Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

894 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.25/cwt -5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 691 lb · 76 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.45/cwt -10.39 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 623 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.57/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 481 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	894	1,986	2,453
Feeder cattle	894	1,986	2,453

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded steady, steers over 550 lbs. traded steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Supply light with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–320	315	7	198.00–200.00	$199.13	$627	-3.61
400–448	426	22	172.50–186.50	$176.40	$751	-4.27
490	490	9	173.00	$173.00	$848	+0.74
501–516	504	26	163.00–174.25	$172.03	$867	+3.49
584–586	586	36	164.50–168.50	$165.50	$970	-1.76
601–649	623	40	153.00–168.00	$158.45	$987	-5.96
691	691	76	153.25	$153.25	$1,059	-5.10
706	706	8	137.50	$137.50	$971	-13.88
800–830	823	4	128.00–130.00	$128.49	$1,057	-3.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	3	178.50	$178.50	$530	—
355–397	375	11	170.00–185.00	$177.17	$664	-3.51
415–440	432	16	158.00–167.00	$164.90	$712	-0.24
465–495	475	10	155.00–162.00	$158.51	$753	-5.39
510–540	522	24	146.50–158.50	$156.64	$818	+1.69
550–585	569	37	148.00–161.00	$156.25	$889	+2.76
628–640	633	5	140.00–149.00	$145.16	$919	+0.65
661–683	668	6	139.00–149.00	$145.59	$973	+4.82
758	758	8	132.50	$132.50	$1,004	+1.99
855–890	873	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,048	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	160.00–166.00	$163.00	$644	+1.07
423–425	424	3	146.50–150.00	$147.67	$626	-5.22
460–494	487	12	150.00–153.50	$150.97	$735	-2.95
520–540	530	2	139.00–145.00	$141.94	$752	-0.59
563	563	5	141.00	$141.00	$794	-2.02
680–695	689	5	125.00–130.00	$129.01	$889	-4.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$428	-3.96
352–393	374	25	137.00–152.00	$141.68	$530	-3.44
414–440	422	12	139.00–143.00	$140.58	$593	+0.15
450–497	481	39	133.50–141.00	$137.57	$662	-1.17
500–542	523	37	127.00–135.00	$131.60	$688	-0.31
550–585	572	25	129.00–135.00	$132.94	$760	+3.26
650–669	666	13	121.00–126.00	$125.25	$834	-1.82
715	715	3	120.50	$120.50	$862	+0.57
860	860	3	103.00	$103.00	$886	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–432	431	7	146.00–148.00	$147.15	$634	-12.60
461–486	473	16	146.00–148.00	$146.88	$695	-5.42
508–534	523	15	136.00–139.00	$138.02	$722	-8.51
558–573	563	17	136.00–137.50	$136.96	$771	-3.77
602–608	605	32	127.50–132.00	$130.46	$789	-5.17
666–673	669	21	127.50–129.00	$128.15	$857	-1.84

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	11	125.00	$125.00	$424	—
435	435	6	120.00	$120.00	$522	—
460–470	465	2	120.00	$120.00	$558	—
555–593	566	7	110.00–125.00	$116.31	$658	—
615–635	620	5	110.00–114.00	$112.58	$698	—
658–680	671	5	110.00–115.00	$113.04	$758	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	320	3	132.00–133.00	$132.64	$424	-4.36
365–395	380	3	130.00–134.00	$131.28	$499	-1.93
433	433	2	130.00	$130.00	$563	—
453–488	467	12	125.00–131.00	$126.47	$591	-2.95
593	593	2	120.00	$120.00	$712	-2.00
680	680	4	117.00	$117.00	$796	—
705–730	716	4	110.00–116.00	$112.77	$807	—
753	753	2	115.00	$115.00	$866	-2.02
915	915	4	95.00	$95.00	$869	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406	406	5	131.00	$131.00	$532	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	3	185.00	$185.00	$614	+12.45
360–365	363	2	170.00–176.00	$173.02	$628	-3.15
452–475	461	8	157.50–165.00	$162.10	$747	+0.34
510–530	513	6	142.00–154.00	$151.94	$779	+3.80
575–580	577	5	153.50–155.00	$154.10	$889	+2.42
635–645	642	3	130.00–140.00	$136.65	$877	-5.41
735–744	743	9	123.00–123.50	$123.05	$914	—
820	820	3	117.00	$117.00	$959	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	367	3	168.00	$168.00	$617	—
485–493	488	7	140.00–145.00	$143.43	$700	-6.78
665–698	684	4	123.00–128.00	$124.73	$853	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	4	166.00	$166.00	$707	-0.27
615	615	1	157.00	$157.00	$966	+5.69

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	98.00	$98.00	$392	+7.31
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	-6.83
587	587	3	88.00	$88.00	$517	-7.84
628	628	2	86.00	$86.00	$540	-5.18
688	688	5	85.00	$85.00	$585	—

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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.