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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

1,328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.49/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 529 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.74/cwt +13.45 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 576 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.10/cwt -0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 515 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,328 1,108 907
Feeder cattle 1,328 1,108 907

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600 lbs traded unevenly steady while steers over 600 lbs traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady throughout. The entire offering was presented in smaller drafts of 15 head or less and was of average or below average quality. Supply and demand were both moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 371 4 155.00–167.00 $158.03 $586 —
400–417 412 9 150.00–160.00 $157.83 $650 +0.42
453–484 477 16 145.00–157.00 $153.15 $731 +1.30
505–548 529 49 137.00–152.00 $147.49 $780 -2.85
550–590 571 34 137.00–153.00 $146.72 $838 -0.95
600–636 620 27 139.00–147.00 $143.85 $892 +0.71
654–692 665 43 135.00–144.50 $140.85 $937 -4.15
700–730 714 5 135.00–139.00 $137.21 $980 -6.78
750–778 764 6 130.00–140.00 $135.09 $1,032 -1.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 370 3 176.00–191.00 $185.34 $686 —
420–441 439 20 171.00–176.00 $174.46 $766 -0.73
455–498 480 28 159.00–175.00 $164.87 $791 +2.39
509–548 519 24 154.00–164.00 $158.92 $825 +0.22
557–598 576 46 156.50–165.00 $159.74 $920 +3.93
621–648 638 11 150.50–152.50 $151.96 $970 -2.83
661–687 668 20 148.00–154.50 $151.67 $1,013 —
709 709 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,000 -14.06
700–748 724 14 146.00–147.00 $146.79 $1,063 -8.27
771 771 7 145.50 $145.50 $1,122 -6.50
827–835 828 7 138.00–141.00 $140.57 $1,164 -9.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 138.00 $138.00 $469 —
420–425 423 3 130.00–145.00 $138.16 $584 —
458–495 480 8 120.00–130.00 $123.60 $593 —
535–545 542 6 120.00–136.00 $125.27 $679 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 110.00 $110.00 $462 —
468 468 4 106.00 $106.00 $496 —
583 583 4 100.00–107.50 $103.75 $605 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
959 959 7 125.50 $125.50 $1,204 -9.00
1150–1183 1172 3 103.00–110.00 $105.29 $1,234 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 8 166.00 $166.00 $561 +5.93
363–365 364 22 156.50–158.00 $157.32 $573 +11.32
408–434 426 27 152.00–157.00 $154.60 $659 +7.23
450–494 478 35 139.00–144.00 $141.08 $674 -3.55
509–524 515 45 137.00–139.00 $138.10 $711 -0.97
566–593 582 15 137.00–144.00 $140.62 $818 -3.29
605–628 609 13 135.00–143.00 $139.44 $849 +0.63
651–690 660 20 137.00–142.00 $140.95 $930 -2.82
720 720 4 136.00 $136.00 $979 -3.00
754–795 768 6 127.50–135.00 $132.41 $1,017 -8.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–390 372 7 130.00–148.00 $141.03 $525 +5.38
405–448 434 18 130.00–142.00 $137.93 $599 -3.07
450–490 471 31 125.00–139.00 $134.62 $634 -1.47
505–549 536 45 125.00–136.00 $131.37 $704 -3.66
550–595 566 16 120.00–130.00 $125.57 $711 -7.05
605–635 616 38 119.00–133.00 $129.21 $796 -0.48
650–675 659 20 116.00–131.00 $123.90 $817 -5.57
700–735 728 5 120.00–124.00 $120.77 $879 -8.23
763–785 769 5 120.00–124.00 $122.41 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 416 5 110.00–125.00 $117.07 $487 —
510 510 4 116.00 $116.00 $592 -9.00
605–643 621 5 105.00–115.00 $108.91 $676 —
755 755 3 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 5 119.00 $119.00 $559 —
555–588 575 5 105.00–110.00 $106.93 $615 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 6 169.00 $169.00 $673 —
415–425 420 4 163.00–164.00 $163.49 $687 +12.87
460–497 485 17 140.00–150.00 $145.78 $707 -1.44
505–545 517 7 130.00–148.00 $136.43 $705 -3.31
552–599 576 20 132.00–141.00 $136.92 $789 +0.28
605–635 613 12 134.00–141.00 $137.32 $842 +0.19
660–679 671 5 129.00–130.00 $129.61 $870 +1.15
700–720 705 8 117.00–131.50 $129.64 $914 —
750–793 774 6 116.00–120.00 $116.65 $903 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 378 5 183.00–190.00 $188.26 $712 —
469–481 474 12 165.00–170.00 $167.89 $796 +0.07
626 626 10 150.50 $150.50 $942 —
719–730 722 8 135.00–137.00 $135.51 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 4 136.00 $136.00 $551 +8.00
610–640 634 5 110.00–120.00 $118.08 $749 —
682 682 3 116.00 $116.00 $791 —

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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.