Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

1,108 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.48/cwt +5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 577 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.34/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 534 lb · 36 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.14/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 623 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,108	1,375	689
Feeder cattle	1,108	1,375	689

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 lower on a lighter test. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Supply and demand were both moderate for all classes of feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	431	8	150.00–168.00	$157.41	$678	+5.66
460–493	483	10	149.00–158.00	$151.85	$733	+0.62
515–548	534	36	145.00–154.00	$150.34	$803	+3.86
560–595	578	15	137.00–153.50	$147.67	$854	+0.20
607–640	623	32	139.00–153.00	$143.14	$892	-3.95
670–673	672	4	145.00	$145.00	$974	+3.82
715–735	724	20	140.00–147.00	$143.99	$1,042	-1.43
760–790	773	3	130.00–146.00	$137.01	$1,059	-1.64

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	417	5	170.00–180.00	$175.19	$731	-1.20
455–490	476	10	159.00–175.00	$162.48	$773	-2.06
500–520	507	7	154.00–160.50	$158.70	$805	-4.04
552–560	555	5	155.00–157.00	$155.81	$865	+0.68
592 unweaned	592	9	141.00	$141.00	$835	—
606–635	613	24	154.00–156.00	$154.79	$949	-2.70
730–748	742	18	147.00–159.00	$155.06	$1,151	-1.59
775	775	3	152.00	$152.00	$1,178	-3.41
802 fancy	802	22	156.50	$156.50	$1,255	—
805–836	832	7	138.00–152.00	$150.06	$1,248	-4.82

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	8	145.00	$145.00	$599	—
505–520	513	4	125.00–135.00	$130.07	$667	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	4	147.00	$147.00	$592	—
530	530	3	140.50	$140.50	$745	—
991	991	4	134.50	$134.50	$1,333	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	6	120.00	$120.00	$478	—
575–580	576	5	120.00–133.00	$122.62	$706	-8.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–348	326	4	159.00–161.00	$160.07	$522	—
387	387	3	146.00	$146.00	$565	-0.37
421–445	433	19	146.00–151.00	$147.37	$638	+6.77
453–490	473	22	140.50–146.50	$144.63	$684	+8.13
520–543	531	26	138.00–143.00	$139.07	$738	+0.85
551–598	576	33	137.00–146.00	$143.91	$829	+7.96
584 unweaned	584	7	130.00	$130.00	$759	—
601–645	618	19	132.00–143.00	$138.81	$858	+6.81
658–698	682	5	143.00–145.00	$143.77	$981	+10.35
714	714	7	139.00	$139.00	$992	+2.40
717 fancy	717	18	147.00	$147.00	$1,054	-6.00
766	766	5	140.50	$140.50	$1,076	+3.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	332	9	130.00–141.00	$137.52	$457	—
375–393	387	3	135.00–137.00	$135.65	$525	+1.00
440	440	5	141.00	$141.00	$620	+9.54
470–490	478	20	130.00–138.00	$136.09	$651	+9.38
500–548	525	27	130.00–139.00	$135.03	$709	+10.99
555–570	562	8	130.00–136.00	$132.62	$745	+5.43
608–643	626	13	125.00–132.00	$129.69	$812	+0.26
650–690	666	4	124.00–137.00	$129.47	$862	+1.15
715	715	4	129.00	$129.00	$922	—
833–840	837	4	128.00–131.00	$129.49	$1,084	+4.13

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–390	377	7	110.00–128.00	$122.68	$463	+3.14
535	535	3	125.00	$125.00	$669	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	5	142.00	$142.00	$618	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–430	425	3	142.00–155.00	$150.62	$640	+3.88
485–496	493	7	143.00–158.00	$147.22	$726	+9.05
520–545	532	8	137.00–146.00	$139.74	$743	+6.28
554–598	569	24	131.00–139.00	$136.64	$777	+2.30
603–649	624	18	131.00–139.00	$137.13	$856	—
663–688	678	10	120.00–135.00	$128.46	$871	+1.85
830–835	832	5	110.00–118.00	$113.21	$942	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	4	165.00	$165.00	$681	+1.00
470–480	472	12	164.00–171.00	$167.82	$792	—
542	542	5	157.00	$157.00	$851	—
553–594	583	11	140.00–144.00	$141.06	$822	—
658–663	661	4	142.00–147.00	$144.49	$955	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	323	4	120.00–134.00	$123.74	$400	—
403–405	404	4	125.00–129.00	$128.00	$517	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441–443	442	7	93.00–100.00	$96.01	$424	—
524	524	4	95.00	$95.00	$498	—
602–632	619	16	78.50–90.00	$84.07	$520	—
657–699	686	20	75.00–97.50	$91.13	$625	—
700–713	706	10	92.00–94.50	$93.49	$660	—
835	835	4	93.00	$93.00	$777	—
878	878	20	95.00	$95.00	$834	—
907	907	14	90.00	$90.00	$816	—

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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.