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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 24, 2024

1,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.38/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,438/hd at 567 lb · 39 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.99/cwt +1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 678 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.04/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,515/hd at 572 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,030 543 745
Feeder cattle 1,030 543 745

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers over 500lbs sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher, and steers under 500lbs were not well tested. Heifers over 450lbs were 3.00 to 6.00 higher, and heifers under 450lbs sold with higher undertone based on limited comparisons. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,397 —
446 unweaned 446 6 332.50 $332.50 $1,483 —
468–484 479 9 330.00–334.00 $332.70 $1,594 —
513 unweaned 513 4 319.00 $319.00 $1,636 +11.00
504–547 528 27 317.50–324.00 $319.45 $1,687 +2.94
557 unweaned 557 9 292.00 $292.00 $1,626 —
559–588 573 18 300.00–326.00 $312.72 $1,792 +4.08
602–640 614 5 292.00–301.00 $297.29 $1,825 +2.29
627–649 unweaned 634 15 290.00–291.00 $290.66 $1,843 —
655–656 656 12 293.00–294.00 $293.33 $1,924 +6.33
667–689 unweaned 682 9 279.00–280.00 $279.67 $1,907 -2.33
703–720 705 7 268.00–271.00 $270.56 $1,907 -5.01
750–757 753 22 265.00–266.00 $265.59 $2,000 —
800–820 805 4 256.00–257.00 $256.25 $2,063 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,302 —
415–445 436 12 310.00–320.00 $314.02 $1,369 -4.83
455–493 477 27 304.00–325.00 $310.35 $1,480 +2.87
509–545 520 20 288.00–306.00 $292.57 $1,521 -8.50
565–592 580 13 285.00–297.00 $290.84 $1,687 +1.80
602–625 609 15 267.00–288.50 $285.71 $1,740 -1.86
650–691 678 34 260.00–279.00 $272.99 $1,851 +1.77
705–749 738 8 245.00–265.00 $260.04 $1,919 +15.60
760–784 774 9 240.00–259.00 $251.84 $1,949 +9.90
802–820 806 5 229.00–250.00 $242.74 $1,956 +13.26
950 950 3 222.00 $222.00 $2,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–383 379 4 300.00–305.00 $303.79 $1,151 —
425–448 440 3 290.00–300.00 $296.78 $1,306 +28.37
458–495 479 7 268.00–290.00 $274.92 $1,317 +8.86
583 583 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,498 +12.91
603–645 621 5 249.00–251.00 $250.18 $1,554 +5.12
660–695 678 2 240.00–244.00 $241.95 $1,640 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 6 322.00 $322.00 $1,063 —
385 385 9 300.00–306.00 $302.67 $1,165 —
415–447 436 8 290.00–304.00 $294.61 $1,284 +13.28
478–497 486 10 280.00–290.00 $282.87 $1,375 +0.24
500–540 516 19 255.00–274.00 $266.51 $1,375 +3.82
548 unweaned 548 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,441 —
551–590 567 36 250.00–260.00 $253.66 $1,438 +3.59
573 unweaned 573 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,432 —
608–642 617 27 237.00–254.00 $241.83 $1,492 +4.28
660–695 685 7 230.00–242.00 $236.74 $1,622 +0.41
715–740 723 12 229.00–234.50 $231.45 $1,673 +3.13
776 776 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,746 +8.99
808 808 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 329 8 337.50–352.50 $349.14 $1,149 +34.14
360–399 390 9 327.00–340.00 $330.26 $1,288 +22.14
415–425 421 5 315.00–335.00 $322.89 $1,359 +17.10
458–469 466 7 298.00 $298.00 $1,389 +7.98
500 unweaned 500 4 274.00 $274.00 $1,370 —
553–598 562 19 266.00–271.00 $267.12 $1,501 —
586 unweaned 586 13 262.00 $262.00 $1,535 +5.00
608–614 612 10 257.00–264.00 $260.00 $1,591 —
651–678 666 24 252.00 $252.00 $1,678 +3.56
735–747 746 8 235.00–238.00 $235.37 $1,756 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,218 —
460–483 471 12 261.00–275.00 $269.77 $1,271 —
500–535 515 4 241.00–253.00 $245.10 $1,262 -1.29
565 565 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,367 +17.07
635 635 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,486 +8.00
650–678 672 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,478 +1.00
703 703 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,511 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,095 —
351 351 6 335.00 $335.00 $1,176 -3.03
450–485 463 11 303.00–319.00 $312.76 $1,448 +4.53
500–542 534 12 285.00–302.00 $286.90 $1,532 —
550–595 569 13 275.00–297.50 $283.13 $1,611 +22.63
605–645 615 4 266.00–272.00 $269.52 $1,658 +7.35
655–691 687 8 246.00–257.00 $247.31 $1,699 +10.31
706–740 712 6 245.00–252.00 $246.21 $1,753 +11.21
753–781 771 10 247.00–248.00 $247.71 $1,910 +17.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 2 285.00–296.00 $290.70 $1,375 —
505 505 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,313 —
555–585 561 5 250.00–260.00 $257.91 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,572 +8.62
627 627 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,818 -0.13

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–442 439 19 252.00–253.00 $252.74 $1,110 —
459–491 478 22 238.00–244.00 $241.29 $1,153 —
531 531 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,269 —
629–647 632 20 227.00–230.00 $227.46 $1,438 —
678–698 686 10 208.00–224.00 $214.51 $1,472 —
914 914 33 200.25 $200.25 $1,830 —
960–993 982 3 189.00–195.00 $193.04 $1,896 —
1005 1005 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,849 —
1063 1063 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,956 —

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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.