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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.36/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 590 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.71/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 575 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.33/cwt +4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 588 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 810 793 1,089
Feeder cattle 810 793 1,089

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600lbs traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher and traded steady to 2.00 higher over 600lbs. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate and demand was moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 202.00 $202.00 $701 —
385–395 388 3 187.00–189.00 $187.68 $728 -8.49
400–436 426 8 180.00–195.00 $186.45 $794 —
465–493 480 8 171.00–178.00 $174.85 $839 +8.85
503–545 525 23 165.00–177.00 $171.52 $900 +7.59
550–595 590 37 160.50–167.00 $162.36 $958 +1.65
605–643 628 20 159.00–164.50 $161.44 $1,014 -1.04
675–688 682 14 154.50–161.00 $156.66 $1,068 —
701–732 720 12 150.00–154.50 $152.54 $1,098 +0.88
759–776 767 15 146.00–149.00 $147.58 $1,132 +2.16
800–827 810 8 148.00–150.50 $149.54 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–324 318 6 171.00–182.00 $177.43 $564 —
379 379 4 166.00 $166.00 $629 -10.34
428 428 4 164.50 $164.50 $704 +8.24
458–488 470 13 150.00–155.00 $152.74 $718 -7.01
515–545 529 17 145.00–164.00 $151.90 $804 +5.67
570–590 581 8 146.00–158.00 $153.09 $889 +4.78
615–635 627 7 149.00–152.50 $150.80 $946 -4.41
650–695 684 17 140.00–153.00 $148.89 $1,018 —
701–720 704 6 143.00–147.00 $143.68 $1,012 +2.21
808 808 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,139 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 160.00 $160.00 $600 —
411 411 5 140.00 $140.00 $575 —
485 485 3 138.00 $138.00 $669 —
604 604 5 133.00 $133.00 $803 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 389 5 161.00–171.00 $166.94 $649 +0.80
405–438 426 27 158.00–167.00 $163.74 $698 +1.08
511–545 523 18 148.00–153.00 $150.71 $788 +4.36
552–587 575 33 148.00–152.00 $148.71 $855 +1.61
605–635 613 5 141.00–148.00 $144.18 $884 -4.73
639 fancy 639 13 152.25 $152.25 $973 —
658–675 667 15 140.00–146.50 $144.17 $962 —
715–720 718 3 135.00–136.00 $135.33 $972 +1.83
753–770 756 5 132.00–137.00 $135.98 $1,028 —
820 820 11 138.00 $138.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–398 392 7 149.00–152.00 $150.85 $591 +0.85
412–443 424 11 146.00–154.00 $149.16 $632 +2.16
460–495 478 21 140.00–156.00 $145.14 $694 +3.11
500–538 523 9 144.00–148.00 $146.44 $766 +4.00
555–599 588 28 136.00–145.00 $141.33 $831 +4.26
600–640 619 23 135.00–139.00 $137.77 $853 +5.09
660–690 673 19 127.00–139.00 $136.59 $919 +5.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 130.00 $130.00 $566 —
515 515 4 120.00 $120.00 $618 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 110.00 $110.00 $480 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–340 333 5 186.00–195.00 $191.53 $638 —
411–420 414 6 187.00–189.00 $188.32 $780 +12.91
458–468 461 6 166.00–168.00 $167.32 $771 +7.73
510–545 532 9 150.00–155.00 $152.86 $813 -1.56
566–570 567 8 152.00 $152.00 $862 +3.66
602–625 611 12 146.00–160.00 $150.87 $922 +7.98
660–680 672 6 142.00–147.00 $143.32 $963 -2.23
705–728 719 5 149.00–150.00 $149.39 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 410 9 157.00–182.00 $168.80 $692 —
463–490 479 18 140.00–150.00 $147.29 $706 +12.29
504–545 509 10 142.00–148.50 $146.44 $745 +7.04
550–590 577 5 140.00–144.00 $141.15 $814 +1.15
615–630 622 3 136.00–146.00 $140.63 $875 +9.16
725–740 730 3 130.00–144.00 $139.27 $1,017 —
855 855 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,180 —

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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.