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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 30, 2024

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $270.03/cwt +5.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 576 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.16/cwt +9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 511 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.60/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 578 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 742 914 515
Feeder cattle 742 914 515

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, and heavier weights sold with a steady undertone. Heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. 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
310–315 313 2 305.00–327.50 $316.34 $990 +4.61
398 398 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,154 -7.90
415–440 428 14 290.00–310.00 $295.77 $1,266 +6.27
455–480 463 26 285.00–300.00 $287.47 $1,331 +11.48
500–545 520 14 270.00–285.00 $275.26 $1,431 +0.46
550–589 576 39 263.00–277.50 $270.03 $1,555 +5.70
602–625 620 27 250.00–260.00 $252.81 $1,567 -2.53
653–665 659 9 247.50–257.50 $254.39 $1,676 +3.62
686–688 unweaned 687 6 239.00–240.00 $239.33 $1,644 —
700–733 713 21 230.00–249.00 $240.25 $1,713 -4.41
764 764 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,872 +7.94
834 834 8 229.50 $229.50 $1,914 —
993 993 2 209.50 $209.50 $2,080 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 332 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,096 —
355–363 361 5 320.00–327.50 $326.03 $1,177 +3.53
484–485 484 11 300.00–307.00 $302.55 $1,464 —
508–520 515 20 294.00–309.50 $303.22 $1,562 +11.51
516 unweaned 516 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,445 +9.00
555 unweaned 555 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 —
653–661 658 13 260.00–267.50 $262.86 $1,730 +2.91
664 unweaned 664 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,693 —
705–746 734 10 250.00–253.00 $252.14 $1,851 -0.61
817 817 12 239.00 $239.00 $1,953 -2.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 429 4 265.00–270.00 $266.18 $1,142 +12.54
465–495 480 2 265.00–275.00 $269.84 $1,295 +15.31
525–540 529 4 230.00–250.00 $244.89 $1,295 +0.02
550–575 563 2 249.00–250.00 $249.49 $1,405 —
685 685 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,541 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 5 265.00–275.00 $268.03 $874 -11.19
400–420 411 5 260.00–277.50 $272.95 $1,122 +14.29
438 unweaned 438 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,139 —
455–491 472 22 250.00–262.00 $256.30 $1,210 +5.04
503–508 unweaned 506 4 240.00–245.00 $242.51 $1,227 —
500–540 512 26 240.00–249.00 $243.26 $1,245 +9.62
555–590 576 25 230.00–246.00 $238.89 $1,376 +4.25
598 unweaned 598 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,405 —
605–630 613 7 225.00–232.50 $228.58 $1,401 -3.37
705–725 715 2 210.00–213.00 $211.48 $1,512 -10.12
823–843 828 8 206.00–209.50 $208.61 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,144 —
401–423 412 18 282.50–307.50 $296.55 $1,222 +1.55
480–484 484 9 266.00–267.50 $266.17 $1,288 -0.71
510–530 523 6 252.00–257.00 $253.15 $1,324 —
538 unweaned 538 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,350 +11.00
564–572 568 21 250.00–256.00 $252.63 $1,435 +2.63
605 unweaned 605 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,422 +3.00
617 617 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,512 +7.06
655–680 667 5 245.00–250.00 $246.96 $1,647 +9.01
705–735 725 3 235.00–240.00 $236.62 $1,715 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395–398 397 4 210.00–235.00 $222.45 $883 —
415–420 418 2 210.00–237.50 $223.83 $936 -11.31
465 unweaned 465 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,023 —
480–497 492 5 210.00–245.00 $237.06 $1,166 +22.06
502–530 511 9 210.00–220.00 $217.70 $1,112 +3.70
572–590 579 6 210.00–230.00 $224.14 $1,298 +3.85
735 735 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,396 —
932 932 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,631 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–457 456 6 198.00–230.00 $203.27 $927 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,030 +14.50
415–425 422 3 280.00–305.00 $288.20 $1,216 +3.86
443 unweaned 443 6 287.50 $287.50 $1,274 —
460–498 487 22 270.00–292.00 $277.97 $1,354 +1.76
500–539 525 17 260.00–277.00 $267.18 $1,403 +4.89
555–595 588 10 236.00–256.00 $247.12 $1,453 -5.07
600–645 631 17 235.00–255.00 $248.32 $1,567 +4.59
665–695 678 10 215.00–234.00 $226.28 $1,534 +12.93
872 872 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,452 —
607–614 unweaned 610 12 252.00–260.00 $256.64 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,163 —
473 473 2 267.00 $267.00 $1,263 +8.70
540 540 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,282 +27.50
553–575 557 5 220.00–237.00 $223.51 $1,245 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,032 —

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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.