Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $279.90/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 574 lb · 50 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.16/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 629 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.09/cwt +8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,329/hd at 430 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	772	1,904	1,180
Feeder cattle	772	1,904	1,180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 3 weight steers sold with a higher undertone, while heavier weights sold steady to 8.00 lower based on limited comparisons. Heifers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and heavier weights sold with a weaker undertone. Demand was moderate on a light supply after a large run of feeders last week, and heavy amounts of much needed rainfall in the area over the weekend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	5	340.00–372.50	$351.66	$1,146	-3.27
365–395	381	4	347.50–365.00	$352.98	$1,345	+4.49
400–445	423	20	321.00–342.50	$333.93	$1,413	+1.62
465–496	487	20	300.00–325.00	$309.31	$1,506	-14.48
501–548	522	21	280.00–302.50	$291.14	$1,520	-3.82
560–595	574	50	267.00–291.00	$279.90	$1,607	-1.96
600–645	630	4	252.00–275.00	$258.65	$1,629	-3.79
650–690	670	16	245.00–269.00	$259.57	$1,739	-8.65
707–720	709	10	229.00–250.00	$239.89	$1,701	-0.81
760–776	766	22	217.00–230.00	$225.57	$1,728	-7.96
968–980	970	6	191.00–196.00	$191.84	$1,861	-3.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	328	8	380.00–422.50	$410.79	$1,347	+15.24
350–375	358	5	377.50–412.50	$401.17	$1,436	+41.17
405–439	428	11	345.00–365.00	$350.60	$1,501	-0.55
453–473	469	11	329.00–330.00	$329.18	$1,544	-16.95
509–527	520	16	306.00–320.00	$311.35	$1,619	-11.06
550	550	9	293.00–300.00	$299.22	$1,646	-19.62
551	551	5	283.00	$283.00	$1,559	-35.84
615–619	618	5	283.00–287.00	$283.80	$1,754	-11.05
713	713	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,825	-3.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	434	7	288.00–315.00	$303.56	$1,317	+19.59
475–495	480	5	281.00–284.00	$282.99	$1,358	-4.16
540	540	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,404	—
555–583	576	5	240.00–261.00	$255.84	$1,474	+8.66
675–697	692	4	220.00–240.00	$235.12	$1,627	+8.11

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	250.00	$250.00	$800	—
470	470	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,119	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–338	317	6	280.00–282.50	$280.89	$890	-21.31
365–395	386	4	300.00–306.00	$302.95	$1,169	+2.88
420–447	435	11	280.00–303.00	$293.24	$1,276	+5.15
450–481	467	19	273.00–290.00	$281.23	$1,313	-2.14
505–545	524	23	250.00–279.00	$267.00	$1,399	+2.29
555–595	583	23	242.50–257.00	$249.76	$1,456	-6.05
620 unweaned	620	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,482	—
610–645	631	29	230.00–245.50	$241.53	$1,524	-2.51
650–691	678	27	229.00–235.00	$230.92	$1,566	+0.52
705–720	712	3	210.00–219.00	$214.03	$1,524	-14.77
760–773	767	4	209.00–220.00	$213.21	$1,635	-1.70
833–845	837	3	199.00–205.50	$203.31	$1,702	+7.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	331	4	313.00–325.00	$322.10	$1,066	—
365–383	375	4	312.00–332.50	$324.41	$1,217	+7.86
400–442	430	33	306.00–323.00	$309.09	$1,329	+2.66
450–499	466	27	291.00–308.00	$301.04	$1,403	+5.54
501–515	511	30	281.00–297.50	$292.61	$1,495	+2.80
555	555	22	268.00	$268.00	$1,487	+3.15
600–605	602	3	249.00–253.00	$251.66	$1,515	-15.76
668–688	676	5	236.50–238.00	$237.11	$1,603	-5.46
733	733	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,708	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	364	10	250.00–270.00	$266.40	$970	-8.20
405–430	419	6	225.00–254.00	$248.65	$1,042	-16.14
452–475	460	7	233.00–269.00	$256.67	$1,181	+9.67
514–540	519	6	240.00–243.00	$241.98	$1,256	+4.48
585	585	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,287	+11.99
620–645	633	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,266	—
775	775	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,294	+34.34
350–390	372	3	334.00–365.00	$345.52	$1,285	+14.23
433–440	435	4	312.50–333.00	$327.81	$1,426	+2.95
455–480	473	12	308.00–327.50	$313.07	$1,481	-2.27
518	518	4	288.00	$288.00	$1,492	-2.52
565–580	570	5	269.00–280.00	$271.83	$1,549	-8.38
605–610	606	6	244.00–253.00	$251.49	$1,524	-5.77
650–690	670	4	241.00–246.00	$243.43	$1,631	—
705–745	723	7	218.00–229.00	$222.84	$1,611	+6.82
805–845	818	3	185.00–209.00	$197.69	$1,617	+7.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,342	—
545	545	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,362	-4.26
575	575	3	240.00–252.00	$244.00	$1,403	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	3	386.00–420.00	$396.53	$1,301	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	5	165.00	$165.00	$690	—

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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.