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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.94/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 473 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.74/cwt -6.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,417/hd at 579 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $302.01/cwt +15.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,866/hd at 618 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 929 1,408 976
Feeder cattle 929 1,408 976

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher with spots of steers up to 12.00 higher. Demand was very 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–342 330 7 317.50–325.00 $322.64 $1,065 -2.41
355–395 375 10 318.00–345.00 $331.62 $1,244 +5.38
400–448 429 10 315.00–340.00 $327.18 $1,404 +12.52
458–495 481 34 303.00–329.00 $316.86 $1,524 +5.64
510–542 525 12 281.00–300.00 $290.13 $1,523 +13.09
550–593 568 14 280.00–300.00 $287.19 $1,631 +3.14
583 value added 583 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,574 —
600–648 625 28 264.00–285.00 $278.03 $1,738 +10.62
660–695 669 5 250.00–265.00 $258.51 $1,729 -2.29
710–743 730 12 240.00–256.00 $253.99 $1,854 +11.53
750–779 775 19 230.00–249.00 $243.35 $1,886 -0.84
820 820 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,853 +11.00
880–895 883 6 200.00–206.00 $204.99 $1,810 -9.99
923–940 932 4 189.00–204.00 $196.43 $1,831 -9.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,235 —
375–385 380 6 350.00–365.00 $354.16 $1,346 —
409–440 416 16 342.50–367.00 $354.69 $1,476 +17.16
466 value added 466 10 341.00 $341.00 $1,589 —
458–487 473 14 336.00–340.00 $338.60 $1,602 +14.90
500–535 514 26 309.00–331.00 $320.10 $1,645 +8.76
518 thin fleshed 518 5 346.00 $346.00 $1,792 —
553–593 566 6 303.00–307.00 $305.60 $1,730 +2.97
611 fancy 611 13 314.00 $314.00 $1,919 —
600–635 622 22 288.50–297.00 $294.93 $1,834 +2.73
651–658 656 14 283.00–294.00 $290.10 $1,903 +13.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 288.00–310.00 $302.67 $1,196 —
410–428 420 4 270.00–300.00 $287.96 $1,209 +18.08
455–490 466 5 290.00–297.50 $292.58 $1,363 +21.45
515–548 537 3 275.00–277.00 $275.64 $1,480 +27.15
563–583 568 8 250.00–270.00 $264.87 $1,504 +9.87
630 630 2 231.00–240.00 $235.50 $1,484 -15.31
828 828 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,573 -10.00
905–915 913 4 159.00–185.00 $178.55 $1,630 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,372 -13.00
733 733 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,510 +16.00
771 771 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,542 —
901 901 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,847 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 11 193.50 $193.50 $1,939 +2.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 312 6 302.50–319.00 $313.38 $978 +29.39
350–393 380 17 280.00–312.50 $295.46 $1,123 +3.02
419 value added 419 5 304.00 $304.00 $1,274 —
410–448 438 26 275.00–298.00 $289.15 $1,266 -8.95
463–480 unweaned 467 9 252.50–272.00 $267.54 $1,249 —
455–494 475 32 272.00–297.00 $280.86 $1,334 +6.87
500–545 520 30 250.00–270.00 $260.73 $1,356 +7.68
565–598 579 37 240.00–258.00 $244.74 $1,417 -6.22
608–645 625 14 230.00–254.00 $243.43 $1,521 +11.42
660–695 688 22 225.00–244.00 $226.53 $1,559 -4.97
708–740 725 12 218.00–222.00 $219.90 $1,594 +9.90
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–388 386 16 316.00–321.00 $318.37 $1,229 —
400–443 428 15 311.00–318.00 $315.85 $1,352 +5.73
468–479 475 15 289.00–305.00 $295.65 $1,404 +0.67
506 unweaned 506 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,316 —
500–529 524 19 273.00–286.00 $278.77 $1,461 +7.96
557–580 565 21 260.00–270.00 $266.72 $1,507 -1.61
571 unweaned 571 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,456 —
605–630 622 19 255.00–263.00 $261.69 $1,628 +3.92
652 unweaned 652 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,610 —
702–741 722 17 231.00–244.00 $237.14 $1,712 +8.14
800 800 11 222.00 $222.00 $1,776 —
963 963 8 209.00 $209.00 $2,013 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 6 251.00–275.00 $265.60 $983 +12.10
410–415 413 3 240.00–272.50 $251.21 $1,037 -3.79
455–495 485 10 238.00–265.00 $251.33 $1,219 +4.11
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
769 769 6 177.00 $177.00 $1,361 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 342 3 300.00–340.00 $312.87 $1,070 —
365–390 378 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,266 +13.49
405 405 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,235 -0.81
475–495 481 6 316.00–322.00 $318.02 $1,530 +17.11
520 520 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,555 +17.64
520 unweaned 520 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,430 —
565–595 583 6 276.00–297.00 $281.89 $1,643 +11.98
605–645 625 2 260.00–264.00 $261.94 $1,637 +13.67
810–830 821 4 187.00–208.00 $200.26 $1,644 +4.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,224 —
399 399 6 352.50 $352.50 $1,406 —
520–541 536 8 302.00–315.00 $305.15 $1,636 +1.67

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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.