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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 6, 2024

472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.87/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 621 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $240.18/cwt -2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 527 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.18/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 581 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 472 742 1,336
Feeder cattle 472 742 1,336

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves sold unevenly steady from 5.00 higher to 3.00 lower, and heifers sold with an unevenly steady undertone based on few weight comparisons. Demand was moderate to light on a light run this week after long awaited rains over the weekend and beginning of the week left some producers in the area with flooding and muddy conditions.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 310.00–320.00 $314.84 $976 -1.50
350–395 378 4 300.00–325.00 $313.83 $1,186 +23.83
405–440 425 6 280.00–297.50 $288.64 $1,227 -7.13
460–498 484 6 275.00–295.00 $284.12 $1,375 -3.35
523 unweaned 523 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,438 —
505–549 529 9 275.00–290.00 $284.62 $1,506 +9.36
550–599 581 19 266.00–278.00 $275.18 $1,599 +5.15
625–645 630 14 246.00–262.50 $254.92 $1,606 +2.11
680–693 690 14 233.00–244.00 $238.71 $1,647 -15.68
697 unweaned 697 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,603 -9.33
705–736 731 9 225.00–240.00 $236.40 $1,728 -3.85
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–325 314 3 332.50–335.00 $333.36 $1,047 +3.36
390–395 392 3 327.50–335.00 $330.02 $1,294 +3.99
407–439 428 10 327.50–342.50 $337.46 $1,444 —
477 unweaned 477 7 294.00 $294.00 $1,402 —
455–481 479 11 300.00–316.00 $314.62 $1,507 +12.07
515–540 532 3 297.00–299.00 $297.65 $1,583 -5.57
550–573 566 14 282.50–287.50 $286.33 $1,621 —
600–634 612 16 275.00–285.00 $279.07 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–497 493 6 260.00–277.50 $266.18 $1,312 -3.66
523 523 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,360 +15.11
655–672 661 3 220.00–222.00 $221.32 $1,463 -3.68
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 2 185.00 $185.00 $2,331 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 205.00 $205.00 $974 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 272.50–275.00 $273.39 $848 +5.36
355 355 4 280.00 $280.00 $994 —
449 unweaned 449 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,122 -10.00
485–495 489 5 252.00–270.00 $262.35 $1,283 +6.05
505–547 527 19 231.00–247.50 $240.18 $1,266 -3.08
553–593 576 12 230.00–244.00 $234.72 $1,352 -4.17
595 unweaned 595 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,333 -11.00
600–637 621 24 225.00–235.00 $230.87 $1,434 +2.29
718–733 725 8 213.00–223.00 $217.29 $1,575 +5.81
805–815 810 2 200.00–205.00 $202.52 $1,640 -6.09
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 300.00 $300.00 $924 —
385 385 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,155 -5.00
401–435 406 15 287.50–312.50 $295.99 $1,202 -0.56
450–483 465 17 272.00–297.00 $283.38 $1,318 +17.21
525–548 533 6 252.50–267.50 $257.64 $1,373 +4.49
725 725 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,668 -6.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 7 237.00 $237.00 $957 +13.17
450–485 462 3 215.00–230.00 $220.25 $1,018 -16.81
500–538 521 5 220.00–226.00 $222.30 $1,158 +4.60
550–575 566 9 200.00–222.00 $219.19 $1,241 -4.95
655–680 668 8 190.00–210.00 $197.42 $1,319 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,815 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 182.50 $182.50 $840 -20.77

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 522 8 261.00–277.50 $269.50 $1,407 +2.32
615–635 619 7 240.00–252.00 $247.53 $1,532 -0.79
685–698 692 6 220.00–226.00 $222.97 $1,543 -3.31
765–770 768 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,574 —
835 835 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,536 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603–606 605 7 260.00–264.00 $261.14 $1,580 —

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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.