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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

1,275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.05/cwt +5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 477 lb · 56 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.96/cwt -3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 423 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.20/cwt -4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 574 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,275 894 1,402
Feeder cattle 1,275 894 1,402

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–340 325 4 170.00–184.00 $175.45 $570 —
375–390 377 10 170.00–177.00 $171.02 $645 -6.15
400–445 421 16 157.00–166.00 $160.85 $677 -4.05
455–499 477 56 158.00–168.00 $164.05 $783 +5.54
505–548 532 32 148.50–160.00 $154.59 $822 -2.05
550–598 574 40 146.00–156.50 $152.20 $874 -4.05
610–627 620 14 138.00–146.00 $143.16 $888 -2.00
660–680 670 4 140.50–142.00 $141.24 $946 -4.35
703–748 724 5 130.00–134.50 $132.78 $961 —
805–810 808 3 118.00–119.50 $119.00 $962 —
925–935 930 2 112.00–116.00 $114.01 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–386 383 19 184.00–185.00 $184.48 $707 —
403–446 423 40 169.00–180.00 $172.96 $732 -3.44
504–541 530 21 161.00–164.50 $163.55 $867 -8.48
607 fancy 607 14 155.75 $155.75 $945 —
630 630 2 150.00 $150.00 $945 -8.45
668 668 15 147.75 $147.75 $987 -5.50
705 705 3 138.50 $138.50 $976 +1.00
810 810 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,037 -0.49
856–896 876 8 121.00–122.00 $121.51 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 160.00 $160.00 $496 —
350–373 367 4 160.00–166.00 $164.57 $604 +1.57
452–490 469 6 150.00–151.00 $150.17 $704 -0.80
510–540 533 6 135.00–144.00 $138.63 $739 -3.31
570–593 579 6 141.00–145.00 $144.34 $836 +3.34
602 602 3 133.00 $133.00 $801 —
670–680 675 2 131.00–136.00 $133.48 $901 +4.47
723–745 731 35 120.00–128.50 $126.83 $927 —
750–785 765 6 123.50–129.00 $125.66 $961 —
890–895 893 2 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $1,014 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 150.00–156.00 $153.94 $500 —
386 386 4 148.50 $148.50 $573 —
480–490 485 2 140.00–144.00 $142.02 $689 —
555–575 567 12 126.00–135.00 $132.95 $754 —
635–643 640 6 121.00–125.00 $122.32 $783 —
660 660 2 126.00 $126.00 $832 —
873 873 2 106.00 $106.00 $925 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 8 113.00 $113.00 $447 —
434 434 12 112.50 $112.50 $488 —
663 663 2 102.00 $102.00 $676 —
762 762 9 95.00 $95.00 $724 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–341 333 8 140.00–148.00 $146.28 $487 +3.78
350–397 372 29 140.00–149.50 $145.46 $541 +3.78
400–445 420 30 135.00–144.50 $139.24 $585 -1.34
451–498 485 32 136.00–145.00 $141.26 $685 +3.69
510–548 540 18 127.50–134.00 $131.44 $710 -0.16
555–590 563 30 127.00–133.50 $128.91 $726 -4.03
600–630 611 21 120.00–124.00 $122.51 $749 —
663–690 685 25 119.50–122.75 $122.16 $837 -3.09
770–775 772 3 110.00–111.00 $110.33 $852 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297–298 297 5 155.00–156.00 $155.60 $462 —
300–345 312 5 152.50–156.50 $155.52 $485 —
358–375 364 10 150.00–152.00 $151.39 $551 —
400–444 435 26 146.00–157.00 $153.54 $668 +6.39
450–480 467 14 146.00–158.00 $149.74 $699 +2.86
505–535 519 23 135.00–140.00 $137.12 $712 -0.90
568–588 579 16 136.00–136.50 $136.19 $789 -0.77
608–625 613 8 125.00–128.00 $126.61 $776 -3.85
673 673 2 125.00 $125.00 $841 -3.15
724 724 6 123.00 $123.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–388 383 9 134.00–139.00 $135.42 $519 +4.14
403–440 428 9 127.00–134.00 $132.54 $567 +2.54
459–485 468 13 125.00–134.00 $131.20 $614 +4.73
510–545 533 4 124.00–125.00 $124.75 $665 —
550–590 580 12 119.00–126.00 $123.03 $714 +3.03
613–645 631 9 110.00–120.00 $115.64 $730 —
653 653 2 115.00 $115.00 $751 -2.00
700–748 732 3 105.00–110.00 $106.59 $780 -6.18
783 783 2 110.00 $110.00 $861 -5.00
813 813 2 109.50 $109.50 $890 —
925 925 2 102.00 $102.00 $944 +7.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 7 109.00 $109.00 $343 -16.00
423 423 2 120.00 $120.00 $508 ±0.00
635 635 2 110.00 $110.00 $698 -2.58
655–673 667 3 110.00–118.50 $112.78 $752 -0.26
723 723 4 110.00 $110.00 $795 —
880 880 4 82.00 $82.00 $722 —
973 973 2 86.50 $86.50 $842 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 183.50 $183.50 $670 +10.48
400–448 423 9 159.00–169.00 $164.49 $696 —
456–493 474 10 155.50–160.00 $158.12 $749 -3.98
505–548 524 8 146.50–154.50 $149.07 $781 -2.87
550–583 571 19 145.00–151.00 $148.90 $850 -5.20
620–648 635 7 137.00–141.00 $139.09 $883 +2.44
710–720 716 5 125.00–130.00 $126.98 $909 +3.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 4 167.00 $167.00 $498 —
365–385 375 2 156.00–160.00 $157.95 $592 -10.05
405–445 419 6 140.00–154.00 $148.88 $624 —
460–490 483 5 143.00–149.00 $146.84 $709 +3.41
505–545 526 9 138.00–143.00 $140.53 $739 —
565–595 578 4 134.00–140.00 $138.53 $801 —
650–685 662 5 125.00–131.00 $128.80 $853 +4.07
759 759 4 120.00 $120.00 $911 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 385 3 140.00–154.00 $144.95 $558 —
405–445 425 2 130.00–145.00 $137.85 $586 —
530–545 540 4 129.00–135.00 $133.01 $718 —
665–685 678 3 120.00–124.00 $121.31 $822 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–308 305 3 199.00–200.00 $199.33 $608 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 9 110.00 $110.00 $370 —
450–495 482 17 80.00–108.00 $98.53 $475 -1.47
510–541 531 19 83.00–110.00 $103.52 $550 —
592 592 3 104.00 $104.00 $616 +16.00
603–638 621 17 97.00–102.50 $100.14 $622 +14.14
665 665 24 99.00 $99.00 $658 +14.00
720–735 728 2 86.00–99.00 $92.57 $674 —
750–795 767 38 88.00–100.50 $97.63 $749 —
849 849 5 93.00 $93.00 $790 —
865 865 4 75.00 $75.00 $649 —
918–945 923 6 60.00–88.50 $83.63 $772 —
1025 1025 2 83.00 $83.00 $851 —

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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.