Springfield feeder cattle summary

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center, Springfield, Missouri, reported receipts of 547 head of feeder cattle selling on Jan. 27, compared to 1,129 head on Jan. 20 and 548 head a year ago, according to the USDA-Missouri Department of Agriculture Market News, Jefferson City, Missouri.

The supply was not sufficient to establish a market trend due to snow and muddy conditions. There were 125 head of 833-pound steers trading at $134.85 per hundredweight. In the Holstein steer sale, 55 head weighing 995 pounds were trading at $90.75 per hundredweight. The supply was light with moderate demand. The supply included 100% feeder cattle with 36% steers, 16% was dairy steers, 43% was heifers and 5% was bulls. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 84%.