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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

1,519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.28/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 578 lb · 48 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.71/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 619 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.29/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 528 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,519 2,689 2,537
Feeder cattle 1,519 2,689 2,537

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs. sold steady while steers over 700 lbs. sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Quality long weaned yearling cattle were scarce compared to last weeks large run. Supply of all feeder classes was moderate to heavy and demand was moderate on quality cattle and moderate to light on calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 314 7 172.00–176.00 $174.33 $547 +0.10
345 unweaned 345 6 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
365–370 368 5 158.00–160.00 $158.79 $584 -2.74
400–446 420 20 155.00–160.00 $156.38 $657 -2.98
450–488 467 21 145.00–162.00 $152.98 $714 -4.71
505–548 532 38 140.00–156.00 $153.50 $817 +4.86
550–596 582 28 140.00–153.00 $147.96 $861 +4.20
601–648 624 41 139.00–150.00 $147.04 $918 +4.47
653–675 663 12 130.00–142.00 $137.62 $912 -0.26
715–745 733 15 139.00–151.00 $147.41 $1,081 +11.89
768–771 770 11 136.00–149.00 $145.73 $1,122 -0.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 fancy 495 15 182.50 $182.50 $903 —
512–543 528 43 157.00–174.00 $163.29 $862 +0.95
568–590 577 10 154.00–154.50 $154.30 $890 -1.21
608–616 thin fleshed 612 9 162.00–164.00 $163.12 $998 —
606–631 unweaned 618 15 145.00–147.00 $146.05 $903 —
608–632 622 20 154.00–157.00 $155.21 $965 +2.51
653 fancy 653 9 162.50 $162.50 $1,061 —
650–663 655 11 145.00–157.00 $148.99 $976 -1.27
710–721 716 16 153.00–160.00 $156.47 $1,120 -3.75
794 794 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,223 -4.59
810 810 5 154.50 $154.50 $1,251 -3.83
863 863 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,329 -2.87
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–399 396 8 105.00–110.00 $105.59 $418 —
420 420 5 96.00 $96.00 $403 —
462 462 6 105.00 $105.00 $485 —
523 523 6 105.00 $105.00 $549 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 5 148.00 $148.00 $669 —
933 933 6 144.00 $144.00 $1,344 +5.00
995 995 7 117.00 $117.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 6 140.00 $140.00 $567 -3.28
485 485 4 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $660 +16.24
615–619 618 5 120.00–129.00 $121.79 $753 -10.43
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 6 117.00 $117.00 $455 —
558 558 5 117.00 $117.00 $653 -5.59
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 4 153.00 $153.00 $979 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–390 377 13 135.00–146.00 $137.62 $519 -1.03
405–445 424 16 125.00–140.00 $135.72 $575 -0.37
455–487 478 39 125.00–136.00 $132.05 $631 -1.36
505–537 524 42 120.00–133.00 $128.32 $672 -2.95
555–599 573 32 120.00–136.00 $131.98 $756 +3.19
600–645 624 29 123.00–133.00 $129.20 $806 +0.74
653–675 657 14 120.00–134.00 $127.78 $840 -4.41
704–740 723 37 119.50–138.50 $129.84 $939 +0.93
755–763 759 15 115.00–138.00 $129.76 $985 +5.73
865–872 871 12 126.00–129.50 $128.92 $1,123 +12.41
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–398 393 10 148.00–156.00 $151.14 $594 -0.13
400–440 436 18 141.00–144.00 $141.31 $616 -0.36
480 unweaned 480 6 139.00 $139.00 $667 —
501–548 536 22 137.00–149.00 $140.68 $754 +3.19
536 unweaned 536 7 131.50 $131.50 $705 —
564–598 577 39 137.00–148.00 $140.96 $813 +5.19
583 unweaned 583 9 132.00 $132.00 $770 —
605–625 612 10 138.00–147.00 $141.99 $869 +0.37
655–699 668 28 138.00–147.00 $142.51 $952 +1.79
740 740 16 142.00 $142.00 $1,051 -1.86
803 803 6 133.50 $133.50 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–395 379 5 110.00–125.00 $116.26 $441 —
410–440 416 7 100.00–120.00 $111.46 $464 —
470–495 480 5 100.00–114.00 $105.78 $508 -16.22
500–542 531 7 91.00–120.00 $110.71 $588 -5.10
700–715 710 6 95.00–118.00 $110.44 $784 -4.56
810 810 6 106.00 $106.00 $859 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 7 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
428 428 5 110.00 $110.00 $471 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 5 120.00 $120.00 $738 -17.09
930–935 933 6 115.00–119.00 $117.01 $1,092 +0.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
859 859 4 128.50 $128.50 $1,104 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 7 145.00 $145.00 $526 —
410–443 438 6 145.00–149.00 $145.62 $638 -16.03
476–492 485 13 133.00–147.00 $141.40 $686 -7.70
500–545 517 12 123.00–138.00 $130.20 $673 -6.84
550–590 569 18 120.00–140.00 $133.95 $762 +3.80
600–620 608 12 120.00–139.00 $134.81 $820 +0.20
653–674 663 20 124.00–141.00 $129.83 $861 +4.70
705–748 723 11 122.00–140.00 $129.32 $935 +3.89
759–780 762 13 126.00–128.00 $126.31 $962 —
803–810 804 5 119.00–120.00 $119.80 $963 +9.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–428 412 10 110.00–130.00 $120.01 $494 —
480–490 482 6 129.00–130.00 $129.17 $623 +1.11
598 598 4 113.00 $113.00 $676 -7.00
600–625 608 6 100.00–105.00 $101.49 $617 —
803 803 5 100.00 $100.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 174.00 $174.00 $666 —
552 552 7 145.50 $145.50 $803 —
615 615 4 142.00 $142.00 $873 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
942 942 53 101.25 $101.25 $954 +6.25

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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.