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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

764 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.94/cwt +10.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 525 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $286.05/cwt +32.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,805/hd at 631 lb · 39 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $248.34/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 719 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 764 473 1,080
Feeder cattle 764 473 1,080

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week receipts were too light last Wednesday for a price comparison. Supply was moderate with very good demand. This Wednesday a flood came and buyers were needing cattle. As the auction progressed feeder prices increased.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 318 16 304.00–329.00 $314.92 $1,001 —
393 393 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,120 —
430–432 431 13 278.00–303.00 $291.49 $1,256 —
460–495 471 31 275.00–300.00 $287.13 $1,352 —
510–533 520 20 272.00–288.00 $279.77 $1,455 +8.99
552–580 564 18 268.00–280.00 $275.50 $1,554 +10.71
592 value added 592 9 289.00 $289.00 $1,711 —
615–644 631 39 273.00–291.00 $286.05 $1,805 +32.02
655–686 669 31 271.00–292.50 $283.64 $1,898 +32.17
702–745 719 33 240.00–256.00 $248.34 $1,786 -1.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 276.00–294.00 $285.00 $1,063 +18.24
400–448 427 9 262.00–272.00 $268.87 $1,148 +1.08
485–495 490 4 257.00–266.00 $261.45 $1,281 -10.05
550–595 577 19 260.00–266.00 $261.64 $1,510 +8.60
604–628 607 22 250.00–262.00 $251.69 $1,528 —
680 680 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,768 —
710–723 717 6 237.50–240.00 $238.74 $1,712 —
781 781 13 236.00 $236.00 $1,843 —
1004 1004 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,266 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,667 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–338 324 6 265.00–277.00 $270.86 $878 —
405–447 424 23 255.00–268.00 $262.46 $1,113 +10.10
471–495 482 21 249.00–264.00 $257.08 $1,239 +8.56
500–544 525 39 239.00–257.00 $251.94 $1,323 +10.11
559–577 564 14 242.00–259.00 $247.76 $1,397 +8.92
593 value added 593 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,453 —
620 fancy 620 11 264.50 $264.50 $1,640 —
620–635 623 21 231.00–250.00 $245.61 $1,530 —
688 688 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,603 +14.02
714–740 725 13 215.00–234.50 $229.87 $1,667 —
855 855 15 205.50 $205.50 $1,757 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 261.00 $261.00 $890 +19.44
375–394 390 13 249.00–258.00 $256.00 $998 +20.67
415–438 428 7 240.00–246.00 $243.51 $1,042 +6.36
468–480 471 7 234.00–238.00 $235.16 $1,108 +5.59
525 525 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,192 -4.42
550–598 569 19 224.00–239.00 $230.52 $1,312 +3.86
640 640 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,459 +9.92
682–690 686 8 208.00–222.00 $215.98 $1,482 +7.34
715 715 3 197.50 $197.50 $1,412 +5.02
774–795 780 10 188.00–211.00 $203.97 $1,591 —
883 883 3 190.50 $190.50 $1,682 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 230.00 $230.00 $892 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 297.50 $297.50 $997 -15.00
358–387 380 14 280.00–293.00 $287.55 $1,093 —
415–433 424 11 269.00–290.00 $281.80 $1,195 —
500–544 523 20 255.00–271.00 $262.83 $1,375 +3.60
573 573 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,536 +11.00
616 616 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,626 +14.00
650 650 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,670 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,181 +16.40
570–590 580 10 240.00–250.00 $246.20 $1,428 -3.79
715 715 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,609 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 10 180.00 $180.00 $776 —
460 460 4 180.00 $180.00 $828 —
553–571 565 13 173.00–180.00 $175.11 $989 —
612 612 3 170.50 $170.50 $1,043 —
756 756 7 167.00 $167.00 $1,263 —
1028–1048 1038 6 127.00–139.00 $133.06 $1,381 —
1060 1060 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,420 —

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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.