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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 17, 2024

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.88/cwt -11.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 481 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $308.93/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 587 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.58/cwt -14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 553 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 543 1,120 656
Feeder cattle 543 1,120 656

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower based on limited receipts due to multiple inches of rainfall in the area this morning. Demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–443 428 13 310.00–320.00 $318.85 $1,365 +1.28
465 value added 465 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,488 —
468–495 479 7 298.00–318.00 $307.48 $1,473 -5.38
500–538 531 9 294.00–308.00 $301.07 $1,599 -1.83
560–595 573 13 278.00–300.00 $289.04 $1,656 -8.67
600–630 621 15 277.00–294.00 $287.57 $1,786 +6.71
670–690 677 9 260.00–276.00 $271.22 $1,836 +4.62
705–748 730 14 231.00–250.00 $244.44 $1,784 -2.73
775–798 787 4 238.00–246.00 $241.94 $1,904 -4.64
825–830 828 2 223.00–236.00 $229.48 $1,900 -15.52
850 850 3 233.50 $233.50 $1,985 +18.50
932 932 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,967 +11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,242 -2.50
458 unweaned 458 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,466 —
542 unweaned 542 10 308.00 $308.00 $1,669 —
540–545 543 4 315.00–318.00 $316.51 $1,719 +0.78
563 value added 563 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,745 —
580–599 594 22 305.00–311.00 $308.64 $1,833 -2.92
610–613 613 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,808 -7.30
655 unweaned 655 9 282.00 $282.00 $1,847 -5.93
655 655 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,880 -1.53
705–724 718 6 270.00–287.00 $275.57 $1,979 +2.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 415 3 265.00–275.00 $268.41 $1,114 —
470–475 473 2 255.00–277.00 $266.06 $1,258 -17.09
565–595 582 3 230.00–263.00 $244.09 $1,421 -25.86
600–645 623 3 237.00–259.00 $245.06 $1,527 +11.47
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 693 6 125.00 $125.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,185 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 unweaned 358 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,056 —
425–444 436 9 270.00–295.00 $281.33 $1,227 -11.49
465 value added 465 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,344 —
450–495 468 7 275.00–288.00 $282.63 $1,323 -2.58
505–549 523 18 252.00–268.00 $262.69 $1,374 -2.30
558–590 566 16 240.00–259.00 $250.07 $1,415 -7.02
614–640 630 15 232.00–240.00 $237.55 $1,497 +2.68
651–655 652 6 236.00–237.00 $236.33 $1,541 +1.40
683 unweaned 683 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,571 —
700–745 726 9 226.00–232.00 $228.32 $1,658 +8.67
775–788 784 3 214.00–217.00 $216.01 $1,694 -0.99
855–898 877 4 201.00–208.00 $204.41 $1,793 —
925–945 935 2 180.00–188.00 $183.96 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,040 -10.00
354–380 358 7 306.00–320.00 $308.12 $1,103 —
400–415 408 5 304.00–308.00 $305.79 $1,248 -2.39
463–468 465 8 287.00–295.00 $290.02 $1,349 -6.95
486 unweaned 486 24 284.50 $284.50 $1,383 -13.50
553 value added 553 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,454 —
553 unweaned 553 14 257.00 $257.00 $1,421 -3.00
662–689 677 7 243.00–256.00 $248.44 $1,682 -3.56
706 706 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,652 —
783 783 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,785 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–535 520 5 245.00–247.00 $246.39 $1,281 —
550–565 558 2 220.00–230.00 $224.93 $1,255 -9.14
620 620 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,401 +18.27
695 695 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,522 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,438 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 376 5 335.00–340.00 $338.03 $1,271 +14.45
405–440 418 8 308.00–315.00 $310.12 $1,296 +8.70
461 unweaned 461 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,429 —
476–490 483 8 299.00–316.00 $308.23 $1,489 +4.58
575–580 578 2 260.00–261.00 $260.50 $1,506 -1.50
615–622 619 7 250.00–272.00 $262.17 $1,623 -2.47
663 663 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,571 -17.34
744 744 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,748 -2.81
760–790 775 2 226.00–235.00 $230.41 $1,786 +19.41
815–835 822 3 183.00–200.00 $194.24 $1,597 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 unweaned 522 5 311.00 $311.00 $1,623 —
510–540 530 3 291.00–314.00 $298.38 $1,581 —
550 unweaned 550 10 295.00 $295.00 $1,622 —
555–568 564 3 293.00–305.00 $296.94 $1,675 —
608–623 614 5 283.00–295.00 $290.13 $1,781 +6.23

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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.