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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 26, 2024

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.92/cwt -7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 520 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $283.85/cwt -4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 578 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $271.27/cwt -9.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,712/hd at 631 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 695 1,458 1,177
Feeder cattle 695 1,458 1,177

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison, but steers and heifers sold with a weaker undertone after last week's impressive larger run. Demand was moderate to light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 312.00–332.50 $322.33 $1,089 -4.01
370–379 378 7 318.00–337.00 $334.34 $1,264 -4.63
405–448 437 4 300.00–308.00 $303.07 $1,324 -20.97
467 unweaned 467 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,364 —
453–495 477 12 297.00–310.00 $306.78 $1,463 -2.12
520–545 526 14 280.00–300.00 $290.85 $1,530 -6.88
555–595 578 35 270.00–295.00 $283.85 $1,641 -10.51
615–645 631 28 250.00–278.00 $271.27 $1,712 -9.67
663–665 664 3 260.00–261.00 $260.67 $1,731 -5.17
671 unweaned 671 8 253.50 $253.50 $1,701 —
710–745 734 5 245.00–253.00 $250.38 $1,838 +1.85
813 813 6 244.00 $244.00 $1,984 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 21 321.50 $321.50 $1,427 -20.00
480–497 495 10 311.00–313.00 $312.81 $1,548 -21.58
501–520 507 19 300.00–308.00 $303.40 $1,538 -19.84
608–627 618 22 281.00–289.50 $287.39 $1,776 -15.01
650 650 6 276.00 $276.00 $1,794 -8.95
708–730 725 19 262.00–267.00 $265.96 $1,928 -1.27
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 204.00 $204.00 $969 —
733 733 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,385 —
795 795 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 480 4 269.00–297.00 $289.78 $1,391 -5.22
525–545 535 2 254.00–269.00 $261.64 $1,400 -17.72
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1040 1028 2 160.00–187.00 $173.34 $1,782 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 335 4 299.00–305.00 $300.54 $1,007 -19.46
360–377 373 11 300.00–304.00 $302.57 $1,129 +4.63
435–449 447 8 288.00–300.00 $293.99 $1,314 +0.23
467–490 474 13 268.00–287.00 $277.36 $1,315 -8.52
510–540 519 31 255.00–275.00 $267.44 $1,388 -4.85
520–535 unweaned 526 7 247.00–250.00 $248.31 $1,306 -21.02
563–591 573 22 254.00–266.00 $262.69 $1,505 -4.79
605–630 620 7 230.00–243.00 $236.75 $1,468 -13.52
650 650 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,462 -4.69
731–745 735 6 223.00–229.00 $227.31 $1,671 +3.70
793 793 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–443 439 11 304.00–308.00 $307.25 $1,349 -3.21
450–470 458 5 288.00–301.00 $295.66 $1,354 -1.85
560–583 571 9 274.00–279.00 $276.99 $1,582 -2.38
608–612 610 6 252.00–256.00 $253.99 $1,549 -6.64
650–685 672 19 245.00–254.00 $247.92 $1,666 -0.42
715 715 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,695 —
766 766 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–367 365 4 251.00–277.00 $257.41 $940 -15.76
435–445 442 3 260.00–270.00 $263.28 $1,164 —
451 451 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,177 -6.88
511–548 531 20 221.00–247.00 $235.59 $1,251 -15.41
555–575 562 8 240.00–241.00 $240.87 $1,354 —
710–720 715 2 175.00–179.00 $177.01 $1,266 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,040 —
512 512 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,085 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–445 425 7 293.00–300.00 $298.70 $1,269 —
463–480 469 5 300.00–306.00 $302.03 $1,417 +7.02
500–530 517 5 283.00–303.00 $294.68 $1,523 +4.01
555–570 563 2 260.00–282.00 $271.15 $1,527 -9.28
643 643 3 254.50 $254.50 $1,636 -4.63
680 680 2 243.00–245.00 $244.00 $1,659 +11.04
725 725 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,733 -4.00
800–820 815 8 202.00–208.00 $206.53 $1,683 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,426 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 4 236.00–240.00 $237.97 $892 —
425–446 433 16 240.00–247.00 $245.63 $1,064 —
475 475 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,069 —
518–527 526 19 222.00–248.00 $245.31 $1,290 —
588 588 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,335 —
890 890 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,468 —
970 970 53 192.25 $192.25 $1,865 —

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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.