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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $286.50/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,633/hd at 570 lb · 49 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.00/cwt +8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,687/hd at 760 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.24/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 571 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 742 772 1,171
Feeder cattle 742 772 1,171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm, the more attractive calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. The supply was light with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 5 316.50 $316.50 $1,317 -17.43
450–495 475 14 300.00–325.00 $316.19 $1,502 +6.88
518–535 528 5 300.00–306.00 $302.35 $1,596 +11.21
553–594 570 40 275.00–294.00 $286.84 $1,635 +6.94
570 unweaned 570 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,624 —
610–645 626 7 250.00–278.00 $266.88 $1,671 +8.23
660–690 667 17 249.00–274.00 $266.36 $1,777 +6.79
714 714 13 248.00 $248.00 $1,771 +8.11
750 750 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,770 +10.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 4 400.00–417.50 $411.56 $1,321 +0.77
355–388 378 9 367.50–385.00 $379.65 $1,435 -21.52
405–420 413 9 340.00–365.00 $354.15 $1,463 +3.55
458–490 479 11 327.50–335.00 $329.45 $1,578 +0.27
503–529 517 14 307.00–327.00 $313.38 $1,620 +2.03
562–577 571 26 294.00–296.00 $295.24 $1,686 +12.24
625–635 632 6 279.00–288.00 $280.82 $1,775 -2.98
653 653 7 286.00 $286.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,665 +7.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–394 388 6 280.00–300.00 $283.09 $1,098 -19.86
455–495 478 4 270.00–285.00 $277.52 $1,327 -3.71
517–543 531 21 258.00–276.00 $267.99 $1,423 +0.99
558–595 572 24 240.00–257.00 $248.90 $1,424 -0.86
610–645 628 13 220.00–241.00 $234.49 $1,473 -7.04
670–685 676 7 225.00–227.00 $226.13 $1,529 -4.79
713 713 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,569 +5.97
760 760 37 222.00 $222.00 $1,687 +8.79
800–843 818 7 195.50–209.00 $203.04 $1,661 -0.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,006 +7.90
350–390 371 15 310.00–347.50 $333.22 $1,236 +8.81
405–430 417 10 310.00–321.00 $316.76 $1,321 +7.67
455–488 470 14 290.00–307.00 $300.06 $1,410 -0.98
505–510 508 11 280.00–287.00 $282.72 $1,436 -9.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,151 +12.35
555–595 575 2 215.00–240.00 $227.07 $1,306 +7.07
608 608 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,338 +20.00
650–665 658 2 216.00–227.00 $221.56 $1,458 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,268 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 382.50 $382.50 $1,117 —
395 395 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,323 -10.52
403–430 410 7 335.00–345.00 $341.37 $1,400 +13.56
470–480 475 2 297.50–300.00 $298.76 $1,419 -14.31
590 590 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,475 -21.83
725 725 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,805 +26.16
820–835 825 3 204.00–218.00 $208.72 $1,722 +11.03
865–875 870 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,731 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445–447 447 6 229.00–238.00 $230.49 $1,030 —
456–460 458 29 217.00–235.00 $229.54 $1,051 —
527 527 10 236.00 $236.00 $1,244 —
555–589 585 14 207.00–210.00 $207.24 $1,212 —
698 698 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,228 —
713–741 732 11 165.00–184.00 $170.91 $1,251 —
799 799 19 177.00 $177.00 $1,414 —
838 838 40 179.00 $179.00 $1,500 —
880–895 885 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,504 —
908–919 914 26 165.00–170.00 $167.52 $1,531 —
968 968 7 153.00 $153.00 $1,481 —

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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.