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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 23, 2024

914 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 1-2 heifers $234.31/cwt -3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 574 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $288.35/cwt +3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 518 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.34/cwt +12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 630 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 914 866 746
Feeder cattle 914 866 746

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, lightweight steer calves under 550lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, and steers over 550lbs were steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers sold unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a 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
300–345 315 4 295.00–317.50 $311.73 $982 —
350–390 367 9 288.00–315.00 $297.90 $1,093 -7.05
400–440 416 5 278.00–294.00 $289.50 $1,204 +4.28
453–478 468 20 270.00–290.00 $275.99 $1,292 +0.34
510–541 526 22 270.00–281.00 $274.80 $1,445 +10.97
555–599 586 12 254.00–268.00 $264.33 $1,549 +4.46
600–648 630 29 243.00–260.00 $255.34 $1,609 +12.43
653–691 673 14 244.00–260.00 $250.77 $1,688 +3.68
708–720 712 3 244.00–245.00 $244.66 $1,742 +9.94
755–795 772 11 222.50–247.00 $237.06 $1,830 +6.91
861–898 880 19 209.00–225.00 $215.21 $1,894 —
903–936 921 9 205.00–208.50 $206.52 $1,902 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–369 367 7 322.50 $322.50 $1,184 +4.01
400–420 415 4 307.00–322.50 $318.77 $1,323 +7.77
457 unweaned 457 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,440 +27.00
504–517 513 31 290.00–296.00 $291.71 $1,496 +7.10
544 unweaned 544 6 271.00 $271.00 $1,474 —
555–568 564 4 269.00–272.00 $270.24 $1,524 -1.30
601–620 604 7 264.00–266.00 $265.71 $1,605 -3.23
613–643 unweaned 628 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,639 -3.00
655–691 685 10 258.00–268.00 $259.95 $1,781 +0.38
708–709 709 8 249.00–259.00 $252.75 $1,792 -0.36
815–821 817 15 238.00–243.00 $241.66 $1,974 -0.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 266.00 $266.00 $984 —
420–425 423 3 250.00–261.00 $253.64 $1,073 —
480–495 484 7 250.00–267.00 $254.53 $1,232 +3.53
510–545 523 3 240.00–255.00 $244.87 $1,281 +2.98
645 645 3 230.00–234.00 $232.67 $1,501 -2.33
762 762 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,638 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 313 5 275.00–295.00 $279.22 $874 -12.78
363–395 371 4 270.00–287.00 $274.52 $1,018 +1.57
405–449 434 25 245.00–267.00 $258.66 $1,123 -11.63
455–497 478 27 240.00–262.00 $251.26 $1,201 -10.67
500–540 529 4 230.00–240.00 $233.64 $1,236 -8.24
550 unweaned 550 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,276 —
553–598 578 35 230.00–240.00 $234.64 $1,356 -2.69
600–645 622 21 220.00–236.00 $231.95 $1,443 +2.80
650–697 676 23 214.00–230.50 $224.78 $1,520 -1.39
713–725 717 3 210.00–227.50 $221.60 $1,589 +0.36
755–780 771 4 214.00–226.00 $221.55 $1,708 -2.45
873 873 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,659 —
945 945 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,786 -9.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,239 +12.00
458–480 467 7 265.00–270.00 $266.88 $1,246 —
538–540 unweaned 539 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,294 —
555 555 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 +4.33
619 unweaned 619 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,436 -0.21
629–637 632 8 237.00–239.50 $237.94 $1,504 -2.81
670–687 676 8 233.00–246.00 $237.95 $1,609 +2.49
710–746 731 21 236.00–237.50 $236.62 $1,730 -0.38
770 770 9 229.00 $229.00 $1,763 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–440 419 14 226.00–240.00 $235.14 $985 -12.01
475 475 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,021 -20.99
522 522 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,117 -19.00
550–565 555 3 216.00–225.00 $220.29 $1,223 -6.26
640 640 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,318 —
672–675 673 4 200.00–214.00 $203.51 $1,370 —
788 788 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,576 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,099 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,162 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,011 —
360–395 378 2 270.00–292.00 $281.51 $1,064 —
430–438 435 3 283.00–285.00 $284.34 $1,237 +5.11
450–488 476 9 270.00–290.00 $276.21 $1,315 +6.86
518–540 524 7 258.00–270.00 $262.29 $1,374 +4.50
553–590 572 5 250.00–255.00 $252.19 $1,443 -7.12
625–643 637 6 225.00–253.00 $243.73 $1,553 +2.92
690–693 692 3 200.00–220.00 $213.35 $1,476 -19.58
700–746 732 12 195.00–220.00 $200.47 $1,467 -33.52
785–792 790 4 183.00–195.00 $192.02 $1,517 —
800–820 808 11 187.00–197.00 $192.41 $1,555 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 327.50 $327.50 $982 —
571 571 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,570 +5.00
617–620 617 10 257.00–262.00 $261.50 $1,613 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–498 489 5 250.00–264.00 $258.30 $1,263 —
518 518 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,088 —
615–621 619 7 216.00–218.00 $217.43 $1,346 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 184.00 $184.00 $984 —
555–585 566 5 170.00–180.00 $174.07 $985 —
632–635 633 4 175.00–185.00 $177.51 $1,124 —
678–683 680 5 150.00–170.00 $158.04 $1,075 —
700–742 716 96 170.00–206.00 $196.56 $1,407 —
760–784 780 12 175.00–180.00 $179.19 $1,398 —
805 805 2 150.00–175.00 $162.50 $1,308 —
855–868 867 16 162.00–175.00 $173.32 $1,503 —
1081 1081 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,676 —

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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.