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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 27, 2024

988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.75/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,704/hd at 723 lb · 72 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.04/cwt -10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 481 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $332.61/cwt +8.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,757/hd at 528 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 988 929 1,171
Feeder cattle 988 929 1,171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower, excluding 450-550lb steers which were up to 8.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–418 406 15 337.50–350.00 $344.80 $1,400 -9.89
403–443 unweaned 423 6 330.00–347.50 $339.16 $1,435 —
458–472 462 31 335.00–357.50 $348.95 $1,612 +10.35
500–545 527 22 319.00–340.00 $333.79 $1,759 +13.69
531 unweaned 531 10 330.00 $330.00 $1,752 —
562–565 563 4 293.00–300.00 $298.24 $1,679 -7.36
618–638 631 10 285.00–293.00 $289.37 $1,826 -5.56
668 668 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,870 -10.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 364 21 320.00–344.00 $324.83 $1,182 -6.79
480–498 493 8 312.00–330.00 $324.40 $1,599 +7.54
523–545 528 5 289.00–306.00 $295.95 $1,563 +5.82
555–593 583 8 270.00–286.00 $281.14 $1,639 -6.05
620–638 628 5 252.00–279.00 $268.01 $1,683 -10.02
655 655 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,736 +6.49
705–735 720 2 240.00–245.00 $242.55 $1,746 -11.44
906 906 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,948 +18.57
950–982 977 7 197.00–210.00 $198.81 $1,942 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 6 229.00 $229.00 $966 —
778 778 18 216.00 $216.00 $1,680 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–385 364 3 317.50 $317.50 $1,156 +14.83
430–435 432 3 290.00–300.00 $296.64 $1,281 +8.68
450–483 471 5 276.00–305.00 $296.41 $1,396 +3.83
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,713 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 315 3 300.00–311.00 $307.22 $968 —
351–397 363 18 307.50–325.00 $319.64 $1,160 +1.27
373 unweaned 373 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,175 —
420–447 438 15 294.00–317.50 $309.46 $1,355 -6.39
450–485 477 21 286.00–293.00 $288.64 $1,377 -7.01
488 unweaned 488 13 276.00–282.00 $279.23 $1,363 —
508–541 523 16 270.00–284.00 $275.64 $1,442 -3.13
553–565 560 25 258.00–269.00 $262.71 $1,471 -4.01
610–620 618 5 246.00–254.00 $252.42 $1,560 -9.27
660–682 662 31 232.00–233.00 $232.90 $1,542 —
723 723 72 235.75 $235.75 $1,704 -1.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–330 325 6 275.00–297.50 $280.30 $911 -33.08
365–398 384 21 280.00–300.00 $286.70 $1,101 -8.76
408–445 430 12 270.00–288.00 $280.58 $1,206 -8.57
452–495 482 20 260.00–285.00 $270.23 $1,303 -10.63
513–540 523 5 261.00–266.00 $263.47 $1,378 +2.74
570 unweaned 570 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,368 —
565–598 582 22 251.00–259.00 $255.27 $1,486 +10.53
618–645 633 9 222.00–244.00 $233.67 $1,479 -9.76
667–690 675 12 216.00–229.00 $222.45 $1,502 -4.08
745 745 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,550 -11.90
755–790 773 6 203.00–222.00 $216.86 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 270.00 $270.00 $899 —
400–445 423 4 246.00–260.00 $253.37 $1,072 +2.16
510 510 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,219 —
558–590 572 4 220.00–240.00 $233.82 $1,337 —
680–693 687 5 180.00–210.00 $199.54 $1,371 —
950–990 970 2 168.00–175.00 $171.57 $1,664 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 374 3 305.00–311.00 $308.89 $1,155 -26.11
425–433 431 5 311.00–325.00 $313.76 $1,352 +8.76
465–476 474 5 306.00 $306.00 $1,450 -12.02
514–515 514 7 275.00–290.00 $284.43 $1,462 -14.57
550–598 582 7 259.00–290.00 $277.96 $1,618 -3.93
610–635 618 3 270.00–277.00 $274.60 $1,697 +12.66
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,297 -22.50
510–515 513 2 295.00–303.00 $298.98 $1,534 -6.17
655 655 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,847 —
700–745 723 2 221.00–242.00 $231.17 $1,671 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–380 379 4 260.00–298.00 $269.54 $1,022 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 250.00 $250.00 $832 —
365–384 374 10 237.50–240.00 $238.72 $893 —
404–448 425 17 230.00–260.00 $252.70 $1,074 —
485 485 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,246 —
500–533 521 21 219.00–257.50 $235.83 $1,229 —
550–581 569 48 212.00–224.00 $220.62 $1,255 —
605–630 613 13 200.00–216.00 $209.47 $1,284 —
656–688 669 35 210.00–212.50 $211.15 $1,413 —
707–744 730 25 199.00–209.00 $203.04 $1,482 —
760–785 777 38 190.00–200.00 $192.94 $1,499 —

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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.