Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

1,347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.19/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 576 lb · 110 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.74/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 626 lb · 107 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.85/cwt +8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 525 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,347	1,438	1,265
Feeder cattle	1,347	1,438	1,265

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher under 600lbs. Heifers over 600lbs traded steady to 4.00 lower on a light test. Demand was good on a good supply of consistent groups.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	3	189.00–190.00	$189.67	$664	+8.34
407–430	412	17	181.00–197.50	$191.83	$790	+13.39
480–492	490	32	172.00–185.00	$183.83	$901	+16.14
512–545	529	43	171.00–186.00	$179.61	$950	+7.71
550–591	566	57	165.00–178.50	$172.53	$977	+8.19
600–644	625	100	163.50–173.50	$166.98	$1,044	+2.85
637 unweaned	637	7	148.00	$148.00	$943	—
653–698	670	50	159.50–166.25	$163.28	$1,094	+2.67
700–739	718	46	154.00–164.00	$160.04	$1,149	+3.55
750–797	784	55	149.75–155.75	$152.49	$1,196	+17.49
815–820	819	7	134.00–144.00	$142.58	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–438	430	8	145.00–161.00	$158.47	$681	+1.59
464–495	476	19	156.00–170.00	$163.20	$777	+11.03
500–540	518	34	143.00–168.00	$157.84	$818	+0.21
550–585	571	13	144.00–162.00	$154.27	$881	+0.27
600–645	617	33	148.50–163.00	$158.15	$976	+2.65
655–691	676	28	142.00–153.50	$150.56	$1,018	+0.73
720–745	739	4	130.00–145.00	$141.35	$1,045	+7.91
755–795	762	27	135.00–148.50	$147.28	$1,122	—
908–910	909	3	125.00–132.00	$129.66	$1,179	—
950	950	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,216	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–577	575	9	130.00–145.00	$143.39	$824	—
605–618	615	4	134.00–145.00	$136.71	$841	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
679–693	685	7	143.50–144.50	$144.07	$987	—
765–770	768	3	120.00–138.00	$132.03	$1,014	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	4	133.00	$133.00	$645	—
539	539	6	121.00	$121.00	$652	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	7	163.50	$163.50	$641	+2.72
400–433	407	19	151.00–165.50	$162.25	$660	+2.50
465–494	487	39	144.00–158.50	$155.57	$758	+6.44
500–548	525	70	147.00–159.75	$154.85	$813	+8.60
554–597	576	110	145.00–157.50	$151.19	$871	+5.55
602–641	625	51	142.00–154.50	$148.17	$926	+3.09
655–675	674	15	132.50–135.00	$132.66	$894	-9.44
715–730	720	3	125.00	$125.00	$900	-11.41
768	768	6	131.50	$131.50	$1,010	+6.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	4	159.00	$159.00	$529	—
435–440	439	6	136.00–145.00	$143.00	$628	-3.85
450–499	473	28	130.00–142.00	$136.40	$645	-4.79
505–548	525	41	130.00–147.50	$137.07	$720	-1.01
555–590	565	14	130.00–142.00	$137.58	$777	-0.51
618–647	635	13	128.00–138.50	$137.23	$871	-1.23
650–695	663	22	120.00–133.50	$127.09	$843	-4.55
736	736	4	118.50	$118.50	$872	-9.59
845	845	6	110.50	$110.50	$934	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–547	532	5	139.00–147.00	$143.93	$766	—
555–590	581	4	124.00–134.00	$131.61	$765	—
660–690	683	12	116.00–126.00	$120.59	$824	—
705	705	5	120.00–125.00	$123.00	$867	—
793	793	3	115.00	$115.00	$912	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	435	3	126.00–130.00	$127.36	$554	+2.36
533	533	2	136.00	$136.00	$725	+11.00
585	585	2	135.00	$135.00	$790	—
698	698	3	120.00	$120.00	$838	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–353	351	5	170.00–185.00	$178.97	$628	—
460–470	463	5	148.00–160.00	$156.57	$725	+6.57
509–520	511	18	155.00–162.50	$159.15	$813	+9.65
555	555	6	160.00	$160.00	$888	+12.89
610	610	3	160.00	$160.00	$976	+14.00
665–698	681	11	140.00–142.50	$140.70	$958	—
700–740	720	6	137.00–139.00	$138.03	$994	+0.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–545	520	4	142.00–150.00	$147.90	$769	+1.62
550–570	567	6	147.00–149.00	$147.32	$835	+6.48
620–635	631	5	139.00–146.00	$141.38	$892	+1.05
675–687	686	10	138.00–139.00	$138.10	$947	—
700–710	708	5	120.00–121.00	$120.80	$855	-13.44

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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.