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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

1,116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.47/cwt ≈ $1,038/hd at 704 lb · 87 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.78/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 467 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.83/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 575 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,116 1,200 1,750
Feeder cattle 1,116 1,200 1,750

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. A load of 74 head of 700 lb. fancy steers traded at 148.75 Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 higher with quality heifers in demand. Supply moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 179.00 $179.00 $650 —
400–448 437 30 167.00–178.00 $173.79 $759 +2.82
450–489 477 27 167.00–178.00 $171.06 $816 —
500–533 519 23 157.00–169.00 $166.68 $865 +7.48
535 thin fleshed 535 7 173.00 $173.00 $926 —
550–590 567 44 155.00–166.50 $156.95 $890 -2.22
605–648 622 27 144.00–153.50 $149.89 $932 -0.42
650–699 669 28 142.50–147.00 $146.00 $977 +0.92
700 fancy 700 74 148.75 $148.75 $1,041 —
723–735 724 13 136.50–140.50 $140.19 $1,015 —
800–827 818 5 124.00–130.50 $125.48 $1,026 —
873–875 874 6 122.50–124.00 $123.58 $1,080 —
1046 1046 13 103.50 $103.50 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 5 160.00–172.00 $165.73 $540 —
360–385 376 13 166.00–174.00 $169.74 $638 -5.26
425–440 435 3 160.00–163.00 $161.35 $702 +0.14
455–498 477 30 150.00–164.50 $161.82 $772 +4.22
492 thin fleshed 492 8 165.50 $165.50 $814 —
505–545 530 24 140.00–152.00 $143.67 $761 -8.61
550–590 564 28 140.00–154.00 $144.60 $816 -6.69
605–640 622 7 129.00–140.00 $134.24 $835 -1.22
653–680 663 17 130.00–140.50 $135.35 $897 +2.33
705–748 734 36 125.00–134.00 $128.27 $942 +0.63
755–779 776 7 127.00–130.00 $127.42 $989 +4.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 4 136.00–139.00 $137.05 $580 -9.22
510–540 525 5 130.00–138.50 $134.94 $708 -2.38
560–595 585 6 131.00–137.00 $133.84 $783 -3.97
600–640 620 4 125.00–128.00 $125.77 $780 +1.62
674–695 677 10 122.00–127.50 $125.45 $849 +5.45
705–745 720 3 119.00–124.00 $122.01 $878 +1.82
765–795 783 5 120.00–122.00 $120.41 $943 +1.39
872 872 3 111.00 $111.00 $968 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 4 113.00 $113.00 $721 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–443 424 16 138.00–149.50 $143.85 $610 -0.50
455–495 467 67 140.00–149.50 $144.78 $676 +2.11
504 fancy 504 4 145.00 $145.00 $731 —
500–544 527 45 130.00–141.50 $136.15 $718 +1.35
550–590 575 52 130.00–139.50 $134.83 $775 +2.56
603–626 614 12 125.00–132.00 $127.49 $783 +1.43
650–683 660 38 124.00–132.00 $128.69 $849 +1.69
725 725 3 122.00–123.00 $122.67 $889 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434–445 438 8 132.50–137.00 $135.31 $593 +2.55
473–499 488 7 132.00–136.00 $134.34 $656 +2.29
500–548 539 18 120.00–129.00 $125.13 $674 -0.24
553–598 575 27 120.00–129.00 $122.93 $707 -2.77
601–645 621 13 115.00–120.00 $118.65 $737 -0.05
650–653 652 5 119.00–120.50 $120.20 $784 +2.59
708 unweaned 708 7 110.00 $110.00 $779 —
760–775 767 3 112.00–115.00 $113.50 $871 —
810–820 817 3 107.50–110.50 $108.49 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 327 3 133.00–135.00 $134.33 $439 +0.64
355–398 381 12 130.00–138.00 $132.18 $504 -1.07
400–445 427 8 120.00–130.00 $127.82 $546 —
460–480 468 3 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $610 —
565–597 586 5 115.00–117.00 $115.39 $676 —
605–630 622 3 105.00–110.00 $108.31 $674 +3.36
670–695 688 6 105.00–110.00 $107.02 $736 —
730–734 734 10 105.00–110.00 $109.50 $804 —
880–895 890 3 101.00–102.00 $101.33 $902 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 3 105.00 $105.00 $643 —
730 730 7 94.00 $94.00 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–498 490 5 161.00 $161.00 $789 +9.62
505–530 520 13 143.00–152.00 $147.36 $766 +4.84
550–585 564 10 136.00–143.00 $139.07 $784 -2.20
673–683 676 6 123.00–129.50 $125.19 $846 +0.19
708–715 710 3 126.00–127.00 $126.34 $897 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 4 155.00 $155.00 $498 —
460–472 469 4 140.00–146.00 $141.47 $663 —
510–530 520 5 127.00–131.00 $129.60 $674 -1.24
600–640 618 8 115.00–122.00 $119.80 $740 +0.13
670–677 676 9 120.00–123.00 $120.33 $813 —
750–790 768 4 110.00–117.00 $114.83 $882 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–485 466 8 165.00–171.50 $170.65 $795 —
615 615 3 125.00–136.00 $132.33 $814 -6.13
650–663 659 3 131.00–136.00 $134.36 $885 —

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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.