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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

1,933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.76/cwt +10.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 691 lb · 168 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.86/cwt +9.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 643 lb · 146 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.37/cwt +12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 582 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,933 810 1,263
Feeder cattle 1,933 810 1,263

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 lower under 600 lbs, and 3.00 to 6.00 higher over 600 lbs. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Several large drafts of high quality feeder cattle this week. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 5 201.00 $201.00 $663 -1.00
353–355 354 3 187.00–190.00 $188.00 $666 +0.32
409–443 415 11 174.00–176.00 $175.61 $729 -10.84
494 494 12 167.50 $167.50 $827 -7.35
507–536 517 25 162.00–166.00 $164.10 $848 -7.42
550–599 576 29 157.00–170.00 $163.98 $945 +1.62
577–593 fancy 585 65 178.00–180.00 $179.00 $1,047 —
600–640 631 64 155.00–169.00 $164.70 $1,039 +3.26
681–695 686 90 154.00–164.75 $164.16 $1,126 +7.50
696 fancy 696 78 169.75 $169.75 $1,181 —
711–730 721 52 153.75–163.00 $158.74 $1,145 +6.20
750–773 753 26 154.00–159.50 $157.51 $1,186 +9.93
802–838 820 53 150.00–155.50 $152.63 $1,252 +3.09
858 858 47 153.00 $153.00 $1,313 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–443 428 32 158.00–173.00 $162.88 $697 -1.62
460–498 485 14 148.00–164.00 $158.85 $770 +6.11
502–548 522 39 150.00–161.00 $154.96 $809 +3.06
550–598 570 51 147.00–156.00 $152.68 $870 -0.41
600–644 638 39 140.00–155.00 $144.90 $924 -5.90
660–698 677 11 143.00–153.00 $149.56 $1,013 +0.67
710–735 717 6 140.00–148.00 $145.39 $1,042 +1.71
752–795 767 8 142.00–152.00 $147.92 $1,135 —
835–845 841 33 140.00–147.00 $146.30 $1,230 +5.30
884–890 885 6 136.00–140.00 $139.33 $1,233 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 10 167.50 $167.50 $1,049 —
771 771 18 155.50 $155.50 $1,199 —
912 912 10 142.50 $142.50 $1,300 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 5 141.50 $141.50 $978 —
700–725 708 3 121.00–125.00 $122.36 $866 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–395 386 14 157.50–165.50 $162.77 $628 -4.17
432–435 432 22 150.00–155.50 $155.00 $670 -8.74
458–497 472 25 150.00–159.00 $153.94 $727 —
510–518 515 22 154.00–161.00 $159.19 $820 +8.48
527 fancy 527 69 164.50 $164.50 $867 —
553 fancy 553 26 161.00 $161.00 $890 —
550–577 563 39 146.00–156.50 $152.85 $861 +4.14
634–645 636 62 154.50–158.00 $156.96 $998 +12.78
649 fancy 649 84 162.00 $162.00 $1,051 +9.75
652–673 665 38 146.00–153.00 $150.07 $998 +5.90
709–748 726 17 138.00–142.00 $139.31 $1,011 +3.98
751–799 779 12 124.50–134.50 $130.77 $1,019 -5.21
855–860 858 6 132.50–134.00 $133.25 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 376 8 135.00–140.00 $139.37 $524 -11.48
400–442 423 19 135.00–147.00 $141.76 $600 -7.40
458–475 471 27 144.00–150.50 $149.76 $705 +4.62
530–546 537 44 135.00–147.00 $144.73 $777 -1.71
568–593 586 11 138.00–144.00 $142.19 $833 +0.86
620–641 636 14 138.50–143.00 $141.15 $898 +3.38
660–690 684 8 130.00–143.00 $139.02 $951 +2.43
853–860 855 3 129.50 $129.50 $1,107 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691–698 696 22 143.00–146.75 $145.57 $1,013 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–393 392 5 125.00–133.00 $131.41 $515 —
415–448 436 6 120.00–130.00 $126.78 $553 —
572 572 3 125.00 $125.00 $715 —
750 750 3 115.00 $115.00 $862 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 183.00 $183.00 $582 -8.53
393 393 2 172.00 $172.00 $676 —
418 418 6 173.00 $173.00 $723 -15.32
455–497 485 16 153.50–160.00 $156.69 $760 -10.63
509–530 513 5 153.00–156.00 $155.38 $797 +2.52
560–595 585 13 149.00–152.00 $150.71 $882 -1.29
605–608 608 7 146.00–148.00 $146.28 $889 -4.59
655–661 660 6 143.00–147.00 $146.34 $966 +3.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 159.00 $159.00 $596 —
428–445 433 7 150.00–165.00 $156.38 $677 -12.42
455–495 479 8 145.00–150.00 $147.58 $707 +0.29
530–535 532 3 145.50–146.00 $145.83 $776 -0.61
605–615 608 4 141.00–144.00 $141.76 $862 +1.13
730–740 733 3 134.00–136.00 $135.33 $992 -3.94
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 148.00 $148.00 $647 —
521 521 6 140.00 $140.00 $729 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 93.00 $93.00 $386 —
508 508 4 95.00 $95.00 $483 —
559–593 578 31 90.00–103.00 $99.60 $576 —
648 648 3 99.00 $99.00 $642 —
678 678 3 100.00 $100.00 $678 —
734 734 10 95.00 $95.00 $697 —
784 784 11 105.00 $105.00 $823 —
922 922 5 96.00 $96.00 $885 —

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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.