Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

1,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.75/cwt +5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 412 lb · 183 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.73/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 559 lb · 94 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.84/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 622 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,986	1,539	1,477
Feeder cattle	1,986	1,539	1,477

Market comments — USDA reporter

A cool spring day greeted a large crowd for this Wednesday feeder sale. Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher with the most advance on weights over 600 lbs.. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. In the Holstein steer sale, compared to 3 weeks ago, prices were steady with the exception of 600 lb. - 700 lb. steers that traded 7.00 - 10.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	2	202.50–203.00	$202.74	$665	+6.74
353	353	3	192.00	$192.00	$678	—
405–440	435	34	176.00–186.00	$180.67	$786	+2.63
451–493	463	38	170.00–176.00	$172.26	$798	-6.55
515–548	536	30	162.00–175.00	$168.54	$903	+1.13
557–598	570	46	162.00–174.00	$167.26	$953	+1.25
600–610 thin fleshed	604	33	173.00–174.00	$173.40	$1,047	—
600–649	639	34	153.00–169.00	$164.41	$1,051	+2.77
650–695	671	29	151.50–167.00	$158.35	$1,063	-2.75
705–725	724	49	135.00–152.00	$151.38	$1,096	+6.42
768	768	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,068	+3.44
804 fancy	804	62	142.25	$142.25	$1,144	—
820–821	821	5	126.00–134.00	$132.40	$1,087	—
900–925	908	3	118.00–125.00	$120.38	$1,093	—
1043	1043	3	115.00	$115.00	$1,199	—
1064	1064	4	112.00	$112.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	332	20	170.00–185.00	$174.68	$580	-3.58
350–395	382	21	172.00–190.00	$180.68	$690	+3.83
405–448	431	16	161.00–169.00	$165.14	$712	+0.89
458–492	468	31	160.00–166.00	$163.90	$767	-1.28
475–491 unweaned	484	24	155.00–161.00	$157.45	$762	—
510–535	518	35	146.00–160.00	$154.95	$803	-2.12
550–595	574	36	148.00–159.50	$153.49	$881	+2.22
605–643	625	14	140.00–150.00	$144.51	$903	-3.49
655–698	678	22	138.00–145.00	$140.77	$954	-0.39
705–746	734	13	130.00–134.00	$131.52	$965	+5.52
750–765	755	4	129.00–132.00	$130.51	$985	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	2	160.00–164.00	$161.93	$604	+4.93
400–405	401	8	150.00–160.00	$152.89	$613	-2.11
450–495	485	23	146.00–159.00	$153.92	$747	+8.92
530–545	539	4	140.00–145.00	$142.53	$768	+4.25
555–585	568	4	140.00–144.00	$143.02	$812	—
650–698	678	11	130.00–135.00	$133.40	$904	—
775–799	795	8	119.00–125.00	$119.98	$954	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	150.00	$150.00	$560	—
449	449	6	140.00	$140.00	$629	+5.00
794	794	4	108.00	$108.00	$858	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	9	154.00–159.00	$156.69	$522	—
355–370	364	8	156.00–163.00	$160.49	$584	+0.54
403–448	412	183	147.00–161.00	$159.75	$658	+5.86
455–499	470	61	146.00–157.00	$152.30	$716	+1.56
500–545	516	28	136.00–155.00	$146.53	$756	+3.65
550–599	559	94	136.00–153.00	$140.73	$787	+1.35
600–648	620	45	128.00–138.25	$135.63	$841	+3.30
650–695	681	27	127.00–136.50	$129.99	$885	-0.09
705–723	713	6	122.00–129.00	$125.47	$895	+0.91
750–765	754	4	122.00–124.00	$123.00	$927	±0.00
805–830	812	8	110.00–121.00	$119.64	$971	-6.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	5	152.00	$152.00	$445	—
305–345	335	4	140.00–153.00	$146.46	$491	+3.22
357–398	377	36	136.00–152.00	$145.12	$547	-2.88
400–446	431	45	135.00–145.00	$140.43	$605	+1.46
450–499	479	56	134.00–145.00	$138.74	$665	+0.71
500–545	515	32	125.00–135.00	$131.91	$679	+4.09
550–595	559	12	125.00–133.00	$129.68	$725	-0.32
605–645	623	14	120.00–125.00	$123.56	$770	+2.56
653–665	658	12	120.00–132.00	$127.07	$836	—
700–730	716	13	118.00–120.50	$119.93	$859	—
779–785	781	6	118.50–121.00	$119.34	$932	+0.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	4	137.00	$137.00	$418	—
373–375	374	5	130.00–138.00	$133.21	$498	-1.73
455–490	467	10	128.00–130.00	$129.42	$604	+4.42
498	498	5	125.00	$125.00	$622	±0.00
558–595	566	9	120.00–124.00	$122.00	$691	—
750–790	763	3	116.50–118.00	$117.02	$893	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–323	311	9	169.00–176.00	$172.55	$537	-4.12
350–399	388	15	173.00–182.00	$176.17	$684	+5.65
410–438	430	10	155.00–166.00	$160.96	$692	-0.04
453–490	467	7	157.00–167.00	$161.76	$755	+5.20
505–548	537	22	144.00–152.00	$148.14	$796	-5.69
559–595	576	25	144.00–155.00	$151.68	$874	+2.14
615–640	626	5	135.00–145.00	$142.06	$889	-1.94
650–690	672	15	127.00–140.00	$133.48	$897	—
820–822	822	4	118.00	$118.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–443	419	5	158.00–176.00	$166.27	$697	-4.71
450–498	468	6	157.00–166.00	$161.36	$755	-5.63
510–535	523	2	158.00–160.00	$158.98	$831	—
585–595	590	2	157.00–161.00	$158.98	$938	+2.62
600–635	619	11	148.00–158.00	$151.31	$937	+4.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	427	7	145.00–156.00	$151.54	$647	—
473–495	483	6	148.00–153.00	$150.21	$726	—
910–925	922	5	108.00–109.50	$109.20	$1,007	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–291	291	12	100.00–110.00	$103.33	$301	—
301–340	320	12	90.00–115.00	$104.57	$335	—
350–395	373	31	90.00–119.00	$108.52	$405	—
403–438	423	29	60.00–115.00	$90.69	$384	—
453–495	472	23	100.00–112.00	$106.83	$504	—
509–543	518	11	99.00–115.00	$110.43	$572	—
553–599	576	23	75.00–107.00	$95.84	$552	—
602–649	622	30	80.00–98.00	$91.18	$567	—
710–748	743	11	83.00–94.00	$93.04	$691	—
760–796	790	20	87.00–95.00	$93.17	$736	—
803–845	809	10	75.00–94.50	$91.50	$740	—
850–885	872	13	87.00–91.00	$87.91	$767	—
905–948	914	26	80.00–91.00	$88.17	$806	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	10	65.00	$65.00	$275	—

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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.