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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.32/cwt -7.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 514 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $262.11/cwt -20.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 477 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $279.44/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 568 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 263 1,030 473
Feeder cattle 263 1,030 473

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison, due to high and humid temperatures in the area this week. Demand was light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 3 315.00–335.00 $324.15 $1,037 —
380–397 391 6 311.00–316.00 $315.16 $1,232 -27.34
400–440 428 6 300.00–316.00 $309.52 $1,325 -4.50
460–498 480 10 300.00–312.00 $308.31 $1,480 -2.04
508–533 527 9 293.00–304.00 $298.95 $1,575 +6.38
550–590 583 8 275.00–280.00 $276.22 $1,610 -14.62
603–638 620 12 276.00–286.00 $282.58 $1,752 -3.13
662–692 675 7 270.00–278.00 $274.24 $1,851 +1.25
728–748 738 4 246.00–252.00 $249.04 $1,838 -11.00
753–795 767 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,918 -1.84
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524–537 530 8 312.00–314.00 $312.76 $1,658 -6.69
620–623 622 4 286.00–287.00 $286.75 $1,784 -10.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,289 -3.78
608–620 612 3 254.00–256.00 $254.68 $1,559 +4.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 243.00 $243.00 $953 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
933 933 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,773 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 336 4 300.00–310.00 $305.09 $1,025 -16.91
420 420 6 288.00 $288.00 $1,210 -6.61
458–486 476 10 263.00–275.00 $266.95 $1,271 -15.92
481 unweaned 481 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,202 —
503–540 514 16 254.00–265.00 $258.32 $1,328 -8.19
550–595 566 9 240.00–260.00 $248.34 $1,406 -5.32
590 unweaned 590 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,510 +6.00
625–640 633 2 230.00–237.00 $233.46 $1,478 -8.37
655–660 658 3 235.00–236.00 $235.33 $1,548 -1.41
710 710 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,640 -0.45
755 755 4 214.00–220.00 $217.00 $1,638 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,465 —
568–583 577 8 262.00–266.00 $263.48 $1,520 -3.64
655 655 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,677 +4.00
708 708 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,876 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 483 5 240.00–250.00 $247.66 $1,196 -22.11
523 523 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,271 -2.10
568–597 585 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,375 -7.00
625–630 628 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,382 -14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 477 3 300.00–311.00 $303.46 $1,448 -9.30
515–549 540 6 280.00–298.00 $284.50 $1,536 -2.40
550–585 568 13 270.00–290.00 $279.44 $1,587 -3.69
605–620 615 7 260.00–277.00 $269.95 $1,660 +0.43
650–658 655 3 240.00–260.00 $253.39 $1,660 +6.08
735–740 738 3 235.00–238.00 $237.00 $1,749 -9.21
750 750 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -17.71
805 805 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,835 —
895 895 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,799 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,747 -10.00

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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.