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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

862 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.93/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 613 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $263.67/cwt -3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,520/hd at 576 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.04/cwt +2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 673 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 862 729 469
Feeder cattle 862 729 469

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,044 +0.07
355–370 364 5 280.00–297.50 $289.09 $1,052 -6.22
400–445 426 9 270.00–289.00 $277.40 $1,182 -7.58
465–482 479 6 269.00–288.00 $279.54 $1,339 +2.79
505–545 518 18 265.00–281.00 $274.37 $1,421 -2.73
527 unweaned 527 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,365 —
553–590 576 27 259.00–275.00 $265.35 $1,528 -3.21
578 unweaned 578 8 258.00 $258.00 $1,491 -1.00
600–648 613 15 248.00–256.00 $253.17 $1,552 +5.81
611–648 unweaned 623 9 240.00–245.00 $243.27 $1,516 —
660–684 673 34 236.00–250.00 $245.04 $1,649 +2.80
713–745 722 5 235.00–248.00 $241.13 $1,741 +3.84
813–815 813 10 224.00–230.00 $229.40 $1,865 —
922 922 5 214.00 $214.00 $1,973 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 3 327.50 $327.50 $992 —
400–444 435 5 291.00–296.00 $295.08 $1,284 -1.54
455–495 468 3 288.00–299.00 $295.12 $1,381 -0.09
475 unweaned 475 5 283.00 $283.00 $1,344 —
510–526 521 10 282.00–293.00 $285.23 $1,486 -5.45
544 unweaned 544 7 278.00 $278.00 $1,512 —
589–590 589 11 278.00 $278.00 $1,637 —
603–636 625 12 257.00–267.00 $260.93 $1,631 +2.63
665 665 4 255.00–260.00 $258.75 $1,721 +0.77
709–735 721 17 248.00–249.00 $248.48 $1,792 -1.02
805–828 810 24 239.00–243.00 $241.99 $1,960 +11.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 260.00 $260.00 $806 —
455–480 468 5 220.00–255.00 $234.88 $1,099 —
615–635 623 4 212.00–237.00 $223.56 $1,393 +0.06
680–692 690 6 218.00–232.00 $229.70 $1,585 +2.70
740 740 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,635 +7.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004 1004 4 198.50 $198.50 $1,993 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–330 328 5 280.00–285.00 $281.00 $922 +0.87
350–390 366 4 262.00–267.00 $264.10 $967 -0.90
408–445 430 9 259.00–276.00 $268.80 $1,156 +9.39
450–484 476 21 257.00–271.00 $263.85 $1,256 +9.72
500–543 517 16 235.00–251.00 $241.34 $1,248 -2.86
553–595 570 18 231.00–246.00 $240.12 $1,369 +4.87
580 unweaned 580 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,375 —
605 unweaned 605 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,385 —
600–645 614 35 230.00–240.00 $233.27 $1,432 +4.07
650–699 671 27 225.00–230.00 $227.35 $1,526 -2.18
705–740 727 5 210.00–227.00 $215.29 $1,565 -5.98
774 774 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,664 -8.00
880–895 890 3 208.50–212.00 $209.65 $1,866 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,214 +1.25
475 unweaned 475 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,302 —
555–570 568 13 253.00–255.00 $254.85 $1,448 +0.89
602–612 606 8 240.00–244.00 $241.51 $1,464 -1.79
653–698 678 22 234.00–246.00 $240.19 $1,628 —
709–749 733 10 236.00–238.00 $237.23 $1,739 +0.23
757–760 757 17 233.00–236.00 $233.18 $1,765 +6.68
828 828 20 229.00 $229.00 $1,896 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 260.00 $260.00 $853 —
363 363 2 240.00 $240.00 $871 —
443 443 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,108 —
470–498 480 7 222.00–245.00 $233.53 $1,121 -4.45
525–540 533 3 215.00–231.00 $225.41 $1,201 +5.41
580–585 583 2 214.00–220.00 $216.99 $1,265 -4.51
640–645 643 7 210.00–219.00 $212.43 $1,366 +2.43
660 660 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,373 —
715–740 732 3 196.00–200.00 $197.30 $1,444 -6.18
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 202.00 $202.00 $879 —
560 560 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,064 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028 1028 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,912 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–310 305 5 300.00–310.00 $305.94 $933 —
380–390 385 3 290.00–295.00 $292.00 $1,124 -15.00
403–431 423 7 269.00–289.00 $283.56 $1,199 -3.72
463–478 473 9 265.00–271.00 $269.25 $1,274 -12.80
500–549 529 14 251.00–269.00 $260.18 $1,376 -8.16
550–555 553 6 253.00–266.00 $255.82 $1,415 -7.04
610–645 620 4 233.00–241.00 $236.06 $1,464 -3.94
655–693 671 19 223.00–240.00 $229.40 $1,539 -8.10
715 715 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,637 +2.26
750–780 760 6 227.00–230.00 $228.68 $1,738 +14.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,126 —
455–476 472 5 253.00–254.00 $253.19 $1,195 —
623 623 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,371 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,302 -11.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
682 682 72 207.50 $207.50 $1,415 +53.00

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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.