Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 28, 2024

707 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.50/cwt ≈ $1,480/hd at 584 lb · 32 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.91/cwt -3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,869/hd at 739 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $270.34/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 531 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 707 999 1,005
Feeder cattle 707 999 1,005

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, based on a light test steers sold unevenly steady, from 3.00 higher to 5.00 lower, and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–427 424 17 300.50–322.00 $309.65 $1,313 +6.26
514–548 528 10 286.00–288.00 $287.17 $1,516 +3.53
553–595 565 13 278.00–283.00 $280.86 $1,587 +0.54
609 609 27 270.00 $270.00 $1,644 -15.04
720–745 739 31 246.00–254.25 $252.91 $1,869 -3.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–343 341 6 295.00–317.50 $300.36 $1,024 -0.97
405–433 423 10 278.00–290.00 $285.76 $1,209 -8.56
460–495 477 7 265.00–280.00 $274.04 $1,307 -9.05
520–545 529 13 260.00–279.00 $272.66 $1,442 -2.05
555–585 566 8 250.00–272.00 $263.19 $1,490 -3.34
603–635 622 26 245.00–267.00 $258.31 $1,607 +0.92
673–680 676 5 235.00–239.00 $236.61 $1,599 -15.71
723–748 736 4 225.00–235.00 $229.92 $1,692 -15.96
755–789 776 7 225.00–237.00 $227.94 $1,769 -13.34
828–835 832 4 219.00–222.00 $220.51 $1,835 -4.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 275.00 $275.00 $921 —
355 355 2 270.00 $270.00 $958 —
406 406 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,056 —
583–595 588 4 220.00–243.00 $231.23 $1,360 -17.77
605–645 617 6 215.00–230.00 $220.99 $1,364 -11.18
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 238.00 $238.00 $795 —
455 455 8 211.00 $211.00 $960 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 210.00 $210.00 $836 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 150.00 $150.00 $472 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 377 12 272.00–290.00 $278.66 $1,051 +0.22
407–433 422 13 245.00–266.00 $252.51 $1,066 -21.79
450–495 475 17 245.00–265.00 $252.96 $1,202 -12.76
500–540 517 13 230.00–257.00 $243.57 $1,259 -5.81
550–593 571 10 228.00–250.00 $239.69 $1,369 -1.60
619–648 630 13 221.00–235.00 $229.73 $1,447 -11.05
650–695 670 5 214.00–227.00 $220.82 $1,479 -9.55
730–735 733 2 214.00–224.00 $218.98 $1,605 -3.10
755–790 772 3 218.00–221.00 $219.00 $1,691 +5.96
805–810 808 2 183.00–200.00 $191.47 $1,547 —
850 850 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,000 —
403 403 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,128 -12.19
528 unweaned 528 4 248.50 $248.50 $1,312 -2.00
584 584 32 253.50 $253.50 $1,480 —
608–640 626 5 247.00–252.00 $249.35 $1,561 -5.19
660 660 15 240.00 $240.00 $1,584 -8.20
700–740 727 3 232.00–244.00 $235.85 $1,715 -7.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 363 3 237.00–254.00 $245.33 $891 -15.11
415–445 438 8 230.00–240.00 $238.79 $1,046 -5.12
460–495 472 5 213.00–241.00 $226.56 $1,069 -13.38
510 510 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,127 -0.43
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–358 356 4 153.00–169.00 $161.06 $573 —
465–488 477 6 200.00–209.00 $204.61 $976 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 384 4 290.00–306.00 $295.52 $1,135 +16.08
430–433 432 4 253.00–275.00 $264.04 $1,141 -8.20
470–493 476 10 266.00–285.00 $275.10 $1,309 +9.01
504–548 531 27 255.00–279.00 $270.34 $1,436 +9.62
550–595 575 8 240.00–266.00 $250.71 $1,442 -3.10
603–640 620 7 221.00–247.00 $229.34 $1,422 -2.34
655–683 670 5 220.00–233.00 $227.42 $1,524 +1.33
755–780 769 4 222.00–227.00 $224.49 $1,726 +9.54
850–885 868 4 207.00–211.00 $209.04 $1,814 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–458 unweaned 458 14 287.50–290.00 $288.93 $1,323 —
521–533 524 8 286.00 $286.00 $1,499 —
562 unweaned 562 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,517 —
775–780 778 2 228.00–237.00 $232.51 $1,809 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–388 379 3 240.00–250.00 $243.17 $922 —
525–547 542 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,247 +1.89
565 565 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,294 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 14 219.00 $219.00 $850 —
520–548 541 8 165.00–194.00 $171.97 $930 —
580–587 584 19 180.00–198.00 $193.18 $1,128 —
679–695 685 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 —
726 726 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,307 —
770 770 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,386 —
865 865 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,298 —
915–917 917 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,559 —
1049 1049 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,574 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 8 167.00 $167.00 $670 —
551 551 4 150.00 $150.00 $826 —

↑ Back to top

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.