Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

1,216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.85/cwt +11.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 623 lb · 156 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.87/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 514 lb · 87 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.87/cwt +12.92 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 584 lb · 81 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,216	1,116	1,640
Feeder cattle	1,216	1,116	1,640

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers steers traded 6.00 - 10.00 higher, with several high quality lots in the offering. Feeder heifers traded 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Supply moderate with very 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
350–396	386	8	183.50–199.00	$186.39	$719	+7.39
428–445	436	7	172.00–180.00	$175.70	$766	+1.91
485–490	487	14	172.50–174.00	$173.14	$843	+2.08
502 fancy	502	24	188.50	$188.50	$946	—
500–543	518	63	156.00–171.50	$164.16	$850	-2.52
550–599	574	35	158.00–167.50	$161.82	$929	+4.87
591 fancy	591	46	176.00	$176.00	$1,040	—
603–645	619	44	144.50–160.00	$155.04	$960	+5.15
607–631 fancy	625	112	163.00–165.00	$164.52	$1,028	—
653–680	664	16	145.00–157.00	$152.33	$1,011	+6.33
725–737	735	11	138.50–139.50	$139.32	$1,024	-0.87
800–803	802	3	125.00–132.00	$129.67	$1,040	+4.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–399	394	7	165.00–176.50	$171.80	$677	+2.06
405–445	430	5	156.00–168.00	$162.06	$697	+0.71
450–495	474	28	152.00–168.00	$162.20	$769	+0.38
505–541	529	18	140.00–155.00	$149.44	$791	+5.77
553–585	571	23	140.00–150.00	$148.23	$846	+3.63
600–649	632	14	130.00–143.50	$137.58	$870	+3.34
660–695	674	27	130.00–143.00	$139.48	$940	+4.13
700–710	707	3	133.00–136.50	$135.34	$957	+7.07
750–775	764	6	125.00–131.50	$128.16	$979	+0.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–448	429	4	139.00–140.00	$139.48	$598	+2.43
455–490	474	7	136.00–145.00	$139.97	$663	—
515–530	521	4	135.00–139.00	$136.99	$714	+2.05
550–596	589	8	134.00–137.50	$136.33	$803	+2.49
705–720	710	3	121.00–124.00	$122.01	$866	±0.00
773	773	5	124.50	$124.50	$962	+4.09
860–880	872	3	114.00–115.00	$114.67	$1,000	+3.67

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613–628	618	9	133.00–140.00	$137.63	$851	—
752	752	3	121.00	$121.00	$910	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–388	387	3	150.00–152.00	$150.66	$583	—
410–446	430	25	141.00–151.50	$147.40	$634	+3.55
461–493	471	77	140.00–152.50	$146.60	$690	+1.82
500–545	528	52	134.00–148.00	$138.77	$733	+2.62
550–575	567	15	133.00–142.00	$139.31	$790	+4.48
591 fancy	591	32	148.00	$148.00	$875	—
600–644	618	38	127.00–136.50	$130.57	$807	+3.08
663–681	672	8	125.50–126.00	$125.75	$845	-2.94
729	729	5	128.50	$128.50	$937	+5.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–348	344	4	140.00–142.50	$141.24	$486	—
383–385	384	3	140.00–141.00	$140.33	$539	—
405–413	411	4	134.00–135.00	$134.75	$554	-0.56
480–493	487	4	132.00–136.00	$134.03	$653	-0.31
535–549	546	10	129.00–132.00	$131.05	$716	+5.92
550–599	585	19	120.00–129.00	$125.41	$734	+2.48
605–630	621	14	115.00–125.00	$119.67	$743	+1.02
660–695	676	10	115.00–124.00	$118.43	$801	-1.77
759–795	768	8	114.00–121.50	$119.27	$916	+5.77
800–835	818	3	114.00–116.00	$114.99	$941	+6.50
850–865	854	6	115.00–117.00	$116.33	$993	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–310	305	3	131.00–132.00	$131.66	$402	-2.67
385–399	396	10	132.00–137.00	$136.03	$539	+3.85
410–435	425	8	125.00–130.00	$127.09	$540	-0.73
460–490	475	5	127.00–131.00	$129.17	$614	-1.16
610–628	622	3	110.00–112.00	$110.65	$688	+2.34
650–695	669	4	108.00–114.00	$112.04	$750	+5.02

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603–610	606	16	125.00–130.00	$127.80	$774	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	419	4	160.00–162.00	$160.98	$675	—
450–495	469	4	155.00–161.00	$158.94	$745	-2.06
513–540	525	9	138.00–150.00	$144.54	$759	-2.82
550–575	562	3	128.00–135.00	$130.95	$736	-8.12
630–643	639	10	123.00–130.00	$128.42	$821	—
662	662	3	136.00	$136.00	$900	+10.81

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468 thin fleshed	468	6	171.00	$171.00	$800	—
560–590	575	4	149.00	$149.00	$857	—
605–628	620	3	141.00–147.00	$145.05	$899	+12.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–475	463	3	134.00–148.00	$141.70	$656	+0.23
520–525	522	5	130.00–138.00	$132.60	$692	+3.00
770–775	773	3	109.00–115.00	$112.00	$866	-2.83

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
609–620	612	8	122.00–124.00	$123.50	$756	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	85.00	$85.00	$294	—
405–449	427	8	101.00–121.00	$110.48	$472	—
454–493	474	10	100.00–108.00	$104.16	$494	—
536	536	4	100.00	$100.00	$536	—
554–598	571	18	96.50–110.00	$102.90	$588	—
660	660	15	89.50	$89.50	$591	—
711	711	17	92.50	$92.50	$658	—
1042–1044	1043	14	88.50–93.25	$91.55	$955	—

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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.