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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 18, 2024

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.17/cwt -16.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 477 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $316.20/cwt -5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 528 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $282.45/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 576 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 1,387 431
Feeder cattle 789 1,387 431

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 550lbs sold with a weaker undertone, and steers over 550lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers sold unevenly steady from 7.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–325 317 3 375.00–402.50 $384.40 $1,219 +4.63
358–395 378 8 360.00–370.00 $364.28 $1,377 -9.03
400–428 419 3 330.00–370.00 $342.74 $1,436 —
464 unweaned 464 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,489 —
471–485 474 9 325.00–332.00 $329.15 $1,560 -11.43
504–545 528 33 307.50–327.00 $316.20 $1,670 -7.15
555–579 573 16 299.00–320.00 $312.37 $1,790 +13.01
587 unweaned 587 12 295.00 $295.00 $1,732 —
600–640 617 14 278.00–287.50 $282.19 $1,741 +0.46
664–686 681 26 270.50–281.50 $279.08 $1,901 +4.21
705–734 722 19 256.00–271.50 $267.56 $1,932 +5.54
794 794 7 256.00 $256.00 $2,033 +1.00
840 value added 840 10 245.00 $245.00 $2,058 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–343 337 3 325.00–350.00 $341.96 $1,152 +2.08
363–390 373 6 325.00–349.00 $337.02 $1,257 -1.48
420 420 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,365 +0.70
455–493 469 10 302.50–320.00 $314.02 $1,473 +2.54
503–520 509 14 290.00–309.50 $302.65 $1,540 +5.73
542 unweaned 542 8 290.00 $290.00 $1,572 —
550–595 576 30 270.00–293.00 $282.45 $1,627 +5.47
605–645 620 19 257.50–277.00 $270.01 $1,674 -2.49
670–695 685 5 257.00–268.50 $263.35 $1,804 -3.71
700–749 733 14 238.00–248.00 $242.09 $1,775 -10.10
752–798 779 15 230.00–252.00 $233.50 $1,819 -3.16
803 unweaned 803 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,759 —
851 851 11 236.00 $236.00 $2,008 —
915 915 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,940 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 469 4 245.00–275.00 $266.32 $1,249 -19.32
520–530 527 3 252.50–277.50 $260.73 $1,374 -10.78
575–598 592 9 227.50–255.00 $246.75 $1,461 +2.77
675 675 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,559 -4.99
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 5 225.00 $225.00 $680 —
425 425 5 220.00 $220.00 $935 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,145 —
600 600 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,434 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 322.50 $322.50 $1,064 —
360–398 381 10 310.00–320.00 $315.52 $1,202 -6.15
415–449 443 8 314.00–317.50 $315.73 $1,399 -10.16
453–485 473 20 293.00–320.00 $307.91 $1,456 -6.87
483 unweaned 483 16 286.00 $286.00 $1,381 —
501–548 518 26 281.00–294.00 $290.55 $1,505 -1.17
559–570 561 6 268.00–277.50 $269.61 $1,513 -2.75
562–581 unweaned 573 16 261.00–263.00 $262.14 $1,502 —
600 unweaned 600 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,452 -8.00
600–640 624 18 249.00–266.00 $258.67 $1,614 +0.78
686 686 5 258.00 $258.00 $1,770 +7.69
710 710 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,810 +17.13
753 753 8 229.50 $229.50 $1,728 -7.14
858 858 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,836 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 310.00 $310.00 $961 +2.42
352–393 367 8 290.00–305.00 $300.32 $1,102 +4.63
397 unweaned 397 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,102 —
410–442 436 12 275.00–290.00 $284.85 $1,242 +1.11
448 unweaned 448 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,254 —
451–495 475 15 260.00–281.00 $275.04 $1,306 -1.49
500–545 526 11 252.50–272.00 $261.85 $1,377 -5.58
560–585 569 14 248.00–267.50 $257.61 $1,466 +0.01
600–640 619 20 226.00–248.00 $239.73 $1,484 +0.45
655–690 675 9 220.00–235.50 $230.07 $1,553 -1.46
710–747 726 18 210.00–230.00 $223.01 $1,619 -0.25
800 800 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 -14.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 275.00 $275.00 $962 —
435–440 438 3 260.00–262.00 $261.34 $1,145 +9.46
475–485 478 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,171 -5.82
535–540 538 2 222.20–243.00 $232.65 $1,252 -13.12
552–558 554 5 221.00–240.00 $232.35 $1,287 —
720 720 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,361 -7.21
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 207.50 $207.50 $981 —
515 515 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,120 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 215.00 $215.00 $909 +21.00
515 515 2 165.00 $165.00 $850 -16.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,110 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 312.50 $312.50 $1,281 +5.72
470–475 473 2 312.50–322.50 $317.47 $1,502 +18.03
525–548 540 10 261.00–292.00 $279.85 $1,511 +2.49
569–575 570 10 270.00–290.00 $282.09 $1,608 +10.72
608 608 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,687 —
655–683 674 3 225.00–257.50 $246.97 $1,665 -13.75
703–735 719 4 232.00–239.00 $235.58 $1,694 +1.00
780 780 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,755 —
810–829 825 5 206.00–219.00 $216.45 $1,786 —
853 853 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,766 +15.24
923–935 927 5 181.00–191.00 $185.98 $1,724 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,556 —
685 685 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,867 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,281 +27.00

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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.