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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

1,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.45/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 530 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.43/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 618 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.71/cwt -0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 624 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,272 1,216 2,047
Feeder cattle 1,272 1,216 2,047

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 - 6.00 lower. A load of 55 head of holstein steers weighing 966 lbs. traded at 95.00. Supply and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 417 12 171.00–181.50 $177.43 $740 +1.73
452–497 473 19 173.00–177.00 $176.27 $834 +3.13
505–548 528 42 159.00–170.50 $165.21 $872 +1.05
550–589 568 62 158.00–169.00 $163.63 $929 +1.81
605–648 618 76 148.00–163.25 $157.43 $973 +2.39
650–665 655 14 145.50–153.25 $150.40 $985 -1.93
700–720 707 3 142.00–144.00 $143.32 $1,013 +4.00
814–826 818 12 127.00–128.50 $128.00 $1,047 -1.67
875 875 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,102 —
900–920 907 3 117.00–119.00 $118.32 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 361 4 165.00–169.00 $166.01 $599 -5.79
400–440 421 4 154.00–163.00 $157.33 $662 -4.73
455–496 484 28 154.00–168.50 $163.68 $792 +1.48
505–548 536 20 140.00–154.00 $148.87 $798 -0.57
553–595 579 34 140.00–155.50 $149.10 $863 +0.87
600–645 627 16 133.00–146.00 $138.10 $866 +0.52
652–695 670 27 134.00–141.50 $139.68 $936 +0.20
700–748 729 25 128.00–136.50 $133.50 $973 -1.84
750–793 772 7 130.00–134.00 $132.26 $1,021 +4.10
805–825 820 4 120.00–124.00 $120.98 $992 —
850–860 857 3 113.00–118.00 $114.65 $983 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 390 3 160.00–164.00 $162.48 $634 —
415–428 424 3 140.00–150.00 $146.73 $622 +7.25
465–498 480 20 138.00–148.00 $142.00 $682 +2.03
523–524 524 10 135.00–137.50 $137.00 $718 +0.01
550–585 572 11 135.00–139.00 $136.55 $781 +0.22
615–620 617 3 124.00–125.00 $124.66 $769 —
667–675 669 9 120.00–125.00 $121.68 $814 —
715–735 722 3 125.00–126.00 $125.34 $905 +3.33
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 149.00 $149.00 $574 —
482 482 3 124.00 $124.00 $598 —
563–595 574 6 122.00–129.00 $124.42 $714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–440 418 7 140.00–141.00 $140.70 $588 -6.70
458–496 478 13 139.50–142.00 $140.60 $672 -6.00
502–549 530 79 133.00–140.50 $137.45 $728 -1.32
550–596 573 35 134.00–143.00 $137.92 $790 -1.39
600–643 624 73 125.00–135.00 $129.71 $809 -0.86
724–730 725 11 123.00–129.00 $127.81 $927 -0.69
1082 1082 3 107.50 $107.50 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 3 145.00–146.00 $145.31 $472 +4.07
414–438 428 11 135.00 $135.00 $578 +0.25
466–492 481 31 132.00–140.00 $137.67 $662 +3.64
500–545 523 23 120.00–131.50 $125.29 $655 -5.76
553–598 581 35 120.00–132.50 $127.31 $740 +1.90
600–635 612 7 119.00–122.50 $120.50 $737 +0.83
655–694 686 15 120.00–123.00 $120.52 $827 +2.09
705–748 728 11 114.00–122.00 $118.57 $863 —
765–790 780 3 110.00–117.00 $114.37 $892 -4.90
815–835 830 6 105.00–111.00 $106.74 $886 -8.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 367 17 124.00–135.00 $132.35 $486 -3.68
405–445 421 17 125.00–130.00 $129.04 $543 +1.95
450–491 471 35 125.00–130.50 $128.98 $607 -0.19
520–540 535 8 112.00–119.00 $115.12 $616 —
555–575 563 4 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $625 —
835 835 3 100.00 $100.00 $835 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–498 485 12 115.00–125.00 $119.99 $582 —
505–540 524 4 104.00–105.00 $104.76 $549 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 339 4 172.00–174.00 $172.46 $585 —
460–485 466 4 145.00–151.50 $149.44 $696 -9.50
500–535 515 11 137.00–152.50 $142.96 $736 -1.58
555–585 579 5 138.00–141.00 $140.42 $813 +9.47
603–649 622 32 125.00–136.00 $129.76 $807 +1.34
655–686 671 9 124.00–133.00 $126.78 $851 -9.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–431 426 5 147.00–148.00 $147.81 $630 —
455–460 458 3 140.00–145.00 $143.35 $657 +1.65
513–537 525 6 136.00 $136.00 $714 +3.40
720–748 731 5 115.00–118.50 $116.48 $851 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 4 185.00–187.00 $185.98 $604 —
603 603 6 145.00 $145.00 $874 -0.05
705 705 3 133.00 $133.00 $938 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
966 966 55 95.00 $95.00 $918 —

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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.