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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

1,516 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 $140.12/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 517 lb · 127 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.93/cwt +17.41 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 615 lb · 109 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.11/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 524 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,516 2,026 1,563
Feeder cattle 1,516 2,026 1,563

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 higher, Over 600 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 850 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, Over 850 lbs no recent price comparison. Demand good to very good. Supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–439 415 15 166.00–178.00 $174.44 $724 +0.89
461 461 12 169.00–171.00 $170.33 $785 -2.21
520 thin fleshed 520 8 170.00 $170.00 $884 —
500–549 524 75 155.00–167.00 $162.38 $851 +1.47
553–586 574 47 158.00–168.00 $163.80 $940 +2.66
600–642 612 40 143.50–158.50 $153.45 $939 +9.93
609–648 thin fleshed 617 69 159.50–170.50 $165.27 $1,020 —
664–673 thin fleshed 670 39 157.25–157.50 $157.35 $1,054 —
673–699 684 33 147.00–154.00 $151.45 $1,036 +5.70
699 unweaned 699 9 130.00 $130.00 $909 —
703–720 713 14 132.50–134.00 $133.13 $949 —
748 fancy 748 17 148.50 $148.50 $1,111 —
750–760 755 2 132.00–138.00 $134.98 $1,019 —
769 thin fleshed 769 11 145.50 $145.50 $1,119 —
815 815 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,108 +11.10
858–860 858 15 131.00–138.50 $138.00 $1,184 —
941 941 18 130.75 $130.75 $1,230 +9.37
1148 1148 3 96.00 $96.00 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 168.00 $168.00 $643 -4.10
437–440 439 6 163.00–166.00 $164.51 $722 +4.70
469–493 477 22 159.00–166.00 $162.29 $774 +0.58
505–543 523 12 140.00–151.00 $147.39 $771 -1.72
551–595 572 32 138.00–156.00 $151.73 $868 +7.89
600–645 619 7 132.00–138.00 $135.54 $839 -3.40
650–691 683 41 126.00–141.00 $135.57 $926 -2.85
748 748 3 130.00 $130.00 $972 -0.77
760–793 782 3 129.00–135.00 $130.94 $1,024 -1.47
890 890 5 130.50 $130.50 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–490 469 18 135.00–154.00 $145.32 $682 -1.06
580 580 3 130.00–138.00 $132.67 $769 -4.08
667 667 3 125.00 $125.00 $834 -2.59
750–759 755 2 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $951 +1.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 159.00 $159.00 $649 —
494 494 6 146.50 $146.50 $724 —
660 660 2 130.00 $130.00 $858 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 153.00 $153.00 $522 —
402–448 422 41 148.00–157.00 $151.73 $640 -1.83
461–498 480 44 142.00–149.00 $145.39 $698 -2.92
502–544 517 127 133.00–148.00 $140.12 $724 +0.68
550–599 574 76 132.00–142.50 $139.04 $798 +2.65
600–647 615 63 125.00–141.00 $135.91 $836 +5.61
638 thin fleshed 638 4 144.00 $144.00 $919 —
688 688 11 130.50 $130.50 $898 +0.85
709 thin fleshed 709 4 133.00 $133.00 $943 —
720 720 2 123.00 $123.00 $886 —
725 725 3 129.00 $129.00 $935 —
805–822 820 7 120.50–121.00 $120.57 $989 +0.26
878–888 885 9 120.50–123.50 $122.51 $1,084 —
945 945 2 117.50 $117.50 $1,110 —
958–967 963 6 107.50–112.00 $109.74 $1,057 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 145.00 $145.00 $505 —
407–439 426 13 130.00–145.00 $140.36 $598 +6.57
458–485 468 5 130.00–136.50 $133.85 $626 +3.18
505–546 533 17 125.00–130.00 $128.31 $684 -1.19
555–590 569 12 122.00–131.00 $127.21 $724 -0.19
600–640 620 16 120.00–126.00 $125.07 $775 +1.79
668–695 676 6 119.00–125.00 $122.49 $828 -0.05
713 713 2 118.00 $118.00 $841 +2.76
969 969 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,056 +5.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 130.00 $130.00 $426 -8.76
445 445 2 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
484 484 5 130.00 $130.00 $629 +5.39
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 125.00 $125.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 156.00 $156.00 $507 —
380–389 387 5 142.00–150.00 $148.43 $574 —
418–435 430 28 143.00–155.00 $146.77 $631 —
480–495 488 5 140.00–154.00 $144.85 $707 -17.47
510–530 521 4 141.00–153.00 $145.68 $759 +1.51
550–598 582 28 135.00–148.00 $138.33 $805 -0.90
600–645 621 9 134.00–138.00 $135.91 $844 +6.07
713–715 714 4 125.00–126.00 $125.25 $894 —
768 768 2 116.00 $116.00 $891 —
853 853 2 109.50 $109.50 $934 —
921 921 4 90.00 $90.00 $829 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
878 878 4 87.00 $87.00 $764 —

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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.