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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

1,574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.96/cwt +5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 620 lb · 89 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.62/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 672 lb · 78 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.91/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 626 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,574 1,516 1,663
Feeder cattle 1,574 1,516 1,663

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a light test of feeder steers weighing 400-500lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, 550- 700lbs trading steady to firm on similar quality and weighing conditions, with feeder steers over 700lbs trading with a higher undertone compared to last weeks light test. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500lbs on a light test traded steady to 7.00 higher, with 500-600lbs heifers trading steady to firm and 600-650lbs trading 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs were not well tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 7 182.00 $182.00 $777 +7.56
452–494 477 23 174.00–181.00 $176.64 $843 +6.31
503–549 527 13 156.00–165.00 $162.04 $854 -0.34
527 fancy 527 10 184.00 $184.00 $970 —
555–584 571 19 159.00–169.00 $167.73 $958 +3.93
582 fancy 582 9 174.00 $174.00 $1,013 —
602–609 thin fleshed 608 11 169.00–170.00 $169.82 $1,033 +4.55
601–644 622 78 156.00–166.00 $165.41 $1,029 +11.96
658 658 11 138.50 $138.50 $911 -12.95
650–698 674 67 145.00–160.00 $152.61 $1,029 +1.16
704–748 717 18 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $1,079 +17.37
761–780 765 10 140.00–145.00 $141.02 $1,079 +6.04
803–819 816 45 136.50–144.50 $137.90 $1,125 +1.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–323 317 3 160.00–175.00 $170.19 $540 —
350–397 378 6 169.00–175.00 $172.15 $651 +4.15
405–430 420 11 153.00–165.00 $157.93 $663 -6.58
454–480 464 14 146.00–162.00 $155.51 $722 -6.78
510–548 529 27 146.00–163.00 $158.35 $838 +10.96
553–593 578 23 147.00–160.00 $154.21 $891 +2.48
600–645 621 37 138.00–150.00 $144.21 $896 +8.67
660–697 687 26 135.00–148.00 $139.27 $957 +3.70
703–748 726 16 125.00–140.00 $129.68 $941 -0.32
765–790 775 15 130.00–139.00 $135.24 $1,048 +4.30
815–833 828 8 125.00–130.00 $126.89 $1,051 —
855–893 879 11 128.00–131.00 $128.72 $1,131 -1.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 374 9 140.00–150.00 $146.51 $548 —
415–445 431 9 135.00–140.00 $137.71 $594 —
453–470 459 8 130.00–140.00 $135.51 $622 -9.81
505–525 518 3 136.00–140.00 $137.97 $715 —
560–595 578 6 128.00–141.00 $136.49 $789 +3.82
600–638 623 12 125.00–135.00 $132.95 $828 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023 1023 15 95.00 $95.00 $972 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 3 96.00 $96.00 $586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 155.50 $155.50 $521 +2.50
400–430 409 19 146.00–152.50 $150.95 $617 -0.78
461–480 467 19 146.50–156.00 $153.11 $715 +7.72
502–547 527 51 137.00–149.50 $144.61 $762 +4.49
568–595 586 35 135.00–147.00 $139.65 $818 +0.61
603–640 626 55 130.50–143.50 $134.91 $845 -1.00
660–684 669 29 127.50–134.50 $131.02 $877 +0.52
710–737 731 9 130.00–131.25 $131.09 $958 +2.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 384 5 147.00–153.00 $151.02 $580 —
415–445 433 20 130.00–147.00 $140.35 $608 -0.01
450–490 465 15 125.00–140.00 $131.43 $611 -2.42
500–545 521 17 127.50–141.50 $134.17 $699 +5.86
555–595 581 31 125.00–141.00 $132.34 $769 +5.13
613–648 639 31 124.00–137.50 $128.96 $824 +3.89
674–698 686 8 129.00–132.00 $130.47 $895 +7.98
705–745 722 11 115.00–123.00 $119.43 $862 +1.43
754–764 757 22 117.50–120.00 $119.31 $903 —
849 849 5 119.50 $119.50 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 130.00 $130.00 $490 —
418 418 3 130.00 $130.00 $543 ±0.00
450–495 477 8 125.00–135.50 $132.67 $633 +2.67
520–545 531 5 122.00–127.00 $124.57 $661 —
595 595 3 120.00 $120.00 $714 —
665–670 668 3 115.00–119.00 $117.67 $786 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 3 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
766–780 773 4 112.00–119.00 $114.52 $885 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 156.00 $156.00 $554 +7.57
410–448 430 13 135.00–150.00 $144.00 $619 -2.77
460–470 463 3 122.00–130.00 $124.71 $577 -20.14
520–540 528 11 130.00–143.00 $133.18 $703 -12.50
585–590 587 3 120.00–130.00 $125.01 $734 -13.32
605–628 623 7 115.00–125.00 $122.75 $765 -13.16
655–695 683 4 115.00–126.00 $118.65 $810 —
735–748 747 15 115.00–115.50 $115.03 $859 -10.22
805–835 823 5 95.00–105.00 $98.97 $815 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–362 357 5 170.00–174.00 $171.57 $613 —
423–431 428 6 165.00–166.00 $165.67 $709 —
500–504 503 3 155.00–157.00 $156.34 $786 —
550–565 558 8 130.00–145.00 $137.78 $769 —
623–645 634 16 125.00–135.00 $130.30 $826 —
650–693 673 16 122.00–137.00 $130.70 $880 —
716 716 4 131.50 $131.50 $942 —
829 829 4 112.00 $112.00 $928 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 3 110.00 $110.00 $759 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 14 108.00 $108.00 $374 —
379–393 391 27 108.00–111.00 $110.57 $432 —
423 423 2 104.00 $104.00 $440 —
460–484 480 27 90.00–100.00 $92.49 $444 —
502–506 504 18 96.00–109.00 $103.20 $520 —
553–583 568 4 91.00–94.00 $92.54 $526 —
635 635 1 86.00 $86.00 $546 —
650–693 687 69 95.00–104.25 $102.17 $702 —
772–791 778 18 71.00–98.50 $91.04 $708 —
850 850 6 80.00–94.00 $91.67 $779 +4.67
903 903 30 99.75 $99.75 $901 —
1045 1045 1 88.00 $88.00 $920 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 5 66.50 $66.50 $263 —
555 555 1 70.00 $70.00 $388 —
685 685 1 86.00 $86.00 $589 —

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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.