Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

1,091 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.82/cwt ≈ $709/hd at 530 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.72/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 566 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.04/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 615 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,091	815	1,402
Feeder cattle	1,091	815	1,402

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded steady and heifers over 600 lbs were not well represented. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	323	3	186.00–190.00	$187.24	$605	—
412–443	419	9	181.50–182.00	$181.62	$761	+7.25
492–495	492	14	165.00–174.00	$173.35	$853	+11.18
509–520	512	8	153.00–158.00	$156.73	$802	+1.07
568–570	570	11	154.00–158.00	$156.18	$890	+1.01
613–641	626	17	140.00–155.00	$146.56	$917	+4.66
650–651	650	11	143.00–145.00	$144.09	$937	+11.59
705–740	717	8	142.00–150.00	$145.27	$1,042	+2.27
765–785	772	21	141.00–149.00	$145.92	$1,127	+6.92
815	815	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,141	+8.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	2	160.00–165.00	$162.56	$626	—
433–438	436	4	148.00–161.00	$154.54	$674	+4.54
453	453	3	146.00	$146.00	$661	+6.95
512–530	524	12	140.00–157.00	$148.38	$778	+10.02
557–596	581	19	133.00–151.00	$144.63	$840	+0.77
605–648	642	7	140.00	$140.00	$899	+3.99
654–685	670	22	137.00–141.00	$139.02	$931	+2.21
702–720	707	4	132.00–135.00	$132.76	$939	-1.28

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1047	1047	50	129.85	$129.85	$1,360	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	120.00	$120.00	$470	-6.00
636	636	7	120.00	$120.00	$763	+8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–490	462	4	120.00–125.00	$123.67	$571	+5.06
933	933	5	118.00	$118.00	$1,101	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–338	336	6	130.00–135.00	$132.52	$445	-3.17
353–395	368	13	126.00–137.00	$134.46	$495	+0.22
400–432	419	5	130.00–134.00	$131.16	$550	-0.15
480–495	488	4	130.00–132.00	$131.02	$639	+0.75
510–544	536	18	125.00–134.00	$130.89	$702	-0.22
560–588	566	23	122.00–130.00	$127.72	$723	+0.30
600–635	615	23	121.00–131.00	$125.04	$769	-1.13
674–685	676	11	109.00–123.50	$120.19	$812	-4.76
720–740	733	3	119.00–133.00	$123.58	$906	-0.60
870	870	6	119.50	$119.50	$1,040	+3.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389–395	390	6	138.00–148.00	$139.69	$545	—
410–430	419	4	137.00–149.00	$142.77	$598	+1.77
478–479	478	13	139.00–142.00	$140.16	$670	-2.76
505–544	530	23	132.00–135.00	$133.82	$709	—
555–566	561	7	131.00–136.00	$133.12	$747	-0.38
660–698	681	9	129.00–135.50	$133.59	$910	-5.35
753 fancy	753	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	5	125.00	$125.00	$452	+1.17
423–445	436	9	105.00–125.00	$118.53	$517	+1.86
495	495	2	110.00	$110.00	$544	+7.10
650–663	660	5	110.00–115.00	$110.98	$732	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	2	109.00	$109.00	$976	—
1015–1046	1041	6	100.00–101.00	$100.16	$1,043	—
1068	1068	4	106.50	$106.50	$1,137	-4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391–395	392	5	144.00–156.00	$146.42	$574	+3.42
480–495	482	9	135.00–151.00	$149.17	$719	+13.69
500–533	528	10	129.00–138.00	$134.82	$712	+4.85
560–598	585	11	131.00–135.00	$132.26	$774	+3.84
602–620	608	10	133.00–135.00	$134.39	$817	+9.59
655–672	660	16	120.00–127.00	$124.03	$819	+1.49
755–785	775	3	119.00–120.00	$119.68	$928	—
828–830	829	6	118.00–122.00	$120.00	$995	+8.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	3	188.00	$188.00	$587	—
420–442	438	14	159.00–172.00	$167.15	$732	-12.64
460–490	473	8	151.00–170.00	$161.01	$762	+8.48
540	540	6	138.00	$138.00	$745	-1.95
577	577	3	137.00	$137.00	$790	—
618–645	627	3	135.00–136.00	$135.34	$849	—
665–683	674	4	133.00	$133.00	$896	+3.00
703–725	712	4	130.00–133.00	$131.02	$933	+1.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–592	589	4	120.00	$120.00	$707	+16.88
682	682	5	120.00	$120.00	$818	+19.96
793	793	3	105.00	$105.00	$833	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–338	327	26	80.00–90.00	$85.34	$279	—
385	385	3	85.00	$85.00	$327	-9.00
402–445	417	21	75.00–87.50	$84.32	$352	-7.68
458–494	471	24	74.00–105.00	$94.15	$443	—
500–502	501	6	85.00–103.00	$93.98	$471	—
559–593	578	26	99.00–102.00	$100.43	$580	+15.43
605–622	616	31	96.50–100.00	$97.39	$600	—
674	674	7	96.50	$96.50	$650	—
751–788	765	13	94.50–96.50	$95.29	$729	—
808–820	814	12	96.00–96.50	$96.25	$783	—

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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.