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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $230.40/cwt -14.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 475 lb · 21 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.00/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 727 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.66/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 523 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 469 967 954
Feeder cattle 469 967 954

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded with lower a undertone based on very limited comparisons. Supply was light and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 386 4 240.00–264.00 $245.59 $948 -29.91
410–440 425 2 250.00–270.00 $260.35 $1,106 -6.07
465–490 480 4 241.00–266.00 $250.11 $1,201 -20.40
500–547 527 13 240.00–256.00 $248.51 $1,310 -15.77
550–595 573 18 240.00–261.00 $252.10 $1,445 -1.58
605–610 609 4 230.00–236.00 $234.51 $1,428 -6.67
660 660 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 -5.67
705–735 715 3 229.00–232.00 $230.03 $1,645 -13.75
750–775 763 2 207.00–225.00 $215.85 $1,647 -27.15
812 812 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,827 —
943 943 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,754 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–393 387 16 292.50–298.00 $296.69 $1,148 -1.82
403 403 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,116 -13.00
463 463 12 270.00 $270.00 $1,250 -10.86
505 505 4 273.00 $273.00 $1,379 -2.84
610–623 621 12 250.00–269.00 $255.32 $1,586 -2.75
655 655 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 230.00 $230.00 $954 —
467–498 475 21 210.00–233.00 $230.40 $1,094 -14.99
504–513 507 8 200.00–225.00 $208.57 $1,057 -23.79
550–568 563 9 190.00–220.00 $197.51 $1,112 -32.99
620–640 630 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 -44.37
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 6 200.00 $200.00 $868 —
520–523 522 4 170.00–185.00 $177.52 $927 -0.58
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058 1058 2 178.50 $178.50 $1,889 —
1115 1115 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 5 220.00–242.00 $228.02 $725 -11.98
370–390 377 3 226.00–235.00 $229.11 $864 -2.07
405–445 428 9 219.00–225.00 $222.83 $954 -1.83
450–495 479 11 210.00–230.00 $223.51 $1,071 -2.43
518–538 523 19 209.00–227.00 $221.66 $1,159 -4.34
555–597 580 14 209.00–225.00 $222.24 $1,289 +0.91
600–638 633 9 220.00–225.00 $223.92 $1,417 +1.98
655–680 674 11 210.00–220.00 $213.42 $1,438 -5.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–340 323 8 247.00 $247.00 $798 —
407–438 413 13 244.00–248.00 $247.04 $1,020 —
555–586 564 15 231.00–235.00 $232.71 $1,312 —
727 727 19 227.00 $227.00 $1,650 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 425 13 198.00–214.00 $206.72 $879 —
500–522 518 7 190.00–204.00 $191.93 $994 -4.58
550–597 578 7 188.00–200.00 $197.15 $1,140 -0.75
601–643 617 16 180.50–200.00 $188.12 $1,161 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 170.00 $170.00 $774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 422 3 237.00–250.00 $241.26 $1,018 -25.08
450–499 478 13 241.00–251.00 $245.07 $1,171 -20.86
555–598 580 15 225.00–243.00 $237.22 $1,376 -6.11
605–608 607 4 229.00–240.00 $237.26 $1,440 +7.50
655–668 665 4 212.00–217.00 $213.23 $1,418 -0.95
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028 1028 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,542 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–563 559 6 250.00–259.00 $252.95 $1,414 —
702 702 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,657 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–545 529 6 210.00–226.00 $217.76 $1,152 -9.24

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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.