Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

797 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.04/cwt +14.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 617 lb · 86 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $155.81/cwt +17.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 714 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.61/cwt +12.20 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 566 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	797	1,100	2,426
Feeder cattle	797	1,100	2,426

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 7.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs brought 12.00 to 16.00 higher, while heifers over 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good on a lighter supply of feeder cattle this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	3	180.00	$180.00	$799	+4.08
464–498	484	14	179.00–193.00	$188.94	$914	+9.11
515–549	527	26	178.00–194.00	$187.17	$986	+16.29
567–593	574	7	179.00–184.00	$182.53	$1,048	+14.83
600–648	617	86	164.50–180.00	$173.04	$1,068	+14.95
650–673	668	21	155.00–166.00	$159.12	$1,063	+5.06
703–739	714	55	150.00–157.00	$155.81	$1,112	+17.32
776–794	783	8	144.00–150.50	$148.03	$1,159	+7.79
830	830	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,162	+0.25
975	975	3	129.00	$129.00	$1,258	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	366	14	160.00–166.00	$161.56	$591	-2.86
403	403	3	165.00	$165.00	$665	+3.27
471–491	487	36	164.00–174.00	$165.68	$807	+3.55
500–503	501	13	162.00–171.00	$167.69	$840	+19.11
555–595	579	6	149.00–158.00	$152.56	$883	-4.40
625–637	636	20	145.00–154.50	$150.43	$957	+6.88
655–675	670	4	141.00–143.00	$141.49	$948	+0.47
716	716	5	142.00	$142.00	$1,017	+9.03
780–795	791	5	137.00–139.00	$138.40	$1,095	+9.70

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1052	1052	5	109.00	$109.00	$1,147	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	5	104.00	$104.00	$796	-2.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–493	486	23	159.00–165.50	$162.73	$791	+15.57
501–545	515	40	156.50–164.00	$161.39	$831	+18.55
553–585	566	54	151.50–161.50	$156.61	$886	+12.20
600–635	619	22	141.00–147.00	$145.44	$900	+6.30
660–691	666	32	138.00–143.00	$142.03	$946	+2.41
714–741	729	24	131.00–138.00	$134.14	$978	—
752–764	760	5	120.00–130.00	$126.81	$964	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	3	156.00	$156.00	$479	—
395	395	3	140.00–151.00	$143.67	$567	-4.15
460–495	472	11	135.00–151.00	$145.58	$687	+7.09
485 unweaned	485	3	125.00	$125.00	$606	—
535	535	3	143.00	$143.00	$765	+8.79
552–575	561	10	140.00–143.00	$140.90	$790	+10.45
605–645	626	7	126.00–135.00	$131.28	$822	+7.42
655–695	680	12	130.00–137.00	$134.60	$915	+13.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427–437	430	12	135.00	$135.00	$580	+12.00
514–533	524	4	124.00–125.00	$124.51	$652	—
550–584	567	4	125.00	$125.00	$709	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–432	430	10	170.00–174.00	$173.62	$747	—
551–592	573	16	148.00–157.00	$151.80	$870	+2.16
615–645	627	6	140.00–149.00	$143.02	$897	+4.41
650–699	678	11	133.00–142.50	$138.02	$936	+4.76
770–780	773	3	120.00–125.00	$123.32	$953	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	12	150.00	$150.00	$660	+2.04
465–475	468	3	150.00	$150.00	$702	+6.96
525	525	3	152.00	$152.00	$798	+5.33
624–634	632	10	135.00–136.50	$135.30	$855	—

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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.