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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 14, 2024

991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $256.55/cwt ≈ $1,999/hd at 779 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $301.90/cwt +0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 558 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $278.00/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,882/hd at 677 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 991 425 810
Feeder cattle 991 425 810

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher, and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower based on limited comparisons from last week's light run. Demand was moderate 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
369 369 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,199 —
405–410 407 3 320.00–325.00 $321.68 $1,309 +5.33
479 unweaned 479 13 309.00 $309.00 $1,480 —
486 486 6 321.00 $321.00 $1,560 +5.00
502–533 523 31 300.00–319.00 $310.44 $1,624 +8.82
554 554 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,651 -3.00
559 unweaned 559 39 302.50 $302.50 $1,691 -0.50
677 unweaned 677 40 278.00 $278.00 $1,882 —
709 709 26 274.50 $274.50 $1,946 +14.45
772–790 779 53 254.00–259.00 $256.55 $1,999 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–336 321 17 316.00–332.50 $323.65 $1,039 —
355 355 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,083 -14.00
432 unweaned 432 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,253 —
410–443 437 12 310.00–319.00 $316.03 $1,381 +11.03
450–485 474 9 287.00–311.00 $306.42 $1,452 +5.32
570–580 574 6 265.00–282.00 $272.03 $1,561 -16.42
601–640 615 33 260.00–279.00 $275.45 $1,694 -5.05
615 unweaned 615 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,581 —
660–690 676 11 252.00–273.00 $264.71 $1,789 -2.15
712–745 722 12 252.00–261.00 $255.99 $1,848 —
768 unweaned 768 14 243.50 $243.50 $1,870 —
850–865 858 2 224.00–230.00 $227.03 $1,948 +6.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,008 —
425–433 430 3 281.00–301.00 $287.58 $1,237 —
460–493 486 5 275.00–282.00 $280.68 $1,364 —
518 518 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,347 —
550–595 566 4 238.00–256.00 $249.81 $1,414 -30.19
625–645 635 2 225.00–250.00 $237.30 $1,507 —
665–695 680 4 210.00–240.00 $231.39 $1,573 —
718–748 730 5 200.00–218.00 $203.55 $1,486 -46.45

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 283.00 $283.00 $985 —
440–443 442 12 275.00–285.00 $282.58 $1,249 +2.17
450–495 472 10 260.00–278.00 $265.81 $1,255 —
523–533 531 11 265.00–277.00 $273.22 $1,451 +6.27
550–598 566 15 248.00–259.50 $254.98 $1,443 -11.02
587–588 unweaned 587 15 230.00 $230.00 $1,350 —
618 unweaned 618 16 236.00 $236.00 $1,458 —
603–645 620 18 237.50–251.00 $242.10 $1,501 —
650–695 670 6 220.00–242.00 $230.07 $1,541 —
700–710 703 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,631 —
780–785 783 2 210.00–217.00 $213.51 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 unweaned 321 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,051 —
373–393 383 6 296.00–307.00 $301.64 $1,155 -5.86
420–448 437 6 286.00–298.00 $290.26 $1,268 -8.09
450–455 453 3 286.00–287.00 $286.67 $1,299 -0.33
453–483 unweaned 457 16 282.00–285.00 $282.40 $1,291 -1.78
541–544 unweaned 542 28 261.50–270.00 $264.85 $1,435 —
603–640 613 13 255.00–262.00 $256.12 $1,570 -7.28
665–686 681 13 247.00–261.00 $256.07 $1,744 -1.93
707 unweaned 707 7 234.00 $234.00 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 251.00 $251.00 $954 —
400–435 425 4 220.00–250.00 $237.29 $1,008 —
455–498 490 10 220.00–250.00 $239.50 $1,174 —
535 535 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,268 -8.80
550–595 565 3 220.00–240.00 $233.51 $1,319 -6.49
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,081 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,200 +23.00
410–440 414 8 302.00–320.00 $313.68 $1,299 —
465–495 481 16 290.00–311.00 $297.99 $1,433 —
500–545 530 3 265.00–285.00 $272.66 $1,445 -11.34
605–640 619 13 254.00–268.00 $260.54 $1,613 +6.54
747 747 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,770 +6.17
753 753 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,815 —
805–820 813 2 210.00–221.00 $215.55 $1,752 +10.55
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,162 —
622 622 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–498 483 6 250.00–282.50 $259.97 $1,256 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 8 200.00 $200.00 $672 —
397 397 10 200.00 $200.00 $794 —
404–419 410 29 195.00–211.00 $197.89 $811 —
463–485 472 10 192.00–205.00 $198.29 $936 —
513–525 522 8 201.00–204.00 $203.26 $1,061 —
578 578 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,133 —
600–610 607 6 200.00–206.00 $204.02 $1,238 —
674–681 676 21 194.00–199.00 $198.57 $1,342 —
738 738 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,255 —
755–790 773 2 174.00–193.00 $183.28 $1,417 —
818–835 824 3 186.50–195.00 $189.37 $1,560 —
869–889 877 31 181.50–184.50 $182.77 $1,603 —
990 990 20 178.00 $178.00 $1,762 —

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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.