Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

1,245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.67/cwt -24.09 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 686 lb · 54 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.12/cwt -22.24 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 572 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.69/cwt -12.07 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 478 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,245	1,933	1,348
Feeder cattle	1,245	1,933	1,348

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady under 500lbs, and 8.00 to 12.00 lower weighing over 500lbs. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Smaller groups of lower quality feeder cattle created an uneven demand on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	190.00–201.00	$195.37	$612	-5.63
375	375	2	189.00	$189.00	$709	+1.00
402–428	415	5	175.00–185.00	$179.73	$746	+4.12
459–469	462	13	162.50–170.00	$166.94	$771	-0.56
505–547	528	28	155.00–169.50	$160.17	$846	-3.93
550–597	570	29	150.00–161.00	$155.03	$884	-8.95
575 unweaned	575	15	146.50	$146.50	$842	—
605–636	626	19	150.00–160.00	$155.96	$976	-8.74
659–696	684	24	145.00–152.00	$147.25	$1,007	-16.91
687 unweaned	687	30	139.00	$139.00	$955	—
720–748	729	16	142.00–148.00	$145.01	$1,057	-13.73
754–788	763	21	146.00–150.50	$149.05	$1,137	-8.46
810–841	833	15	140.00–144.50	$143.22	$1,193	-9.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	170.00	$170.00	$558	—
370–393	382	2	168.00–172.00	$169.94	$649	—
425–445	435	2	169.00–170.00	$169.49	$737	+6.61
450–492	474	19	148.00–160.00	$153.71	$729	-5.14
514–542	530	19	143.00–155.00	$150.58	$798	-4.38
560–598	581	29	139.00–151.00	$144.99	$842	-7.69
605–630	625	6	135.00–149.00	$145.52	$910	+0.62
650–683	675	24	135.00–148.00	$138.29	$933	-11.27
705–748	723	7	134.00–141.00	$137.73	$996	-7.66
755–797	786	41	131.00–146.00	$142.31	$1,119	-5.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	5	157.50	$157.50	$619	—
440	440	3	140.00	$140.00	$616	—
530–545	535	3	118.00–130.00	$125.93	$674	—
595	595	4	133.00	$133.00	$791	—
618–625	622	4	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$812	—
658	658	2	130.00	$130.00	$855	-11.50

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	145.00	$145.00	$703	—
645	645	12	142.00	$142.00	$916	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337–343	340	6	135.00–149.00	$141.94	$483	—
382–399	394	12	135.00–150.00	$142.38	$561	+3.01
415–439	428	17	136.00–147.00	$141.23	$604	-0.53
455–498	478	41	135.00–141.00	$137.69	$658	-12.07
515–547	533	36	130.00–141.00	$135.88	$724	-8.85
570–598	584	18	130.00–142.00	$136.14	$795	-6.05
600–648	624	16	128.00–137.00	$133.69	$834	-7.46
673–691	687	10	127.00–136.00	$134.24	$922	-4.78
701	701	8	135.00	$135.00	$946	—
770–780	773	4	123.00–131.50	$125.15	$967	—
818	818	2	110.00	$110.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–363	361	7	150.00–156.00	$150.85	$545	-11.92
405–423	415	8	150.00–159.00	$154.30	$640	-0.70
450–492	469	32	142.00–156.00	$149.93	$703	-4.01
500–537	517	29	141.00–153.00	$145.20	$751	-13.99
550–593	559	14	141.00–154.00	$144.77	$809	-8.08
610–635	622	12	136.00–142.00	$140.17	$872	-16.79
652–684	672	21	136.00–143.00	$138.48	$931	-11.59
703–733	715	10	135.00–138.50	$137.06	$980	-2.25
751–777	761	10	130.00–134.50	$132.92	$1,012	+2.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	6	120.00–130.00	$126.67	$542	—
455–480	465	4	120.00–125.00	$121.75	$566	—
573	573	4	125.00	$125.00	$716	—
650–680	668	3	110.00–127.00	$119.33	$797	—
755	755	2	117.00	$117.00	$883	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–433	427	7	129.50–130.00	$129.64	$554	+2.86
572	572	8	110.00	$110.00	$629	-15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	159.00	$159.00	$522	—
383–390	385	3	151.00–161.00	$154.37	$594	-4.63
415–428	424	3	147.00–150.00	$147.98	$627	-8.40
470–485	475	5	139.00–150.00	$146.26	$695	-1.32
512–526	522	19	124.00–139.00	$136.22	$711	-9.61
570–580	574	8	130.00–140.00	$132.76	$762	—
615–642	630	20	127.00–137.00	$133.41	$840	-8.35
655–695	666	16	131.00–139.00	$133.71	$891	—
755–793	779	6	126.00–130.00	$128.86	$1,004	—
800	800	2	124.00	$124.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	10	202.00	$202.00	$699	+19.00
360	360	5	194.00	$194.00	$698	+22.00
415	415	3	160.00	$160.00	$664	-13.00
450–475	455	8	154.00–161.00	$155.52	$708	-1.17
503–542	519	14	141.00–148.00	$142.86	$741	-12.52
588	588	7	142.00	$142.00	$835	-8.71
603–620	610	9	138.00–145.00	$140.24	$855	-6.04
700–732	721	3	132.00–138.00	$136.06	$981	—
760–795	783	3	132.00–133.00	$132.68	$1,039	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–594	589	6	110.00–119.00	$111.44	$656	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	3	103.00	$103.00	$541	+8.00
569	569	4	90.00	$90.00	$512	-9.60
657	657	3	103.00	$103.00	$677	+3.00
748	748	14	103.00	$103.00	$770	+8.00
863–895	869	108	99.00–105.00	$102.96	$895	—

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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.