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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 8, 2025

3,216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $269.82/cwt +13.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,070/hd at 767 lb · 281 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.96/cwt +21.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,726/hd at 621 lb · 250 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $312.32/cwt +30.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 622 lb · 211 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,216 789 353
Feeder cattle 3,216 789 353

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last feeder cattle sale 3 weeks ago, steers under 500lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone, and steers over 500lbs and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 20.00 higher. A very impressive, high quality run this week for the first feeder sale of the year at the SLMC. This sale was a yearling special sale, and debuted the first program value added cattle on the new silver and gold value added programs offered through the SLMC. Demand was very good on a heavy supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–347 326 10 400.00–420.00 $412.22 $1,344 +27.82
370–395 383 3 382.50–400.00 $390.93 $1,497 +26.65
410–423 419 12 377.50–420.00 $397.86 $1,667 +55.12
453–496 467 45 340.00–381.00 $359.38 $1,678 +30.23
522 value added 522 32 365.00 $365.00 $1,905 —
507–542 529 105 330.00–376.00 $348.77 $1,845 +32.57
558–593 576 50 305.00–336.00 $321.50 $1,852 +9.13
583 unweaned 583 43 309.50 $309.50 $1,804 +14.50
607 fancy 607 60 332.00 $332.00 $2,015 —
616–634 value added 624 40 303.50–319.00 $312.30 $1,949 —
603–648 630 111 290.00–315.00 $301.68 $1,901 +19.49
660–664 value added 662 40 287.00 $287.00 $1,900 —
650–698 677 163 282.00–307.50 $296.29 $2,006 +17.21
701–736 715 127 270.00–290.00 $274.85 $1,965 +7.29
750 unweaned 750 50 251.50–252.00 $251.55 $1,887 —
751–787 771 231 266.00–280.00 $273.78 $2,111 +17.78
812–819 816 46 263.00–265.00 $263.82 $2,153 —
824–844 value added 830 44 259.00–266.50 $264.07 $2,192 +19.07
860 860 11 250.00–255.00 $252.73 $2,173 —
925–945 939 14 230.00–237.00 $235.03 $2,207 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 value added 388 8 361.00 $361.00 $1,401 —
380–398 394 10 375.00–392.50 $388.38 $1,530 +51.36
405–435 416 8 327.50–362.50 $334.62 $1,392 +9.62
450–492 470 15 325.00–361.00 $336.41 $1,581 +22.39
507 value added 507 21 331.00 $331.00 $1,678 —
505–549 541 56 295.00–330.00 $318.15 $1,721 +15.50
560–598 584 21 280.00–292.50 $288.85 $1,687 +6.40
603–645 627 33 265.00–290.00 $282.18 $1,769 +12.17
653–694 678 44 261.00–287.00 $279.10 $1,892 +15.75
708–741 730 26 250.00–268.00 $263.10 $1,921 +21.01
753–798 779 17 240.00–260.00 $253.88 $1,978 +20.38
800–835 809 17 239.00–254.00 $249.70 $2,020 —
853–888 874 28 225.00–240.00 $232.57 $2,033 -3.43
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
837 value added 837 19 261.00 $261.00 $2,185 —
1084 1084 8 228.00 $228.00 $2,472 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,219 —
410 410 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,302 —
458–483 471 4 300.00–312.50 $306.08 $1,442 +39.76
528–548 538 10 265.00–294.00 $286.03 $1,539 +25.30
695–698 697 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,708 +14.00
807 807 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,727 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 —
880 880 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,786 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 339 12 330.00–334.00 $333.68 $1,131 +11.18
375–397 395 9 325.00–327.50 $325.26 $1,285 +9.74
401–420 402 30 310.00–340.00 $320.02 $1,286 —
408–437 value added 425 15 330.00–339.00 $333.45 $1,417 —
450 unweaned 450 17 303.00 $303.00 $1,364 +17.00
459 value added 459 17 345.00 $345.00 $1,584 —
453–498 479 41 302.50–339.00 $319.98 $1,533 +12.07
513–533 519 68 293.00–320.00 $309.19 $1,605 +18.64
519 fancy 519 15 330.00 $330.00 $1,713 —
551–599 565 36 277.50–296.00 $287.22 $1,623 +17.61
590 value added 590 31 282.50 $282.50 $1,667 —
618 value added 618 57 277.00 $277.00 $1,712 —
602–649 622 193 271.00–286.00 $278.25 $1,731 +19.58
663–685 675 102 260.50–272.00 $268.42 $1,812 +10.42
703–723 713 23 258.00–267.50 $262.84 $1,874 +7.84
718 unweaned 718 10 242.50 $242.50 $1,741 —
726–731 value added 729 47 252.50–262.00 $256.93 $1,873 —
759–788 774 16 236.00–254.00 $244.83 $1,895 +15.33
807 807 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,018 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 310.00–327.50 $319.02 $1,053 +9.02
350–370 360 2 305.00–315.00 $309.86 $1,115 +9.54
415–448 431 10 276.00–302.50 $289.46 $1,248 +4.61
455 value added 455 6 312.50–315.00 $313.75 $1,428 —
465–493 485 38 277.00–297.50 $293.76 $1,425 +18.72
500–548 529 74 270.00–290.00 $280.73 $1,485 +18.88
519–546 value added 544 89 277.50–278.50 $278.42 $1,515 —
554 value added 554 19 266.50 $266.50 $1,476 —
553–597 584 95 267.50–275.00 $271.82 $1,587 +14.21
595 unweaned 595 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,553 —
604–642 629 44 254.00–267.00 $260.05 $1,636 +20.32
662 value added 662 9 257.00 $257.00 $1,701 —
655–695 671 31 241.00–262.50 $251.06 $1,685 +20.99
715–731 725 16 220.00–237.50 $227.09 $1,646 +4.08
780–796 795 19 220.00–234.00 $233.28 $1,855 —
900–923 909 9 210.00–219.00 $215.88 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–435 422 6 255.00–290.00 $271.85 $1,147 +10.51
534 534 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,415 +32.35
563–593 576 9 239.00–247.50 $244.57 $1,409 +12.22
645 645 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 —
672 672 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,546 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–531 525 6 252.00–257.00 $253.63 $1,332 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
783 783 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,777 +2.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–426 421 24 232.50–235.00 $234.58 $988 —
498 498 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,135 —
516–547 535 20 205.00–224.00 $217.28 $1,162 —
592 592 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,154 —
600 600 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 —
723 723 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,374 —
773 773 49 205.00 $205.00 $1,585 —
865–896 892 42 168.00–191.00 $188.35 $1,680 —

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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.