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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

1,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $287.13/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,783/hd at 621 lb · 127 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $249.70/cwt -8.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,421/hd at 569 lb · 87 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.83/cwt -9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 528 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,473 1,000 1,637
Feeder cattle 1,473 1,000 1,637

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower with spots of heifers down to 13.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light 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
310–313 312 3 337.00–340.00 $337.99 $1,055 —
350–396 377 30 300.00–330.00 $314.23 $1,185 -25.79
415–447 434 24 300.00–327.00 $304.51 $1,322 -26.31
450–498 482 51 290.00–315.00 $306.49 $1,477 -10.33
505–549 527 48 283.00–303.00 $292.95 $1,544 -11.28
550–596 577 47 270.00–292.00 $281.98 $1,627 -12.37
590 unweaned 590 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,617 -6.50
600–648 629 46 260.00–282.00 $273.54 $1,721 -9.77
650–696 680 41 250.00–275.00 $262.66 $1,786 -6.68
705–747 737 38 234.00–254.00 $250.27 $1,844 -0.73
765–775 770 6 237.00–245.00 $239.82 $1,847 -5.17
820 820 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,861 -4.67
970 970 2 218.00 $218.00 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–360 357 4 350.00–374.00 $362.12 $1,293 -11.78
410–443 432 5 327.00–337.00 $329.48 $1,423 -11.90
450–481 468 12 317.00–320.00 $318.75 $1,492 -9.78
505–512 509 11 308.00–312.00 $309.81 $1,577 -3.37
550–593 576 30 290.00–298.00 $293.40 $1,690 -16.78
614 unweaned 614 14 272.00–287.00 $279.50 $1,716 -9.85
603–633 622 113 283.00–293.00 $288.07 $1,792 -9.94
659 unweaned 659 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,746 —
725–743 738 18 255.00–264.50 $262.12 $1,934 —
825 825 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,972 —
854–870 859 6 230.00–239.00 $235.96 $2,027 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–335 324 5 293.00–298.00 $295.07 $956 -9.93
370–380 377 3 290.00–300.00 $293.27 $1,106 -3.32
465–495 477 10 260.00–290.00 $276.52 $1,319 -23.48
513–540 520 4 240.00–263.00 $245.97 $1,279 -32.65
550–575 563 2 250.00–275.00 $262.22 $1,476 —
643 643 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,640 +18.27
676 676 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,656 -1.31
775–795 785 2 210.00–212.00 $210.99 $1,656 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 16 282.00 $282.00 $1,035 —
476 476 8 292.00 $292.00 $1,390 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 166.00 $166.00 $551 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–325 308 9 299.00–307.50 $300.00 $924 —
355–385 372 7 310.00–311.00 $310.41 $1,155 +7.15
400–433 420 15 285.00–295.00 $290.30 $1,219 -3.77
450–499 474 35 260.00–286.50 $274.58 $1,302 -4.93
503–546 528 59 250.00–265.00 $259.83 $1,372 -9.26
553–596 569 87 240.00–259.00 $249.70 $1,421 -8.76
603–645 626 54 231.00–250.00 $239.65 $1,500 -10.35
662–664 663 13 220.00–228.00 $224.77 $1,490 -15.93
723–730 727 4 217.00–226.00 $221.48 $1,610 -4.03
807–824 812 13 207.50–214.00 $209.53 $1,701 —
850–860 855 2 203.00–206.00 $204.51 $1,749 —
955–970 965 3 193.00–200.00 $197.69 $1,908 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 319 4 322.00–340.00 $326.45 $1,041 -17.79
350–398 385 5 312.00–315.00 $312.77 $1,204 -21.48
425–447 443 6 296.50–298.00 $296.74 $1,315 -21.56
450–469 465 10 287.50–293.50 $292.03 $1,358 -9.98
505–528 521 19 265.00–287.00 $270.80 $1,411 -11.61
566–575 573 36 262.00–265.00 $264.42 $1,515 -5.97
596 unweaned 596 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,520 —
609–642 619 20 251.00–256.00 $254.82 $1,577 -5.87
664–695 683 22 239.00–250.00 $239.82 $1,638 -13.73
830 830 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,801 —
865 865 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 287.00 $287.00 $976 —
356–395 368 17 267.50–290.00 $272.67 $1,003 -2.33
415–443 426 5 250.00–266.00 $259.77 $1,107 -19.52
465–498 484 9 250.00–270.00 $254.75 $1,233 +4.75
510–545 522 21 230.00–245.00 $241.43 $1,260 -1.37
585–590 588 3 233.00–241.00 $235.65 $1,386 -7.46
645 645 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,471 +18.00
700–733 717 4 200.00–203.00 $201.53 $1,445 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,208 —
613 613 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,189 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,306 -15.00
434–445 436 14 296.00–312.00 $297.74 $1,298 -18.31
455–498 472 18 300.00–318.00 $307.22 $1,450 -6.24
511–532 518 11 281.00–289.00 $283.24 $1,467 -8.68
553–590 566 14 266.00–288.00 $276.76 $1,566 -4.66
670–680 678 5 250.00–266.00 $253.16 $1,716 -1.59
710–740 728 4 220.00–234.00 $228.54 $1,664 -16.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 13 280.00 $280.00 $1,193 —
450–458 455 3 250.00–287.50 $262.35 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–460 457 3 320.00–328.00 $325.37 $1,487 —

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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.