Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

808 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $260.28/cwt +2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,748/hd at 672 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $285.04/cwt ≈ $1,650/hd at 579 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.84/cwt +4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 480 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	808	1,320	1,182
Feeder cattle	808	1,320	1,182

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the best test of 500 - 650lb steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers sold with a mostly steady undertone. With the exception of a few consignments of long weaned and vaccinated cattle in good condition, quality was mostly below average this week with many groups of short weaned calves on offer. Demand was good on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	4	332.50–360.00	$341.83	$1,087	+5.76
350–385	367	5	335.00–360.00	$344.49	$1,264	+19.11
400–435	413	15	310.00–345.00	$333.11	$1,376	+3.63
450–498	484	17	300.00–327.50	$315.83	$1,529	+1.09
520–547	542	19	277.00–290.00	$288.91	$1,566	+5.37
553–593	576	10	266.00–281.00	$275.45	$1,587	-3.84
605–645	620	11	255.00–270.00	$261.90	$1,624	-2.34
660–687	671	49	240.00–268.00	$261.46	$1,754	+3.56
682 unweaned	682	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,644	—
703–715	709	4	232.00–245.00	$239.24	$1,696	-4.02
750–773	758	16	218.00–236.50	$233.38	$1,769	+0.39
809–842	819	10	229.50–232.00	$230.27	$1,886	+19.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–333	326	8	360.00–370.00	$362.33	$1,181	-12.57
350–393	378	8	360.00–380.00	$373.07	$1,410	—
412 unweaned	412	5	337.00	$337.00	$1,388	—
421–439	435	26	355.00–360.00	$357.10	$1,553	-15.11
450–478	459	12	340.00–360.00	$343.09	$1,575	+12.75
508 fancy	508	6	326.00	$326.00	$1,656	—
508–545	523	25	295.00–321.50	$307.02	$1,606	+4.69
576–595	578	31	284.50–298.00	$285.85	$1,652	—
584 unweaned	584	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,635	—
600–615	607	21	275.00–288.00	$282.47	$1,715	+1.16
655–690	664	4	276.00–277.00	$276.26	$1,834	-3.40
708–720	712	3	249.00–261.00	$256.96	$1,830	+7.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,202	-24.04
455–475	465	2	268.00–270.00	$268.98	$1,251	-9.04
500–530	515	2	230.00–269.00	$248.93	$1,282	—
555–570	565	3	210.00–254.00	$230.85	$1,304	-30.15
667–695	674	4	200.00–220.00	$214.84	$1,448	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	4	156.00	$156.00	$839	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	329	8	250.00–277.50	$265.78	$874	—
353–393	369	22	250.00–280.00	$271.89	$1,003	-2.77
403–433	413	17	264.00–275.00	$268.80	$1,110	-1.96
478 unweaned	478	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,176	—
458–496	480	30	250.00–267.50	$259.70	$1,247	+5.76
505–548	535	25	240.00–266.00	$252.64	$1,352	-4.30
575–595	585	2	230.00–240.00	$234.91	$1,374	-7.00
610–640	631	22	224.00–237.00	$234.31	$1,478	+9.26
653–697	675	10	228.00–233.00	$230.67	$1,557	+6.84
705–748	726	5	205.00–226.00	$211.52	$1,536	+5.41
805–810	807	3	189.00–191.00	$190.33	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–325	312	8	285.00–312.50	$294.13	$918	-12.77
403–445	417	7	286.00–308.00	$297.15	$1,239	+4.68
473–495	479	7	272.50–282.00	$279.20	$1,337	-4.36
500–543	521	25	265.00–277.00	$271.56	$1,415	+2.04
550–558	556	9	260.00–275.00	$263.86	$1,467	-0.81
610–640	625	5	240.00–244.00	$242.18	$1,514	+1.78
680	680	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,591	+4.27

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	230.00	$230.00	$713	±0.00
405–440	422	6	220.00–240.00	$234.83	$991	—
665	665	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,330	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	330.00–335.00	$332.52	$1,307	+2.43
415–425	423	6	315.00–336.00	$328.50	$1,390	+3.72
452–490	465	16	295.00–322.50	$313.38	$1,457	+8.54
501–545	516	6	275.00–282.00	$280.41	$1,447	-1.63
555–590	575	6	276.00–287.50	$285.39	$1,641	+16.38
633–643	636	8	259.00–270.00	$262.78	$1,671	+3.05
660–695	680	9	234.00–257.00	$241.48	$1,642	-4.43
805	805	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,602	—
871	871	4	203.00	$203.00	$1,768	+33.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–437	430	8	340.00–350.00	$346.64	$1,491	—
553	553	2	288.00	$288.00	$1,593	+3.25
605–627	616	10	279.00–287.00	$283.37	$1,746	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	470	3	270.00–282.50	$277.46	$1,304	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–482	467	7	211.00–230.00	$221.60	$1,035	—
503–533	523	15	208.00–225.00	$220.31	$1,152	—
590	590	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,257	—
627–645	632	4	209.00–211.00	$210.49	$1,330	—
665–685	672	3	183.00–203.00	$196.20	$1,318	—

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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.