Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 21, 2024

999 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.29/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 573 lb · 48 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $283.09/cwt -23.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 485 lb · 45 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.87/cwt -12.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,696/hd at 673 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	999	991	225
Feeder cattle	999	991	225

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower, with spots down to 15.00 lower. Heifers were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Prices were largely affected today by a lower trade in the cattle futures market yesterday, as well as average or below quality of cattle for the majority of the offering today. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–345	324	10	300.00–312.50	$301.33	$976	-22.32
350–395	380	33	290.00–322.00	$308.15	$1,171	+3.15
420–430	421	11	275.00–297.00	$294.32	$1,239	-21.71
450–496	485	45	265.00–288.00	$283.09	$1,373	-23.33
500 unweaned	500	4	268.00	$268.00	$1,340	—
500–545	524	17	265.00–279.00	$274.71	$1,439	—
550–599	579	39	255.00–275.00	$266.53	$1,543	-5.50
600–635	621	12	251.00–267.00	$257.39	$1,598	-18.06
666 unweaned	666	8	250.00	$250.00	$1,665	—
650–697	675	33	230.00–264.00	$252.32	$1,703	-12.39
700–745	731	37	223.00–252.00	$245.88	$1,797	-10.11
755–793	771	13	224.00–248.00	$241.28	$1,860	—
810–820	813	3	223.00–228.00	$225.32	$1,832	—
880–893	889	3	211.00–219.00	$213.64	$1,899	-13.39
980	980	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,842	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–328	314	5	375.00–387.50	$384.99	$1,209	—
375–398	394	8	323.00–327.50	$323.66	$1,275	-1.34
415–441	429	9	301.00–308.00	$303.39	$1,302	-18.29
513–520	515	4	282.50–287.00	$283.64	$1,461	-26.80
550–567	558	19	276.00–285.00	$280.32	$1,564	-17.68
587 unweaned	587	13	278.00	$278.00	$1,632	-24.50
611–626	617	12	281.00–288.00	$285.04	$1,759	—
651–680	663	7	267.00–268.00	$267.44	$1,773	—
703–735	719	19	253.00–260.00	$256.61	$1,845	-17.89
770	770	9	251.00	$251.00	$1,933	-5.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,098	—
464–495	473	11	240.00–254.00	$250.44	$1,185	-30.24
525	525	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,292	-14.00
585	585	2	249.00	$249.00	$1,457	-0.81
603–620	609	5	225.00–234.00	$232.17	$1,414	-5.13

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612	612	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,144	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,075	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	338	13	271.00–295.00	$274.77	$929	-8.23
355–398	374	10	269.00–286.00	$278.44	$1,041	—
405–440	424	37	270.00–278.00	$274.30	$1,163	-8.28
455–495	478	15	250.00–270.00	$265.72	$1,270	-0.09
500–545	518	26	243.00–260.00	$249.38	$1,292	-23.84
550–590	573	48	229.00–252.00	$241.29	$1,383	-13.69
603–648	619	16	230.00–251.00	$240.78	$1,490	-1.32
650–690	660	13	215.00–236.00	$230.37	$1,520	+0.30
707–731	717	17	215.00–225.00	$222.08	$1,592	-9.92
755–785	759	10	197.00–215.00	$213.04	$1,617	-0.47
968	968	2	197.00	$197.00	$1,907	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	298.00–310.00	$302.00	$906	—
355–390	369	5	290.00–325.00	$300.58	$1,109	-1.06
415–439	429	19	285.00–300.00	$292.19	$1,253	+1.93
502	502	9	279.00	$279.00	$1,401	—
544 unweaned	544	11	250.50	$250.50	$1,363	-14.35
601–639	622	39	250.50–261.00	$254.54	$1,583	-1.58
650–665	653	5	246.00–250.00	$248.20	$1,621	-7.87
712	712	6	243.00	$243.00	$1,730	—
832	832	5	211.00	$211.00	$1,756	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	357	3	257.50–266.00	$260.44	$930	+9.44
410–447	427	16	220.00–250.00	$243.91	$1,041	+6.62
456–495	464	5	225.00–244.00	$239.94	$1,113	+0.44
500–540	518	4	214.00–236.00	$221.43	$1,147	-15.57
550–590	556	9	220.00–227.00	$225.08	$1,251	-8.43
610–645	635	6	200.00–226.00	$218.06	$1,385	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	219.00	$219.00	$953	—
515	515	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,107	±0.00
598	598	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,190	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,397	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393–395	393	9	275.00–280.00	$279.44	$1,098	-40.56
410–440	425	6	265.00–280.00	$272.24	$1,157	-41.44
460–480	474	11	263.00–274.00	$266.09	$1,261	-31.90
505–540	526	11	250.00–270.00	$260.72	$1,371	-11.94
555–588	577	9	250.00–257.00	$253.81	$1,464	—
640–645	642	3	230.00–235.00	$231.68	$1,487	-28.86
650–680	665	4	210.00–235.00	$226.09	$1,503	—
705–713	708	6	209.00–237.00	$223.94	$1,585	—
763–775	767	3	205.00–220.00	$214.95	$1,649	-26.05
813–848	832	9	204.00–207.00	$205.31	$1,708	-10.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	469	5	231.00–239.00	$232.65	$1,091	-27.32
502–510	507	5	210.00–240.00	$228.11	$1,157	—
605–621	618	5	185.00–210.00	$205.10	$1,268	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	6	277.50	$277.50	$1,329	—

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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.