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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

1,200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.80/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 520 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.20/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 521 lb · 67 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.35/cwt -4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 427 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,200 1,135 984
Feeder cattle 1,200 1,135 984

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded 2.00 - 7.00 higher, heavier weights traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 175.00 $175.00 $695 —
410–445 420 25 156.00–166.50 $161.21 $677 +1.70
459–494 476 48 151.00–163.00 $157.60 $750 +7.38
510–544 535 38 143.00–154.00 $152.28 $815 +3.97
535 unweaned 535 3 140.00 $140.00 $749 —
560–593 574 16 146.00–154.00 $151.29 $868 +3.74
610–630 624 4 130.00–140.00 $135.46 $845 -5.43
655–695 673 19 129.00–137.50 $133.02 $895 -3.55
705–745 726 24 125.00–131.00 $127.64 $927 -4.88
755–775 765 5 119.00–126.00 $122.81 $939 -3.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–443 428 28 169.00–174.00 $170.97 $732 —
501–547 521 67 156.50–165.00 $159.20 $829 +0.88
551–575 559 24 155.00–162.00 $159.17 $890 -0.47
600–645 608 32 142.00–156.00 $150.31 $914 —
660–682 679 7 142.50–145.50 $145.08 $985 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–390 382 7 164.00–169.00 $165.74 $633 —
415–440 434 4 140.00–150.00 $146.27 $635 -4.92
460–495 480 29 134.50–150.00 $144.27 $692 -6.64
505–545 527 3 135.00–140.00 $137.32 $724 -2.53
555–595 571 5 133.00–141.00 $137.81 $787 +1.96
635–645 642 7 122.00–125.00 $124.15 $797 -1.18
650–658 656 4 125.00–126.00 $125.25 $822 -1.46
668 668 5 120.00 $120.00 $802 -6.71
715–738 733 5 120.00–121.00 $120.19 $881 +5.19
760–795 778 4 118.00–120.00 $119.02 $926 -3.79
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–337 333 4 158.00 $158.00 $526 —
358–380 372 11 161.00–164.00 $162.94 $606 —
650–680 662 3 115.00–120.00 $117.32 $777 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 7 130.00 $130.00 $467 —
453 453 5 110.00 $110.00 $498 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 427 55 137.50–149.00 $144.35 $616 -4.15
450–495 471 40 138.00–146.00 $142.67 $672 —
500–548 520 70 130.00–141.00 $134.80 $701 -0.18
550–597 568 35 130.50–138.00 $132.27 $751 -5.94
605–647 627 23 124.00–132.50 $126.06 $790 —
655 655 5 127.00 $127.00 $832 —
808 808 6 114.50 $114.50 $925 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 320 3 139.00–150.00 $143.14 $458 +1.80
365–372 371 6 143.00–145.00 $144.67 $537 -0.99
415–440 425 8 130.00–135.00 $132.76 $564 -4.43
453–495 470 26 131.00–135.50 $132.05 $621 -5.80
510–540 523 3 120.00–129.00 $125.37 $656 -4.21
555–585 570 10 123.00–129.50 $125.70 $716 -3.37
605–640 630 17 115.00–126.50 $118.70 $748 -3.49
650–695 671 22 110.00–120.50 $117.61 $789 -1.50
713–735 716 7 112.50–120.50 $118.40 $848 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 327 6 128.00–138.00 $133.69 $437 -3.31
360–395 376 16 130.00–137.00 $133.25 $501 +0.40
608–648 628 9 100.00–110.00 $104.95 $659 -9.39
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 4 100.00 $100.00 $423 —
538 538 3 99.00 $99.00 $533 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 125.00 $125.00 $472 -0.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 177.00 $177.00 $620 —
400–445 434 12 146.00–152.00 $149.90 $651 -10.10
460–480 474 8 149.00–152.00 $151.38 $718 —
500–532 518 10 136.00–148.00 $142.52 $738 -5.26
555–576 572 5 132.00–143.50 $141.27 $808 +2.04
600–648 625 4 131.00–134.00 $132.21 $826 +2.99
658 658 6 125.00 $125.00 $822 —
800 800 3 109.00–111.00 $110.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 421 6 162.00–169.00 $167.82 $707 —
525–540 533 17 149.00–156.00 $153.73 $819 —
567 567 3 149.00 $149.00 $845 —
600–610 605 4 134.00–143.00 $138.46 $838 —
715–730 723 3 114.00–120.00 $116.65 $843 —
997 997 3 113.00 $113.00 $1,127 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 3 162.00–167.00 $163.67 $594 +8.30
410–445 433 3 131.00–145.00 $140.58 $609 -8.21
508–545 517 4 122.00–134.00 $130.84 $676 -4.53
570–590 579 4 124.00–132.00 $129.49 $750 —
620–640 630 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $754 -0.74
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 135.00 $135.00 $533 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–321 315 10 105.00–114.00 $110.33 $348 —
475–495 478 8 90.00–116.00 $110.77 $529 —
565–573 567 9 90.00–92.00 $91.55 $519 —
643 643 3 90.00 $90.00 $579 —
650–686 670 18 92.00–96.00 $93.08 $624 —
734 734 7 93.00 $93.00 $683 —
789 789 6 87.00 $87.00 $686 —
840 840 4 94.00 $94.00 $790 —
855–883 881 26 64.00–93.00 $89.26 $786 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 12 135.00 $135.00 $462 —

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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.