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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

929 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 steers $171.55/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 527 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.94/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 615 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.38/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 565 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 929 869 1,785
Feeder cattle 929 869 1,785

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Supply was moderate to light and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 205.00 $205.00 $676 —
400 400 3 178.00 $178.00 $712 -5.26
515–549 526 35 166.00–171.50 $169.25 $890 -2.50
531 fancy 531 9 180.50 $180.50 $958 —
550–598 577 20 159.00–167.00 $164.63 $950 —
600–637 615 43 155.00–165.00 $159.94 $984 +2.47
653–674 668 22 154.00–159.50 $155.18 $1,037 -1.78
708–719 712 14 155.50–159.00 $156.76 $1,116 +3.51
774–795 782 17 146.00–155.00 $152.31 $1,191 —
817 817 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,193 —
873 873 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,231 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 169.00 $169.00 $651 —
440–448 445 15 150.00–161.00 $153.62 $684 —
455–488 469 15 150.00–165.00 $154.92 $727 -18.08
500–548 529 16 145.00–160.00 $154.27 $816 —
573–595 578 15 150.00–156.00 $153.88 $889 -1.26
605–640 624 14 143.00–153.00 $149.63 $934 —
670–699 694 27 151.00–153.00 $152.60 $1,059 -1.22
716–745 725 16 137.00–150.00 $146.51 $1,062 —
774–783 776 15 143.00–145.00 $143.40 $1,113 -4.60
843 843 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,130 -6.00
865–890 882 3 130.00–136.00 $131.96 $1,164 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
918 918 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,203 —
1223 1223 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,382 —
1250 1250 6 112.50 $112.50 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 4 139.00 $139.00 $877 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 159.00 $159.00 $588 -5.00
458–495 478 20 148.00–154.00 $151.42 $724 —
514–539 529 23 149.00–156.00 $154.52 $817 +6.86
551–586 565 42 147.00–155.00 $151.38 $855 +2.75
610–645 629 29 143.00–153.00 $148.55 $934 -2.30
652–698 673 34 138.50–145.50 $142.47 $959 -5.64
705–745 724 15 135.00–144.50 $141.96 $1,028 —
754–783 760 9 135.00–138.50 $137.70 $1,047 —
958 958 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 147.00 $147.00 $482 —
403–440 411 5 130.00–140.00 $132.53 $545 —
450–490 478 7 135.00–149.00 $145.69 $696 +2.19
505–529 517 10 142.00–149.00 $146.44 $757 +5.94
555–593 577 35 130.00–146.00 $141.77 $818 +1.80
600–645 621 17 137.00–143.50 $141.03 $876 +1.03
667–679 676 20 131.00–134.00 $133.41 $902 -3.38
700–728 714 11 125.00–131.00 $129.47 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 —
718–727 723 5 120.00–122.00 $120.79 $873 —
765 765 2 117.00 $117.00 $895 —
815 815 2 116.00 $116.00 $945 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 3 131.00 $131.00 $711 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 170.00 $170.00 $654 —
405–449 434 6 155.00–172.50 $160.44 $696 —
460 460 4 151.00 $151.00 $695 —
565–599 583 12 149.00–151.00 $149.94 $874 —
613 613 4 148.00 $148.00 $907 —
675 675 12 139.25 $139.25 $940 —
724 724 7 139.00 $139.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–498 491 5 135.00 $135.00 $663 -21.00
509–538 525 11 134.00–144.00 $140.74 $739 —
575–599 592 7 133.00–146.00 $142.49 $844 —
603–610 605 4 135.00–143.00 $140.98 $853 —
715–745 733 6 130.00–133.00 $130.66 $958 -7.34
750–780 767 3 120.00–135.00 $126.65 $971 —
810 810 3 116.00 $116.00 $940 —
985 985 2 116.50 $116.50 $1,148 —

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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.