Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 13, 2023

1,662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $261.87/cwt +9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 715 lb · 59 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.21/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,600/hd at 627 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $284.24/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 581 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,662	567	1,052
Feeder cattle	1,662	567	1,052

Market comments — USDA reporter

Based on limited comparisons last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher. A high quality offering with more receipts and long weaned and vaccinated cattle than have been in the offerings of the last few weeks. Cooler temperatures and the first signs of fall drove down demand for unweaned calves significantly. Supply was moderate to heavy and demand good for the quality long weaned cattle this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–444	439	12	293.00–307.00	$300.20	$1,318	—
458–493	480	21	288.00–311.00	$299.89	$1,439	+9.92
578 unweaned	578	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,590	—
566–591	581	38	278.00–288.50	$284.97	$1,656	+6.24
611–648	624	9	273.00–280.00	$276.81	$1,727	-1.12
656 fancy	656	14	288.50	$288.50	$1,893	—
669	669	6	282.00	$282.00	$1,887	+8.00
701–741	715	59	254.00–270.00	$261.87	$1,872	+9.15
791	791	11	254.50	$254.50	$2,013	—
825–838	827	40	246.00–250.00	$249.49	$2,063	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	282.50–295.00	$288.65	$938	-9.35
358–390	373	10	270.00–295.00	$282.80	$1,055	-3.17
410–440	429	17	275.00–285.00	$280.73	$1,204	-0.74
455 unweaned	455	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,206	—
450–498	478	18	261.00–285.00	$273.37	$1,307	+2.44
508–548	529	34	252.00–278.00	$267.75	$1,416	+2.81
564 unweaned	564	11	250.00	$250.00	$1,410	—
550–593	579	16	250.00–265.00	$257.38	$1,490	-11.59
605–643	627	45	240.00–266.00	$255.21	$1,600	+3.08
660–698	674	26	240.00–263.00	$255.41	$1,721	+3.44
703–744	730	18	235.00–248.00	$239.79	$1,750	—
760–775	768	2	235.00–241.00	$237.97	$1,828	—
850–890	856	8	210.00–234.00	$223.21	$1,911	+13.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,002	—
460–498	488	8	251.00–260.00	$257.94	$1,259	+14.28
503–540	512	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,229	-1.18
553–576	568	7	232.00–240.00	$233.42	$1,326	—
650–685	672	10	217.00–238.00	$225.13	$1,513	—
728	728	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,602	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
659	659	7	263.00	$263.00	$1,733	—
964–984	972	23	198.00–217.00	$209.47	$2,036	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	5	191.00	$191.00	$814	—
537	537	10	197.00	$197.00	$1,058	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	4	186.00	$186.00	$893	—
875	875	3	167.00	$167.00	$1,461	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
683	683	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,366	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
998	998	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,707	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	378	11	237.00–249.00	$239.33	$905	-17.87
407–445	426	30	235.00–260.00	$241.27	$1,028	-12.31
450–488	474	20	235.00–259.00	$246.91	$1,170	-3.22
506–535	518	16	235.00–253.00	$244.88	$1,268	+0.15
530–535 unweaned	534	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,228	—
550–598	575	24	225.00–247.00	$233.65	$1,343	-8.78
603–649	623	32	224.00–241.00	$235.68	$1,468	+7.59
650–695	676	7	222.00–233.00	$227.60	$1,539	+11.83
705–735	712	11	210.00–228.00	$214.53	$1,527	+3.39
780–795	788	4	198.00–213.00	$202.28	$1,594	—
825	825	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,708	-1.07
855–895	875	2	197.00–207.00	$202.11	$1,768	+9.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	271.00–272.50	$271.73	$870	—
378 fancy	378	9	290.00	$290.00	$1,096	—
501 unweaned	501	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,252	—
501–523	508	16	256.00–276.00	$266.62	$1,354	+5.50
550–581	575	38	253.00–273.00	$265.80	$1,528	+7.64
607–634	621	18	243.00–258.00	$254.79	$1,582	+11.32
655	655	4	239.50	$239.50	$1,569	+10.00
709–716	713	17	232.00–246.50	$239.36	$1,707	—
801–843	815	18	218.00–219.00	$218.66	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–398	389	13	220.00–236.00	$228.44	$889	-11.56
405–435	425	12	210.00–225.00	$214.42	$911	-7.89
465–486	485	16	210.00–225.00	$224.10	$1,087	+8.64
503–544	530	9	210.00–230.00	$221.05	$1,172	+1.83
550–595	573	7	200.00–222.00	$214.42	$1,229	+1.42
625–648	640	3	213.00–220.00	$215.28	$1,378	+20.26

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	180.00	$180.00	$617	—
400–419	411	9	170.00–190.00	$180.06	$740	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
957	957	11	174.00	$174.00	$1,665	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	236.00	$236.00	$850	—
470 unweaned	470	4	211.00	$211.00	$992	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
904	904	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,293	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–328	320	3	290.00–297.00	$294.78	$943	+19.78
378–395	384	3	280.00–283.00	$281.03	$1,079	+2.03
405–445	434	13	270.00–294.00	$278.41	$1,208	+11.85
450–497	466	33	250.00–271.00	$259.60	$1,210	-13.24
510–545	531	16	246.00–258.00	$251.47	$1,335	-9.61
559–595	582	23	227.00–241.00	$237.97	$1,385	-15.06
615–622	620	4	216.00–230.00	$219.47	$1,361	-16.33
650–695	658	8	220.00–227.00	$223.40	$1,470	—
715–730	725	3	213.00–225.00	$220.64	$1,600	-8.70
753–790	765	3	210.00–223.00	$218.53	$1,672	—
800	800	2	209.00–211.00	$210.00	$1,680	+11.97
970	970	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,794	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518 unweaned	518	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,160	—
732	732	7	221.00	$221.00	$1,618	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,089	-3.28
521	521	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,355	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–480	475	2	230.00–240.00	$234.95	$1,116	—
510–548	535	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,172	+12.00
580	580	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,183	-11.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–344	331	9	140.00–160.00	$149.23	$494	—
350–398	372	24	155.00–180.00	$160.59	$597	—
432–438	434	10	150.00–172.00	$156.66	$680	—
485	485	3	173.00	$173.00	$839	—
500–548	519	103	150.00–188.00	$177.15	$919	—
560–592	583	17	151.00–183.00	$165.81	$967	—
608–636	626	37	164.00–185.00	$172.32	$1,079	—
671–680	673	5	160.00–175.00	$171.97	$1,157	—
705–708	707	8	161.00–170.00	$167.76	$1,186	—
777–798	791	15	160.00–170.00	$164.62	$1,302	—
815–818	817	17	165.00–170.00	$167.30	$1,367	—
865–869	866	35	150.00–171.00	$168.60	$1,460	—

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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.