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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 25, 2024

729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $247.36/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 613 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.97/cwt +12.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 573 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $244.20/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,294/hd at 530 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 729 747 967
Feeder cattle 729 747 967

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, and heifers were 6.00 - 12.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply. Long awaited rain fell across the Ozarks this weekend and improved some moisture concerns in the area as ponds re-filled and fall pastures have a chance to green up.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 292.50–307.50 $299.93 $1,011 —
390–395 393 3 292.00–302.00 $295.31 $1,161 +16.81
435–440 438 2 281.00–289.00 $284.98 $1,248 +8.37
460–495 473 11 271.00–282.00 $276.75 $1,309 +4.79
504–545 518 19 267.00–282.50 $277.10 $1,435 +11.78
550–590 570 20 257.00–278.00 $268.56 $1,531 +13.63
588 unweaned 588 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,523 —
603–645 613 26 233.00–252.00 $247.36 $1,516 -0.66
655–698 681 7 232.00–248.00 $242.24 $1,650 +4.11
715–725 723 4 226.00–241.00 $237.29 $1,716 +0.78
765–775 770 2 235.00–236.00 $235.50 $1,813 +2.15
850–885 864 4 210.00–225.00 $219.69 $1,898 +5.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 322.50–327.50 $325.03 $1,170 +10.65
401–423 406 9 295.00–302.00 $296.62 $1,204 —
475–481 480 5 292.00–296.00 $295.21 $1,417 —
510–525 520 10 286.00–301.00 $290.68 $1,512 —
643–647 647 10 258.00–261.00 $258.30 $1,671 -0.90
680–695 688 6 256.00–260.00 $257.98 $1,775 +6.81
723 723 14 249.50 $249.50 $1,804 +5.79
799 799 4 237.50 $237.50 $1,898 +0.04
800–835 818 2 228.00–233.00 $230.55 $1,886 +2.90
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–519 507 13 171.00–176.00 $172.57 $875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,247 -18.54
590 590 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 -13.00
645–647 647 4 223.00–225.00 $223.50 $1,446 -10.05
698 698 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,584 —
735 735 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,573 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 215.00 $215.00 $673 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 4 270.00–285.00 $280.13 $924 —
385 385 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,020 -3.11
420–445 433 5 259.00–261.00 $259.41 $1,123 +7.43
483–498 492 7 251.00–257.00 $254.13 $1,250 +15.02
505–548 530 19 242.00–247.00 $244.20 $1,294 +7.12
550–590 571 15 230.00–239.00 $235.25 $1,343 +4.40
600–635 613 12 220.00–235.00 $229.20 $1,405 +5.06
661–695 668 8 220.00–232.50 $229.53 $1,533 +8.02
720–730 728 4 215.00–225.00 $221.27 $1,611 -0.06
785 785 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,751 +7.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 426 8 286.00–288.00 $287.75 $1,226 +22.75
460–489 483 17 260.00–276.00 $264.72 $1,279 —
555–580 558 8 247.00–255.00 $253.96 $1,417 +14.13
610–646 635 17 240.00–243.50 $243.30 $1,545 +8.30
706 706 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,673 —
753 753 8 226.50 $226.50 $1,706 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 220.00 $220.00 $891 -10.52
465–490 478 9 235.00–247.00 $237.98 $1,138 +12.22
535 535 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 ±0.00
550 550 2 216.00–227.00 $221.50 $1,218 +8.94
630 630 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 -5.00
700–710 705 2 200.00–207.00 $203.48 $1,435 +11.14
775 775 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,519 —
800–805 803 2 186.00–190.00 $188.01 $1,510 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 5 307.00 $307.00 $1,210 +15.05
420–440 430 2 278.00–297.00 $287.28 $1,235 +14.99
485–498 494 3 276.00–285.00 $282.05 $1,393 +18.94
502–530 513 5 261.00–273.50 $268.34 $1,377 +10.01
563–586 574 15 250.00–269.00 $262.86 $1,509 +5.33
647 647 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,553 —
660 660 2 230.00–245.00 $237.50 $1,568 +6.19
700–725 715 4 225.00–228.00 $226.74 $1,621 +6.50
782 782 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,673 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 4 240.00–245.00 $243.75 $1,414 +18.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,411 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 180.00 $180.00 $686 —
412–445 426 13 176.00–193.00 $185.52 $790 —
461–475 470 13 170.00–194.00 $188.46 $886 —
515–535 520 4 170.00–189.00 $183.01 $952 —
552–593 574 20 160.00–186.00 $176.44 $1,013 —
600–635 609 6 155.00–180.00 $164.21 $1,000 —
650 650 3 154.50 $154.50 $1,004 —
720–748 740 4 137.00–170.00 $161.98 $1,199 —
755–772 766 24 163.00–170.00 $165.30 $1,266 —
844 844 10 176.00 $176.00 $1,485 —
855–878 857 46 145.00–194.00 $189.63 $1,625 —
900–929 924 12 160.00–174.00 $171.73 $1,587 —
976 976 28 165.00 $165.00 $1,610 —

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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.