Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

1,336 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 steers $234.83/cwt -12.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 577 lb · 44 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $230.75/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,438/hd at 623 lb · 37 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $226.58/cwt -8.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 680 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,336	515	2,804
Feeder cattle	1,336	515	2,804

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the supply was moderate with a good demand from the buyers but the unsettled cattle future markets and unweaned calves showed the trend to be trading 5.00 to 9.00 lower.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	428	5	256.00–260.00	$258.41	$1,106	-27.59
494	494	5	257.00	$257.00	$1,270	-5.87
508–533 unweaned	519	22	233.00–235.00	$233.93	$1,214	—
530–547	537	9	230.00–240.00	$234.50	$1,259	-30.69
555–593	577	44	220.00–243.50	$234.83	$1,355	-12.14
600–640	623	37	207.50–242.00	$230.75	$1,438	-6.92
650–697	680	36	222.00–234.00	$226.58	$1,541	-8.49
703–743	726	7	190.00–215.50	$208.09	$1,511	-16.43
829–830	829	6	200.00–206.50	$204.33	$1,694	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	276.00	$276.00	$947	-28.96
393	393	6	281.00	$281.00	$1,104	-17.63
405–433	415	8	265.00–276.00	$271.97	$1,129	-27.80
480–498	491	8	266.00–267.00	$266.63	$1,309	-17.37
538–540	539	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,353	-19.00
586–589	588	12	246.00	$246.00	$1,446	—
610–626	618	8	246.00–248.00	$246.99	$1,526	—
717–728	720	17	219.00–228.00	$223.32	$1,608	—
753	753	3	220.50	$220.50	$1,660	-9.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,235	—
649	649	5	196.00	$196.00	$1,272	—
803–810	807	5	179.00–181.00	$179.80	$1,451	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,003	—
651	651	8	185.00	$185.00	$1,204	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,038	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–344	334	9	220.00–230.00	$223.13	$745	-6.87
350–370	357	3	220.00–225.00	$223.27	$797	-25.16
400–440	413	28	210.00–230.00	$220.20	$909	-17.99
452–493	477	8	210.00–220.00	$217.41	$1,037	-18.10
505–548	523	19	195.00–221.00	$210.98	$1,103	-16.87
557–598	575	10	205.00–210.00	$206.87	$1,190	-17.12
600–645	615	31	190.00–213.00	$204.72	$1,259	-3.44
650–685	670	10	188.00–203.50	$196.97	$1,320	-12.38
714–743	732	13	180.00–190.00	$185.84	$1,360	—
823	823	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,481	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	4	240.00	$240.00	$931	—
444	444	4	248.00	$248.00	$1,101	-20.88
458–472	469	25	223.00–260.00	$240.73	$1,129	—
510	510	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,188	-9.00
572 unweaned	572	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,144	—
584	584	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,232	—
685	685	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,507	—
702	702	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,432	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	4	200.00	$200.00	$962	-6.74
505–507	506	6	185.00	$185.00	$936	-19.13
563–577	571	9	190.00–201.00	$196.18	$1,120	+0.88

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	7	165.00–186.00	$177.00	$660	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,157	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	5	258.00	$258.00	$921	—
421–435	426	6	230.00–250.00	$236.81	$1,009	—
468–494	480	14	228.00–250.00	$238.44	$1,145	-15.04
501–545	520	25	210.00–230.00	$220.05	$1,144	-36.54
579	579	4	218.50	$218.50	$1,265	-25.35
614–637	624	16	200.00–230.00	$213.40	$1,332	-21.60
653	653	6	214.50	$214.50	$1,401	-8.36
730	730	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	-31.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–396	390	7	230.00–235.00	$232.10	$905	—
508–545	527	4	171.00–220.00	$196.36	$1,035	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
716	716	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,274	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	4	273.00	$273.00	$1,228	-15.87

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–264	260	9	170.00–175.00	$173.38	$451	—
338	338	3	180.00	$180.00	$608	—
350–397	385	7	170.00–174.00	$171.40	$660	—
420–448	432	5	173.00–184.00	$178.92	$773	—
465–495	483	15	150.00–183.00	$164.40	$794	—
510–542	530	20	160.00–183.00	$174.76	$926	—
570–588	575	10	175.00–178.00	$175.59	$1,010	—
605–640	615	21	159.00–173.50	$168.68	$1,037	—
653–675	661	8	160.00–165.00	$160.62	$1,062	—
709–730	711	15	155.00–165.00	$161.26	$1,147	—
751–795	786	41	153.00–160.00	$159.35	$1,252	—
810	810	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,256	—
876	876	25	165.00	$165.00	$1,445	—
922	922	34	166.00	$166.00	$1,531	—
968	968	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,452	—
1053	1053	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,527	—

↑ Back to top

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.