Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

793 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.71/cwt -3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 559 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.35/cwt -8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 505 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.91/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 631 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	793	929	1,491
Feeder cattle	793	929	1,491

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Hotter temperatures in the area this week contributed to a light supply of feeder cattle, along with moderate to light demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–363	358	5	195.00–198.00	$196.17	$702	—
455–468	467	13	166.00	$166.00	$775	—
508–545	522	14	161.00–165.00	$163.93	$856	-5.32
557–579	559	41	160.00–167.00	$160.71	$898	-3.92
603–620	613	24	160.50–166.00	$162.48	$996	+2.54
687 fancy	687	8	166.00	$166.00	$1,140	—
712–730	722	17	150.00–155.50	$151.66	$1,095	-5.10
785–791	790	12	145.00–146.00	$145.42	$1,149	-6.89
923	923	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,255	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	387	3	176.00–177.00	$176.34	$682	+7.34
418–430	422	3	149.00–160.00	$156.26	$659	+2.64
466–470	468	8	159.00–161.00	$159.75	$748	+4.83
505–520	513	7	140.00–156.00	$146.23	$750	-8.04
580–590	583	6	140.00–150.00	$148.31	$865	-5.57
600–620	618	10	152.00–156.00	$155.21	$959	+5.58
710–732	726	12	140.00–147.00	$141.47	$1,027	-5.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	2	135.00	$135.00	$763	—
743	743	4	130.00	$130.00	$966	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	2	168.00	$168.00	$517	—
365–399	387	13	165.50–168.00	$166.14	$643	+7.14
408–433	420	9	158.00–169.00	$162.66	$683	—
467–488	475	5	145.50–146.50	$146.09	$694	-5.33
500–518	505	32	138.50–149.00	$146.35	$739	-8.17
552–595	557	21	147.00–149.00	$147.10	$819	-4.28
600–645	631	25	138.00–151.50	$148.91	$940	+0.36
737	737	3	133.50	$133.50	$984	-8.46
795	795	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	-2.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	150.00	$150.00	$580	—
445	445	3	147.00	$147.00	$654	+14.47
460–488	481	19	134.00–144.00	$142.03	$683	-3.66
503–540	507	18	140.00–143.00	$142.44	$722	-4.00
560–595	585	11	130.00–141.00	$137.07	$802	-4.70
607–630	615	12	130.00–136.00	$132.68	$816	-8.35
660–690	668	4	130.00–134.00	$131.03	$875	-2.38
702–740	731	19	120.00–131.50	$129.77	$949	+0.30
755–765	757	5	120.00	$120.00	$908	—
805–830	818	6	120.00–122.00	$121.02	$990	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	4	125.00	$125.00	$574	—
633	633	3	122.00	$122.00	$772	-3.00
690	690	2	121.00	$121.00	$835	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–438	428	6	172.00–182.00	$175.41	$751	+14.97
451–482	468	24	149.00–164.50	$159.59	$747	+8.59
518–530	523	7	151.00–155.00	$154.42	$808	—
561–580	564	6	148.00–150.00	$148.34	$837	-1.60
605–615	613	9	141.00–146.00	$142.89	$876	-5.11
660–663	661	9	141.00–147.00	$145.55	$962	+6.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–495	479	8	130.00–145.00	$135.00	$647	±0.00
518–530	522	3	135.00–148.00	$139.40	$728	-1.34
573	573	3	140.00	$140.00	$802	-2.49
620–645	633	4	130.00–133.00	$131.47	$832	-9.51
660–673	670	4	137.00–139.00	$137.49	$921	—
773–795	784	4	124.00–131.00	$128.24	$1,005	+1.59
933	933	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,082	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	2	120.00	$120.00	$562	—
588–589	589	11	120.00–126.00	$124.37	$733	—
668–690	674	4	120.00–122.00	$121.49	$819	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–341	324	11	112.00–114.00	$113.04	$366	—
350–398	381	11	90.00–109.00	$102.65	$391	—
619	619	5	101.00	$101.00	$625	—
815–849	818	70	100.00–107.50	$106.92	$875	—
907–936	911	31	85.00–102.50	$100.18	$913	—
1130	1130	8	99.50	$99.50	$1,124	—

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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.