Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 10, 2024

1,120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $288.34/cwt +12.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,957/hd at 679 lb · 81 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.24/cwt -6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 574 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.33/cwt -3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 572 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,120	695	2,007
Feeder cattle	1,120	695	2,007

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last feeder cattle sale two weeks ago, steers sold mostly 6.00 to 12.00 higher, and heifers were steady to 5.00 higher. Consistent rains into the beginning weeks of July have producers and buyers in much better spirits than usual this time of year, and demand continues to be very good. Supply was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	352.50	$352.50	$1,287	—
462–495	474	3	332.50–341.00	$337.09	$1,598	+24.28
529–543	539	22	315.00–316.00	$315.73	$1,702	+12.33
555–585	560	12	308.00–314.00	$311.56	$1,745	—
564 unweaned	564	24	306.00	$306.00	$1,726	—
600–645	626	28	290.00–309.00	$302.30	$1,892	+14.91
627 unweaned	627	17	286.00	$286.00	$1,793	—
653–679 unweaned	674	25	283.50–289.00	$287.93	$1,941	—
658–698	681	56	286.00–292.00	$288.53	$1,965	+12.53
701–740	715	15	264.00–283.00	$272.64	$1,949	+6.68

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	337.00	$337.00	$1,139	+14.67
405–443	430	11	310.00–327.50	$317.57	$1,366	+14.50
473 unweaned	473	13	301.00	$301.00	$1,424	+9.00
455–490	475	12	302.00–327.00	$312.86	$1,486	+6.08
509–549	520	36	291.00–313.00	$302.90	$1,575	+12.05
569 unweaned	569	15	296.00	$296.00	$1,684	—
555–593	582	11	285.00–306.00	$297.71	$1,733	+13.86
608–640	619	12	270.00–290.00	$280.86	$1,739	+9.59
655–690 unweaned	672	3	236.00–251.00	$245.69	$1,651	-7.81
655–698	686	17	260.00–279.00	$266.60	$1,829	+5.93
705–745	732	10	237.00–254.00	$247.17	$1,809	-3.21
763–788	775	24	240.00–249.00	$246.58	$1,911	—
828	828	6	245.00	$245.00	$2,029	+1.00
863–878	871	7	214.00–216.00	$215.00	$1,873	—
900–935	918	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,836	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–494	491	16	260.00–290.00	$283.15	$1,390	-6.63
500–515	509	5	260.00–289.00	$279.37	$1,422	+17.73
550–560	555	3	260.00–275.00	$269.95	$1,498	—
608–640	616	6	222.00–240.00	$233.59	$1,439	—
669–695	673	6	240.00–245.00	$240.86	$1,621	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,098	—
409–425	412	5	305.00–309.00	$308.18	$1,270	+0.93
452–480	460	19	292.00–306.00	$296.97	$1,366	+1.31
498 unweaned	498	10	298.00	$298.00	$1,484	—
517–540	529	33	271.00–295.00	$280.17	$1,482	—
566 unweaned	566	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,472	—
563–589	573	38	271.00–278.00	$275.79	$1,580	-1.20
604 unweaned	604	9	268.00	$268.00	$1,619	—
610–636	628	19	254.00–268.00	$258.61	$1,624	+4.62
670	670	25	252.00	$252.00	$1,688	+4.08
747	747	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,755	-2.00
760	760	8	229.00	$229.00	$1,740	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–383	377	5	292.00–301.00	$296.06	$1,116	-6.51
405–440	423	6	280.00–304.00	$292.82	$1,239	-1.17
455–495	465	16	270.00–292.00	$285.21	$1,326	+7.85
500–540	528	17	250.00–272.00	$264.99	$1,399	-2.45
568 unweaned	568	8	252.00	$252.00	$1,431	—
550–598	575	40	245.00–267.00	$257.09	$1,478	-5.60
613–645	630	15	229.00–240.00	$234.87	$1,480	-1.88
655–689	678	23	225.00–243.00	$234.93	$1,593	+9.93
720–742	737	8	211.00–229.00	$219.65	$1,619	-7.66
795	795	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,725	+7.00
804	804	5	212.00	$212.00	$1,704	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–445	441	14	230.00–256.00	$237.49	$1,047	—
764	764	4	203.00	$203.00	$1,551	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	288.00	$288.00	$1,037	+30.59
445	445	4	260.00–275.00	$271.25	$1,207	+7.97
450–495	472	8	238.00–266.00	$261.12	$1,232	+0.12
550–570	560	2	230.00–238.00	$234.07	$1,311	-6.80
600–605	603	2	202.50–213.00	$207.73	$1,253	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,387	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583–585	584	4	205.00–215.00	$209.99	$1,226	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,089	—
379–390	381	5	320.00–337.50	$323.58	$1,233	—
435–447	444	12	300.00–303.00	$301.42	$1,338	+2.72
455–458	457	3	301.00–309.00	$303.65	$1,388	+1.62
510–543	526	9	269.00–298.00	$285.72	$1,503	-8.96
585	585	3	262.00	$262.00	$1,533	-9.15
631–646	639	21	260.00–272.00	$264.64	$1,691	+10.14
665–695	681	6	250.00–261.00	$254.34	$1,732	+10.34
700–740	727	5	230.00–257.00	$237.81	$1,729	-1.19
773	773	8	211.00	$211.00	$1,631	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	367.50	$367.50	$1,102	—
429	429	7	331.00	$331.00	$1,420	—
451–498	476	13	320.00–327.50	$324.22	$1,543	—
608–633	622	5	275.00–290.00	$283.90	$1,766	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	480	3	240.00–264.00	$248.56	$1,193	—
515	515	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	—
575–587	585	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,404	±0.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	3	228.00	$228.00	$871	-9.97
403–444	417	12	220.00–255.00	$232.43	$969	-13.20
525	525	14	242.00	$242.00	$1,270	-3.31
604–610	606	8	231.00–236.00	$232.26	$1,407	—
665–693	680	5	190.00–200.00	$193.97	$1,319	—
735	735	5	194.00	$194.00	$1,426	—
783	783	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,488	—
823–849	834	16	176.00–190.00	$182.23	$1,520	—
914	914	48	198.25	$198.25	$1,812	—

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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.