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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

2,026 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.14/cwt -2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 574 lb · 118 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.94/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 630 lb · 112 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.44/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 522 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,026 1,272 1,439
Feeder cattle 2,026 1,272 1,439

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. In the Holstein steer sale 58 head weighing 936 lbs. traded at 97.10. 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
365–399 390 10 168.00–175.00 $172.10 $671 +6.09
400–445 431 11 156.50–163.00 $159.81 $689 +2.48
460–491 478 20 155.00–166.00 $161.71 $773 -1.97
503–549 526 79 141.00–154.50 $149.11 $784 +0.24
558–595 573 46 140.00–152.00 $143.84 $824 -5.26
600–647 630 112 133.00–144.00 $138.94 $875 +0.84
651–685 666 74 130.00–143.50 $138.42 $922 -1.26
700–738 721 22 129.00–132.00 $130.77 $943 -2.73
764–771 767 10 131.00–134.50 $132.41 $1,016 +0.15
830–835 832 3 120.00–123.00 $121.67 $1,012 +0.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–335 323 6 190.00–200.00 $194.84 $629 —
400–443 432 11 168.00–175.50 $173.55 $750 -3.88
453–498 480 20 168.00–174.50 $172.54 $828 -3.73
500–545 525 36 155.00–166.00 $160.91 $845 -4.30
562–577 574 118 158.00–162.00 $161.14 $925 -2.49
604–643 626 21 140.00–146.00 $143.52 $898 -13.91
659 659 19 145.75 $145.75 $960 -4.65
815–843 838 10 124.00–126.00 $124.90 $1,047 -3.10
910–920 918 4 118.00–122.50 $121.38 $1,114 +3.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 3 160.00–165.00 $163.00 $641 +0.52
465–493 486 5 143.00–149.00 $146.38 $711 +4.38
557–595 571 19 133.00–139.00 $136.75 $781 +0.20
610–645 624 16 125.00–131.50 $128.52 $802 +3.86
655–690 671 5 124.00–130.00 $127.59 $856 +5.91
700–749 733 26 120.00–130.00 $127.52 $935 +2.18
750–797 778 18 117.00–127.00 $124.49 $969 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–479 478 10 135.00–140.00 $135.49 $648 +11.49
525–533 532 7 125.00–130.00 $125.71 $669 —
565–585 579 4 125.00–130.00 $126.22 $731 +1.80
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 154.50 $154.50 $834 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394–395 394 11 155.00–156.50 $155.82 $614 —
405–445 431 32 146.00–156.50 $153.56 $662 +12.86
460–489 481 47 141.00–151.00 $148.31 $713 +7.71
503–546 522 98 133.50–145.00 $139.44 $728 +1.99
557–584 564 30 133.00–139.00 $136.39 $769 -1.53
601–647 626 80 126.00–138.00 $130.30 $816 +0.59
651–697 664 59 126.00–134.00 $129.65 $861 —
758 758 3 125.00 $125.00 $948 —
803–830 808 6 117.00–121.00 $120.31 $972 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–437 418 8 132.00–137.00 $133.79 $559 -1.21
450–498 482 18 130.00–132.00 $130.67 $630 -7.00
505–548 532 98 120.00–132.50 $129.50 $689 +4.21
550–585 567 68 120.00–131.50 $127.40 $722 +0.09
600–648 627 24 117.00–125.50 $123.28 $773 +2.78
650–695 682 32 119.00–125.50 $122.54 $836 +2.02
717–745 737 20 110.00–120.00 $115.24 $849 -3.33
755–793 781 10 113.00–121.00 $117.83 $920 +3.46
960–968 963 5 97.00–112.00 $103.03 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 318 4 135.00–140.00 $138.76 $441 —
355–385 376 13 130.00–142.00 $139.28 $524 +6.93
458–475 460 13 122.00–126.00 $124.61 $573 -4.37
565–585 573 3 110.00–115.00 $113.34 $649 +2.34
617 617 12 115.00 $115.00 $710 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 120.00 $120.00 $480 —
455–495 481 5 115.00–125.00 $120.08 $578 +0.09
610 610 4 104.00 $104.00 $634 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 3 120.00 $120.00 $736 —
700 700 7 119.00 $119.00 $833 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 470 12 146.00–164.50 $162.32 $763 +12.88
503–525 511 15 138.00–150.00 $144.17 $737 +1.21
565–594 588 5 136.00–140.00 $139.23 $819 -1.19
603–643 609 35 125.50–136.00 $129.84 $791 +0.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–358 357 4 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $521 —
405–445 419 4 135.00–146.00 $140.59 $589 -7.22
450–498 486 4 142.00–149.50 $147.76 $718 +4.41
515–540 519 11 131.00–135.00 $131.55 $683 -4.45
568–595 584 10 129.00–138.00 $132.50 $774 —
675–694 691 7 118.50–124.00 $119.27 $824 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–348 345 4 181.00–190.00 $183.19 $632 -2.79
440 440 3 172.00–176.00 $174.67 $769 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 10 108.00 $108.00 $312 —
317 317 3 98.00 $98.00 $311 —
505–539 532 15 90.00–97.00 $95.67 $509 —
566–597 575 40 86.00–98.00 $92.83 $534 —
600 600 19 94.00 $94.00 $564 —
663–688 679 11 85.00–91.00 $88.24 $599 —
703–746 724 18 84.00–99.00 $87.72 $635 —
755–795 772 7 85.00–89.00 $87.23 $673 —
913–936 931 76 80.00–97.10 $93.96 $875 —

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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.