Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

1,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.77/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 676 lb · 68 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $257.05/cwt +10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 576 lb · 47 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $263.03/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,394/hd at 530 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,182	325	1,629
Feeder cattle	1,182	325	1,629

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the best test of 450lb - 700lb steers sold mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher and heifers were 5.00 to 9.00 higher based on limited comparisons from last weeks light run. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	328	3	342.50–350.00	$345.81	$1,134	—
370–398	381	7	327.50–342.50	$337.45	$1,286	+20.39
405–445	424	12	317.00–335.00	$327.96	$1,391	+10.96
450–498	479	21	305.00–325.00	$315.16	$1,510	+19.30
515–548	530	18	281.00–308.00	$299.30	$1,586	+5.84
545 unweaned	545	3	279.00	$279.00	$1,521	+5.08
550–593	580	32	271.00–294.00	$286.45	$1,661	—
615 unweaned	615	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,550	—
600–645	633	23	255.00–276.00	$267.49	$1,693	+0.98
650–695	676	68	250.00–269.00	$255.77	$1,729	+2.16
705–749	735	38	239.00–256.00	$247.57	$1,820	+6.86
755–795	773	17	236.00–250.00	$246.00	$1,902	-2.00
800–846	831	14	225.00–240.00	$231.02	$1,920	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,151	-10.12
360–390	378	8	350.00–360.00	$354.43	$1,340	-12.49
407–425	414	26	340.00–360.00	$353.89	$1,465	+17.26
462 fancy	462	5	385.00	$385.00	$1,779	—
450–493	474	20	327.50–345.00	$332.68	$1,577	+4.47
513 fancy	513	7	337.00	$337.00	$1,729	—
505–543	526	8	310.00–315.00	$311.96	$1,641	-3.06
515–540 unweaned	536	7	306.00–309.00	$306.41	$1,642	—
555–591	581	36	295.00–305.00	$298.39	$1,734	+9.90
618 unweaned	618	2	274.00	$274.00	$1,693	—
600–648	620	20	279.00–287.50	$281.77	$1,747	+5.77
651–668 unweaned	657	6	260.00–271.00	$267.27	$1,756	—
650–685	668	7	270.00–281.00	$277.71	$1,855	+7.15
702–720	708	9	265.00–266.00	$265.66	$1,881	—
708 unweaned	708	6	251.00	$251.00	$1,777	—
800–810	803	6	253.00–270.00	$257.03	$2,064	—
860	860	2	243.00	$243.00	$2,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	4	275.00	$275.00	$957	—
448	448	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,277	—
500–510	503	9	227.50–250.00	$242.40	$1,219	-17.60
555–595	578	5	235.00–255.00	$246.03	$1,422	—
623	623	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,558	—
665–695	677	8	220.00–245.00	$238.79	$1,617	+19.50
727–730	728	4	227.00–230.00	$227.75	$1,658	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
693	693	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,629	—
742	742	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,677	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,928	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	2	282.00	$282.00	$1,418	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,076	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–378	365	5	290.00–307.50	$294.93	$1,076	+1.93
370 unweaned	370	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,073	—
400–440	425	8	275.00–300.00	$287.89	$1,224	+10.39
456 unweaned	456	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,208	—
450–490	465	19	260.00–283.00	$267.74	$1,245	+5.26
500–549	529	37	252.50–272.00	$263.09	$1,392	-2.50
548 unweaned	548	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,436	+4.50
573 unweaned	573	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,432	—
555–599	577	41	250.00–262.50	$258.08	$1,489	+11.71
600–645	624	22	230.00–243.00	$239.72	$1,496	+6.10
655–695	676	20	220.00–239.00	$231.39	$1,564	+4.62
703–720	705	11	230.00–233.00	$232.72	$1,641	—
755–793	785	14	215.00–230.00	$226.10	$1,775	—
803–848	815	12	205.00–224.00	$218.67	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	347.50	$347.50	$1,164	+15.73
360–390	365	13	315.00–322.50	$318.13	$1,161	-2.07
408–446	425	18	310.00–326.00	$316.45	$1,345	+6.45
450–472	466	25	316.00–330.00	$319.94	$1,491	—
506–525	516	12	291.00–296.00	$293.45	$1,514	+10.42
535 unweaned	535	7	270.00	$270.00	$1,444	+11.00
558–577	569	17	266.00–273.00	$269.37	$1,533	+9.37
615 unweaned	615	4	243.00	$243.00	$1,494	—
613–645	626	10	255.00–260.00	$257.94	$1,615	+9.87
650–683 unweaned	655	13	237.00–238.00	$237.84	$1,558	—
650–663	662	10	241.00–245.50	$245.06	$1,622	-0.80
705–735	729	15	234.00–235.00	$234.06	$1,706	—
800–811	809	7	226.00	$226.00	$1,828	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	5	265.00–275.00	$268.02	$839	-16.98
405–445	421	7	250.00–277.50	$260.01	$1,095	—
485–490	488	3	245.00–255.00	$251.69	$1,228	+3.36
500–530	519	10	235.00–245.00	$241.52	$1,253	+18.75
580–595	592	8	225.00–236.00	$230.35	$1,364	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,303	—
563	563	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,357	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	220.00	$220.00	$986	—
565	565	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,232	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471 unweaned	471	6	330.00	$330.00	$1,554	—
500–534	526	9	300.00	$300.00	$1,578	—
582 unweaned	582	12	292.00	$292.00	$1,699	—
615	615	15	280.50	$280.50	$1,725	—
713 unweaned	713	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,676	—
738	738	11	241.00	$241.00	$1,779	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–387	377	7	310.00–345.00	$336.66	$1,269	+4.16
490–498	496	4	282.50–295.00	$285.59	$1,417	—
520–537	533	4	282.00–292.50	$284.56	$1,517	-2.35
552–598	577	22	269.00–287.00	$280.35	$1,618	+17.42
690–695	693	2	235.00–239.00	$236.99	$1,642	-9.71
715–740	722	5	234.00–239.00	$235.59	$1,701	+11.59
840	840	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,697	+20.46
898	898	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,697	—
910–935	923	2	184.00–185.00	$184.49	$1,703	—

↑ Back to top

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.