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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

515 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.88/cwt +41.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 428 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.86/cwt +22.02 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 416 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.67/cwt -1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 625 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 515 746 1,757
Feeder cattle 515 746 1,757

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison, however steers and heifers sold with a sharply higher undertone. Demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 300.00–310.00 $304.96 $970 —
360–390 378 4 290.00–309.00 $298.63 $1,129 —
423–426 424 13 295.00–301.00 $299.77 $1,271 +14.28
461 461 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,309 +13.19
508 unweaned 508 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,346 +19.00
520 520 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 +14.26
556 unweaned 556 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,446 +9.67
754 754 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,734 —
879 879 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,934 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 260.00 $260.00 $905 -7.00
445 445 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,273 +29.94
460–495 480 8 253.00–266.00 $262.87 $1,262 +21.25
513–545 523 8 250.00–270.00 $265.19 $1,387 +22.59
553–590 565 6 234.00–260.00 $246.97 $1,395 +4.47
600–639 625 19 222.00–249.00 $237.67 $1,485 -1.17
664–690 669 10 225.00–238.00 $235.07 $1,573 +8.87
708–743 723 5 220.00–231.00 $224.52 $1,623 +2.51
778 778 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,750 +3.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 6 250.00 $250.00 $755 +31.62
463–485 476 7 240.00–246.00 $243.50 $1,159 +19.80
518–525 520 4 220.00–250.00 $242.42 $1,261 +24.33
585–595 588 3 220.00–229.00 $223.03 $1,311 +4.03
705 705 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,340 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
923 923 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,735 —
1025 1025 2 183.50 $183.50 $1,881 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 230.00 $230.00 $794 +17.56
355–390 382 7 242.00–260.00 $248.43 $949 +30.63
408–445 427 9 230.00–250.00 $238.19 $1,017 +29.37
450–480 472 13 222.00–245.00 $235.51 $1,112 +26.62
510–540 523 13 218.00–237.00 $227.85 $1,192 +24.63
555–597 585 16 210.00–234.00 $223.99 $1,310 +15.69
610–645 633 8 205.00–210.00 $208.16 $1,318 +2.72
663–690 668 7 194.00–213.00 $209.35 $1,398 +10.55
785 785 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,531 +11.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–373 370 5 213.00–230.00 $226.70 $839 +26.70
415 unweaned 415 5 211.00 $211.00 $876 —
416 416 16 220.00 $220.00 $915 +24.16
475–490 485 3 200.00–210.00 $206.74 $1,003 +13.24
505–532 527 9 180.00–208.00 $204.13 $1,076 +13.15
555–597 577 7 170.00–205.00 $195.30 $1,127 +13.82
670 670 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,240 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–445 428 24 255.00–279.00 $268.88 $1,151 +40.30
475 unweaned 475 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,164 —
532–537 536 15 239.00–245.00 $242.00 $1,297 +26.00
623 623 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,371 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 unweaned 542 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,057 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 486 10 248.00–270.00 $253.48 $1,232 +11.69
508–543 521 6 249.00–268.00 $256.59 $1,337 +26.51
550–585 567 9 235.00–260.00 $243.85 $1,383 +12.98
622 622 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,462 +13.02
650–696 687 5 218.00–224.00 $222.86 $1,531 +4.37
744 744 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,570 +13.11
750–760 757 3 207.00–210.00 $209.01 $1,582 +15.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,107 —
456–479 472 13 285.00–298.00 $288.87 $1,363 +31.02
517 517 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,396 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 7 224.00 $224.00 $1,111 —
812 812 5 182.00 $182.00 $1,478 —

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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.