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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 20, 2023

941 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.11/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 528 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.79/cwt -3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,444/hd at 623 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $268.08/cwt -16.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,547/hd at 577 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 941 1,662 1,384
Feeder cattle 941 1,662 1,384

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 lower and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light with many drafts of unweaned and short weaned calves in the mix. Supply was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 unweaned 347 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,006 —
365 365 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,022 -2.80
450–490 466 16 258.00–284.00 $273.28 $1,273 -0.09
481 unweaned 481 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,202 -15.00
505–540 513 19 247.00–270.00 $260.34 $1,336 -7.41
553–599 578 18 240.00–263.00 $258.79 $1,496 +1.41
614 unweaned 614 6 238.00 $238.00 $1,461 —
600–638 623 26 220.00–263.00 $248.61 $1,549 -6.60
653–686 673 19 240.00–261.50 $251.54 $1,693 -3.87
705–738 726 13 232.50–246.00 $239.84 $1,741 +0.05
750–790 774 7 220.00–236.00 $226.26 $1,751 -11.71
875–885 882 6 199.00–219.00 $206.16 $1,818 -17.05
933 933 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,801 —
973 973 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 313.00 $313.00 $1,083 —
374 fancy 374 6 326.00 $326.00 $1,219 —
400–413 411 11 295.00–306.00 $304.48 $1,251 +4.28
481–484 482 20 293.00–311.00 $298.42 $1,438 -1.47
506–512 508 9 278.00–280.00 $278.67 $1,416 —
551–595 unweaned 577 37 267.00–274.00 $268.08 $1,547 -6.92
605–648 630 12 268.00–273.00 $271.00 $1,707 -5.81
725 725 10 253.00 $253.00 $1,834 -8.87
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 12 176.00 $176.00 $866 —
581 581 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,040 —
629 629 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,032 —
770 770 5 176.00 $176.00 $1,355 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–449 437 10 220.00–255.00 $248.10 $1,084 —
515–520 517 3 215.00–240.00 $228.67 $1,182 -11.33
550–585 570 5 225.00–234.00 $231.07 $1,317 -2.35
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,176 —
723 723 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,446 —
795 795 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,487 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1037 1037 10 192.00 $192.00 $1,991 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 200.00 $200.00 $736 —
548 548 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,140 —
705–745 728 3 166.00–180.00 $174.61 $1,271 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808 808 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–398 385 13 230.00–255.00 $248.70 $957 +9.37
404–430 418 22 231.00–253.00 $248.40 $1,038 +7.13
458–497 483 29 222.00–249.00 $237.65 $1,148 -9.26
500–549 528 54 225.00–245.50 $239.11 $1,263 -5.77
553 unweaned 553 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,239 —
550–593 570 32 220.00–254.00 $233.75 $1,332 +0.10
600–648 623 52 224.00–237.00 $231.79 $1,444 -3.89
652–678 666 10 221.00–230.00 $225.52 $1,502 -2.08
700–710 705 13 205.00–217.00 $211.89 $1,494 -2.64
750–775 763 2 199.00–219.00 $209.16 $1,596 +6.88
808 808 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,535 -17.00
855–867 864 5 189.00–205.50 $201.31 $1,739 -0.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 215.00–220.00 $217.56 $670 —
350–397 376 9 200.00–224.00 $210.45 $791 -17.99
410–442 425 15 200.00–226.00 $215.62 $916 +1.20
453–480 469 6 210.00–221.00 $217.11 $1,018 -6.99
500–538 513 8 190.00–215.00 $206.00 $1,057 -15.05
602–620 610 7 201.00–216.00 $209.81 $1,280 -5.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–445 429 9 253.00–258.00 $255.31 $1,095 —
461 unweaned 461 12 249.00 $249.00 $1,148 —
651–663 654 9 235.00–239.50 $238.49 $1,560 -1.01
729 729 8 232.50 $232.50 $1,695 -6.86
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 159.00 $159.00 $755 —
619–645 624 11 150.00 $150.00 $936 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 216.00 $216.00 $806 —
460–493 472 6 185.00–190.00 $187.23 $884 —
680 680 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,204 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 7 176.00 $176.00 $1,169 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043 1043 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,961 —

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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 5 291.00 $291.00 $1,158 +9.97
415–437 428 5 250.00–280.00 $261.63 $1,120 -16.78
464–485 472 11 243.00–262.00 $251.61 $1,188 -7.99
503–536 522 21 225.00–250.00 $233.56 $1,219 -17.91
592 592 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,474 +11.03
600–620 611 4 220.00–231.00 $224.19 $1,370 +4.72
656–693 672 12 220.00–231.00 $226.56 $1,522 +3.16
710–735 723 2 203.00–205.00 $204.02 $1,475 -16.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–385 363 5 220.00–240.00 $235.76 $856 —
435–448 445 5 210.00–225.00 $222.07 $988 —
478–485 480 3 206.00–225.00 $218.61 $1,049 -16.34
538–540 539 5 210.00–220.00 $214.01 $1,154 -4.99
575–585 580 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 +6.00
636 636 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,367 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,370 -2.00
720–745 728 3 234.00–240.00 $236.05 $1,718 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,037 —

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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.