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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 27, 2023

967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.33/cwt -11.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 578 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.94/cwt -11.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 470 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.64/cwt -14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 523 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 967 941 1,380
Feeder cattle 967 941 1,380

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower and feeder heifers had little to compare to but sold with lower undertones. Supply was moderate and demand was moderate to light with another week of many unweaned and short weaned calves and average or below quality for most of the offering. Feeder cattle futures have taken a downward turn for the past couple days which led to some hesitation from buyers ringside today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–382 372 5 268.00–287.50 $275.50 $1,025 -4.50
420–435 428 2 262.00–271.00 $266.42 $1,140 —
453–468 463 10 259.00–276.00 $270.51 $1,252 -2.77
488 unweaned 488 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,308 +18.00
518 unweaned 518 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,305 —
500–544 525 20 245.00–269.00 $264.28 $1,387 +3.94
550–590 575 24 240.00–265.00 $253.68 $1,459 -5.11
596 unweaned 596 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,353 —
621 unweaned 621 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,428 -8.00
618–640 625 10 230.00–251.00 $241.18 $1,507 -7.43
655–675 670 6 225.00–249.00 $235.67 $1,579 -15.87
703–742 713 26 235.00–246.50 $243.78 $1,738 +3.94
750–776 773 10 243.00 $243.00 $1,878 +16.74
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 3 297.50–300.00 $298.51 $1,090 —
422 422 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,224 -14.48
450–456 455 7 280.00–281.00 $280.86 $1,278 -17.56
507–548 522 6 275.00–278.00 $275.84 $1,440 -2.83
570–599 591 14 266.00–277.00 $271.29 $1,603 —
606–608 607 8 254.50–264.00 $258.07 $1,566 -12.93
653–683 665 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,662 —
725–740 730 3 247.50–250.00 $249.16 $1,819 -3.84
755–760 758 2 245.00–251.00 $248.01 $1,880 —
803 803 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–497 483 11 233.00–255.00 $245.39 $1,185 —
520–545 532 6 223.00–240.00 $232.36 $1,236 +3.69
595 595 2 230.00–231.00 $230.50 $1,371 -0.57
605–620 610 3 222.00–229.00 $224.37 $1,369 —
655–690 670 7 210.00–225.00 $220.09 $1,475 —
760–795 778 3 203.00–211.00 $206.61 $1,607 —
915 915 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,784 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
616 616 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,047 +6.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–548 531 5 175.00–180.00 $178.10 $946 -29.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 240.00 $240.00 $751 —
367–390 375 11 220.00–237.00 $231.18 $867 -17.52
408–435 425 24 220.00–230.00 $224.66 $955 -23.74
450–495 470 33 216.00–235.00 $225.94 $1,062 -11.71
516–526 unweaned 522 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,154 —
500–545 523 24 219.00–231.00 $226.00 $1,182 -13.11
550–595 578 38 214.00–233.00 $221.33 $1,279 -12.42
620 unweaned 620 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,333 —
600–640 628 23 215.00–229.00 $221.94 $1,394 -9.85
650–695 668 9 206.00–230.00 $218.97 $1,463 -6.55
702–745 712 7 205.00–220.00 $211.10 $1,503 -0.79
770–789 785 5 200.00–205.00 $204.02 $1,602 -5.14
838–845 842 4 200.00–204.50 $202.24 $1,703 +12.24
895 895 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,790 -1.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–385 360 4 190.00–215.00 $208.32 $750 -2.13
450–475 462 3 193.00–218.00 $203.85 $942 -13.26
508–535 522 14 180.00–210.00 $196.51 $1,026 -9.49
550–581 563 13 185.00–210.00 $197.90 $1,114 —
643 unweaned 643 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,350 —
801 801 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,442 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,254 —
607–625 610 7 230.00–239.00 $237.68 $1,450 —
740 740 5 225.50 $225.50 $1,669 -7.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,829 -13.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,536 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 2 120.00 $120.00 $882 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 262.50–265.00 $263.78 $1,016 -27.22
400–448 431 18 250.00–278.00 $266.34 $1,148 +4.71
458–496 476 15 250.00–275.00 $265.93 $1,266 +14.32
525–528 527 4 239.00–262.00 $256.27 $1,351 +22.71
534 unweaned 534 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,239 —
575–590 578 9 235.00–245.00 $243.33 $1,406 -5.67
603–615 608 5 225.00–233.00 $229.76 $1,397 +5.57
653–694 676 12 202.00–226.00 $214.18 $1,448 -12.38
900–945 923 2 150.00–175.00 $162.20 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,064 —
467 467 6 287.00 $287.00 $1,340 —
507–530 510 13 265.00–276.00 $274.74 $1,401 +16.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 226.00–240.00 $233.00 $1,037 +10.93
450–460 455 2 210.00–231.00 $220.38 $1,003 +1.77
533 533 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,210 +12.99
588 588 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,276 +7.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–468 464 5 165.00–182.00 $171.85 $797 —
517–548 530 17 171.00–186.00 $174.74 $926 —
594–596 595 21 170.00–182.00 $173.99 $1,035 —
615–626 624 25 179.00–181.50 $179.49 $1,120 —
665 665 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 —
715–725 719 34 140.00–172.00 $158.72 $1,141 —
790 790 16 146.00 $146.00 $1,153 —
845 845 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,183 —
924 924 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,488 —

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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.