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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 10, 2024

1,201 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $261.66/cwt -1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 524 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $297.67/cwt +8.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,554/hd at 522 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $353.54/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 423 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,201 1,000 1,647
Feeder cattle 1,201 1,000 1,647

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher and heifers were 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Dairy steers sold with a sharply lower undertone compared to the last dairy steer special two weeks ago. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 7 330.00–355.00 $341.67 $1,274 +4.70
400–445 427 16 325.00–342.50 $333.74 $1,425 +3.66
455–495 474 30 304.00–332.50 $322.46 $1,528 -4.46
500–545 522 44 280.00–307.00 $297.67 $1,554 +8.56
550–590 567 18 261.00–290.00 $280.76 $1,592 +0.45
632 632 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,485 -25.59
605–648 636 16 255.00–276.00 $264.01 $1,679 +3.42
663 unweaned 663 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,525 —
650–689 677 16 241.00–261.00 $251.20 $1,701 -2.03
700–735 723 10 230.00–240.00 $235.82 $1,705 -1.29
770 770 2 220.00–222.00 $221.00 $1,702 -15.23
850–895 868 3 210.00–229.00 $218.84 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–363 361 13 355.00–365.00 $363.46 $1,312 +6.24
406–432 423 39 347.50–357.50 $353.54 $1,495 +3.11
519 unweaned 519 8 302.00 $302.00 $1,567 —
514–545 521 9 314.00–325.00 $316.99 $1,652 -14.87
559–580 562 15 293.00–317.00 $313.88 $1,764 +20.09
600–633 619 22 283.00–289.00 $285.10 $1,765 +5.10
651 fancy 651 14 305.00 $305.00 $1,986 —
665–688 680 6 262.00–272.00 $264.28 $1,797 —
704 704 17 264.50 $264.50 $1,862 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 414 6 282.50–296.00 $293.77 $1,216 —
450–495 474 7 280.00–303.00 $291.82 $1,383 -4.37
480 unweaned 480 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,402 —
500–535 521 6 271.00–275.00 $273.84 $1,427 +13.84
565–595 586 5 250.00–260.00 $254.46 $1,491 +3.95
615–630 623 2 245.00–247.00 $245.99 $1,533 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,327 —
713 713 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,005 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1080 1073 6 164.00–170.00 $165.98 $1,781 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 334 5 309.00–319.00 $314.38 $1,050 +6.76
365–395 378 10 295.00–317.50 $306.22 $1,158 +11.66
410–440 431 17 275.00–301.00 $290.59 $1,252 +0.80
450–485 469 30 270.00–289.00 $277.85 $1,303 -1.25
503–545 524 48 247.00–267.00 $261.66 $1,371 -1.18
565–595 574 13 240.00–258.00 $246.27 $1,414 +3.81
610–648 634 15 225.00–245.00 $238.20 $1,510 +2.30
700–720 712 3 214.00–238.00 $225.55 $1,606 +17.21
765–770 768 2 210.00–216.00 $212.99 $1,636 -1.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 305 18 340.00–350.00 $345.86 $1,055 +11.38
350–389 379 18 320.00–337.00 $333.02 $1,262 +8.63
416–430 417 16 309.00–327.50 $326.31 $1,361 +16.72
465–485 472 9 282.00–300.00 $293.83 $1,387 +2.79
503–538 517 9 267.00–269.00 $267.79 $1,384 -9.39
566–590 570 16 259.00–264.00 $261.32 $1,490 +3.32
600–643 634 32 248.00–257.00 $253.34 $1,606 +5.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–383 371 7 275.00–297.00 $287.91 $1,068 —
411–445 415 13 252.00–269.00 $254.67 $1,057 —
470–495 486 6 248.00–270.00 $258.78 $1,258 +0.48
500–540 520 5 210.00–243.00 $232.60 $1,210 -1.06
570–590 574 5 220.00–244.00 $239.07 $1,372 —
600–645 617 8 190.00–220.00 $205.62 $1,269 —
720–735 725 3 181.00–187.00 $184.97 $1,341 —
903 903 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,589 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 8 225.00 $225.00 $914 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,063 —
350–388 370 5 320.00–355.00 $331.82 $1,228 +13.71
400–443 425 6 305.00–325.00 $314.93 $1,338 -11.41
455–495 478 12 275.00–318.00 $298.12 $1,425 -15.34
500–548 526 20 275.00–308.00 $291.87 $1,535 +6.87
550–595 568 10 262.00–282.00 $277.61 $1,577 +13.48
605–643 632 14 244.00–271.00 $263.39 $1,665 —
655–695 680 3 235.00–248.00 $240.88 $1,638 —
753–760 755 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,653 —
833 833 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,549 —
885 885 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,611 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,271 —
420–435 428 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,455 —
468 468 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,544 +15.00
555 555 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,626 +8.00
618 618 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,737 +26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,016 —
539 539 6 269.00 $269.00 $1,450 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 7 241.00 $241.00 $829 -19.00
350–399 385 33 212.00–247.50 $226.43 $872 —
427 427 10 223.00–230.00 $227.90 $973 -11.10
453–488 468 27 231.00–250.00 $237.22 $1,110 —
535 535 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,198 —
555–570 565 10 196.00–230.00 $207.01 $1,170 —
600–633 611 13 180.00–200.00 $189.74 $1,159 —
650–651 651 12 180.00–186.50 $185.96 $1,211 —
713 713 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,283 —
755–795 758 38 160.00–180.00 $177.57 $1,346 —
884–886 885 21 160.00–180.00 $174.28 $1,542 —
1014 1014 21 160.00 $160.00 $1,622 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 133.00 $133.00 $471 —

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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.