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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 27, 2024

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $264.82/cwt +7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 525 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $285.41/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 520 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.64/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,453/hd at 527 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 3,198 1,466
Feeder cattle 325 3,198 1,466

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, receipts were too light this Thanksgiving holiday week for an adequate price comparison, but steers and heifers sold with a steady to firm undertone, and sold with good demand from buyers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 360 4 312.50–330.00 $317.06 $1,141 -7.43
421 421 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,335 +9.66
470–495 488 4 290.00–307.00 $295.86 $1,444 -5.25
510–540 517 10 281.00–297.50 $293.46 $1,517 +4.52
519–533 unweaned 525 7 270.00–279.00 $273.92 $1,438 —
600–610 605 2 265.00–268.00 $266.51 $1,612 —
665–685 682 7 245.00–255.00 $253.61 $1,730 -5.08
706–735 716 6 239.00–245.00 $240.71 $1,723 -6.29
788 788 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,954 -6.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 311 4 365.00–395.00 $380.12 $1,182 +25.93
365–390 378 2 350.00–385.00 $366.92 $1,387 +23.20
400–425 411 4 325.00–355.00 $336.63 $1,384 +10.12
450–478 471 4 322.50–330.00 $328.21 $1,546 +14.09
520–526 524 7 310.00–317.00 $315.02 $1,651 -3.29
565–590 575 12 286.00–305.00 $288.49 $1,659 -4.86
645 645 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,780 -1.76
655–695 672 3 265.00–276.00 $270.56 $1,818 -5.99
788–790 789 3 250.00–260.00 $256.66 $2,025 -3.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 265.00 $265.00 $994 -31.89
515 515 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,339 -2.16
685–695 692 3 215.00–228.00 $219.29 $1,517 -17.61
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,076 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 293.00 $293.00 $1,061 +5.99
443 443 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,229 -1.38
470–475 472 3 257.50–265.00 $262.48 $1,239 -6.89
500–534 523 19 255.00–268.00 $265.59 $1,389 +8.74
545 unweaned 545 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,403 —
565–598 584 5 230.00–257.50 $246.37 $1,439 -4.65
630–635 634 5 220.00–237.00 $233.62 $1,481 -3.26
650–698 668 7 222.00–234.00 $226.77 $1,515 -7.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–348 323 5 327.50–335.00 $331.77 $1,072 +2.53
362–395 370 4 313.00–340.00 $320.20 $1,185 +9.10
430 430 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,333 +0.75
517–545 524 9 270.00–287.00 $283.03 $1,483 +12.95
534 unweaned 534 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,383 —
560 560 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 -0.67
608–625 611 5 245.00–260.00 $248.07 $1,516 -3.84
670–688 685 7 245.00–246.00 $245.86 $1,684 -0.48
750 750 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,762 -2.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 285.00 $285.00 $898 —
493–495 494 3 245.00–250.00 $248.33 $1,227 +7.23
500–530 510 3 220.00–228.00 $222.77 $1,136 -13.23
695 695 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,390 -15.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 230.00 $230.00 $720 —
375 375 3 235.00 $235.00 $881 -19.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 6 332.50 $332.50 $1,313 —
500–530 515 2 284.00–290.00 $286.91 $1,478 +25.74
580–590 585 2 255.00–271.00 $262.93 $1,538 —
648 648 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,659 +1.97
655–675 666 10 244.00–260.00 $246.70 $1,643 +14.21
725–730 728 2 223.00–225.00 $224.00 $1,631 —
825–835 830 2 175.00–188.00 $181.54 $1,507 -15.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–397 387 10 345.00–350.00 $346.92 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–412 411 5 260.00–285.00 $269.97 $1,110 —
464 464 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,125 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,104 —
605 605 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,137 —
735 735 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,345 —

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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.