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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 12, 2024

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $289.46/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,792/hd at 619 lb · 51 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.83/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,825/hd at 774 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.38/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,453/hd at 520 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 975 1,473 2,545
Feeder cattle 975 1,473 2,545

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 6.00 higher and heifers under 600lbs were mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Heavier weights of steers and heifers were not well tested. Demand was moderate on a moderate to light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,089 -2.99
370–390 380 4 330.00–337.50 $333.85 $1,269 +19.62
400–435 417 3 316.00–328.00 $320.17 $1,335 +15.66
450–490 470 16 306.00–317.00 $314.21 $1,477 +7.72
500–547 535 19 287.00–304.00 $297.05 $1,589 +4.10
568–598 591 20 282.00–294.00 $289.37 $1,710 +7.39
623–649 637 25 270.00–280.00 $274.40 $1,748 +0.86
676–698 685 9 250.00–270.00 $262.77 $1,800 +0.11
715–745 730 2 237.00–244.00 $240.57 $1,756 -9.70
750–793 774 36 220.00–246.00 $235.83 $1,825 -3.99
810–813 811 6 224.00–225.00 $224.67 $1,822 -2.33
951 951 4 219.00 $219.00 $2,083 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 312 3 350.00–377.50 $359.56 $1,122 —
375–395 379 5 340.00–346.00 $344.75 $1,307 -17.37
400–433 422 3 335.00–342.50 $340.13 $1,435 +10.65
465–491 480 26 319.00–330.00 $324.10 $1,556 +5.35
500–530 519 7 304.00–307.00 $306.16 $1,589 -3.65
555–590 572 15 295.50–312.00 $300.75 $1,720 +7.35
606–645 619 51 281.00–301.00 $289.46 $1,792 +1.39
663 663 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,856 —
727–735 730 11 254.50–256.00 $255.09 $1,862 -7.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–397 387 4 260.00–290.00 $266.89 $1,033 -26.38
410 410 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,035 —
450–499 486 11 270.00–291.00 $283.83 $1,379 +7.31
510–515 513 3 245.00–250.00 $246.66 $1,265 +0.69
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1041 1041 15 209.00 $209.00 $2,176 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,359 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,215 —
513 513 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,370 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 316 4 331.00–336.00 $334.68 $1,058 +8.23
370 unweaned 370 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,117 —
440–447 446 6 299.00–304.00 $303.18 $1,352 +6.44
457–490 465 25 295.00–306.00 $299.69 $1,394 +7.66
512–545 520 32 270.00–290.00 $279.38 $1,453 +8.58
554–586 573 31 260.50–278.00 $267.66 $1,534 +3.24
600–635 616 9 247.00–264.00 $258.16 $1,590 +3.34
662–685 674 20 239.00 $239.00 $1,611 -0.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 324 6 285.00–309.00 $295.97 $959 -4.03
365–378 374 3 280.00–300.00 $293.49 $1,098 -16.92
423–446 435 11 272.00–298.00 $283.62 $1,234 -6.68
450–493 473 14 279.00–291.00 $284.81 $1,347 +10.23
521–543 534 23 246.00–268.00 $260.01 $1,388 +0.18
550–595 575 17 244.00–259.00 $252.44 $1,452 +2.74
600–634 617 15 233.00–242.50 $237.78 $1,467 -1.87
700–725 711 6 215.00–228.00 $221.40 $1,574 -0.08
760–773 771 8 209.00–219.00 $210.23 $1,621 —
832 832 6 197.50 $197.50 $1,643 -12.03
920 920 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,776 —
950–970 958 4 173.00–188.00 $184.28 $1,765 -13.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–338 334 3 250.00–270.00 $263.51 $880 -23.49
370–385 380 3 254.00–277.50 $261.63 $994 -11.04
418–435 424 4 226.00–250.00 $239.06 $1,014 -20.71
480–485 483 3 255.00–265.00 $261.69 $1,264 +6.94
530–535 533 2 220.00–240.00 $230.05 $1,226 -11.38
590–595 591 5 230.00–237.00 $235.59 $1,392 -0.06
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,163 —
719 719 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,366 —
783 783 5 205.00 $205.00 $1,605 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 210.00–217.50 $213.90 $670 —
353–383 373 9 180.00 $180.00 $671 —
685 685 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,281 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,234 -25.00
400–445 423 5 298.00–317.50 $308.65 $1,306 +10.91
455–495 470 12 270.00–297.00 $273.93 $1,287 -33.29
505–548 529 8 260.00–289.00 $272.68 $1,442 -10.56
560–595 581 5 268.00–286.00 $279.86 $1,626 +3.10
600–647 630 9 247.00–266.00 $257.70 $1,624 —
655–695 680 10 238.00–246.00 $242.90 $1,652 -10.26
800–840 813 3 209.00–223.00 $215.89 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 297.00 $297.00 $1,010 —
530–540 535 2 250.00–257.00 $253.53 $1,356 —
595 595 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,488 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,513 —
605–640 628 3 275.00–278.00 $275.96 $1,733 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 18 239.00 $239.00 $942 —
520–522 521 11 220.00–231.00 $224.36 $1,169 —
618 618 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,199 —
691 691 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,341 —
713 713 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,305 —
775–790 778 68 185.00–199.00 $198.14 $1,542 —
827–839 833 15 185.00–188.00 $186.59 $1,554 —
882 882 23 197.50 $197.50 $1,742 —
925 925 5 192.50 $192.50 $1,781 —
980 980 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,744 —

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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.