.50	$151.27	$852	-3.43
625	625	2	148.00	$148.00	$925	+12.50
665–688	679	12	137.00–144.00	$141.16	$958	-0.49
733	733	6	126.00	$126.00	$924	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	6	154.00–160.00	$157.00	$584	—
433	433	5	155.00	$155.00	$671	—
482	482	7	145.00	$145.00	$699	-9.96
513–533	527	7	138.00–139.00	$138.28	$729	-4.72
601	601	4	125.00	$125.00	$751	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	5	141.00	$141.00	$478	—
425	425	2	135.00	$135.00	$574	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384–398	388	9	154.00–164.00	$159.95	$621	+4.41
404–446	417	73	146.00–160.00	$153.89	$642	+3.33
453–498	471	91	146.00–157.00	$150.74	$710	+0.04
500–549	529	86	135.00–151.50	$142.88	$756	+1.49
550–599	578	58	133.50–145.00	$139.38	$806	+0.35
603–649	632	59	128.00–135.50	$132.33	$836	-4.06
669–695	675	9	127.00–131.00	$130.08	$878	+0.61
701–745	717	11	122.00–125.50	$124.56	$893	-3.04
762	762	8	123.00	$123.00	$937	+3.00
800–828	804	48	122.50–127.00	$126.32	$1,016	+2.82
891	891	10	119.00	$119.00	$1,060	+5.78
934	934	4	116.50	$116.50	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–339	321	13	140.00–150.00	$143.24	$460	+1.24
380	380	3	148.00	$148.00	$562	+3.68
428–435	431	7	135.00–142.00	$138.97	$599	+2.33
463–498	484	21	134.00–145.00	$138.03	$668	-1.24
516–542	527	9	125.00–130.00	$127.82	$674	—
573–594	589	13	130.00	$130.00	$766	+5.00
625	625	2	121.00	$121.00	$756	+1.00
793	793	4	119.00	$119.00	$944	±0.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	484	4	107.00–110.00	$109.23	$529	-10.77
500	500	4	106.00	$106.00	$530	—
565–595	578	15	105.00–108.00	$106.79	$617	—
680	680	7	105.00	$105.00	$714	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–390	368	12	130.00–138.00	$134.94	$497	+0.32
480	480	2	125.00	$125.00	$600	-1.77
518–535	525	9	115.00–120.00	$117.26	$616	—
633	633	5	114.00	$114.00	$722	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	312	6	176.00–178.00	$176.67	$551	-0.50
367–390	379	6	170.00–171.00	$170.52	$646	+0.35
438	438	2	161.00	$161.00	$705	+7.15
461–483	468	22	155.00–162.00	$156.56	$733	+2.33
528–537	531	13	150.00–156.00	$153.83	$817	—
565–596	580	10	146.00–153.00	$149.54	$867	—
615	615	3	144.00	$144.00	$886	—
785	785	3	120.00	$120.00	$942	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–449	436	17	163.00–184.00	$170.98	$745	-0.38
450–488	477	10	159.00–176.00	$166.99	$797	—
553–570	564	6	154.00–157.50	$156.36	$882	—
618–625	620	17	144.00–150.50	$146.82	$910	+2.82
653	653	2	140.00	$140.00	$914	-0.50
718	718	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	8	161.00	$161.00	$538	+1.00
695	695	2	124.00	$124.00	$862	—

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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.