Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

2,724 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.31/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 827 lb · 183 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.43/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 785 lb · 135 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.68/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 634 lb · 130 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,724 2,151 1,083
Feeder cattle 2,724 2,151 1,083

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mainly steady to 4.00 higher. A heavy supply of feeder cattle this week with several groups of high quality yearling cattle in the offering. Demand was moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–430 423 8 186.00–194.00 $190.95 $808 +4.42
463–491 483 13 181.00–183.00 $182.25 $880 -0.82
506–512 thin fleshed 509 15 192.50–193.00 $192.77 $981 —
500–542 529 69 171.00–190.00 $178.85 $946 +8.29
555–596 584 86 161.00–169.00 $166.08 $970 +0.47
606–645 634 130 161.00–171.00 $166.68 $1,057 +4.24
655 fancy 655 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,114 —
650–692 675 57 153.50–167.00 $158.50 $1,070 +4.16
703–748 716 22 152.00–159.00 $156.00 $1,117 +20.00
783 783 18 144.50 $144.50 $1,131 -9.85
755–798 785 117 150.00–160.50 $158.27 $1,242 +3.92
803–838 827 183 149.50–159.00 $156.31 $1,293 +3.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–339 335 7 180.00–197.50 $187.38 $628 —
365–390 377 11 172.00–194.00 $186.65 $704 +15.37
405–448 432 18 160.00–178.00 $169.79 $733 -6.65
455–493 481 36 170.00–178.00 $174.87 $841 +9.72
505–548 525 44 152.00–169.00 $163.67 $859 +7.33
555–598 581 51 150.00–163.00 $156.13 $907 +6.31
609–648 630 64 145.00–158.00 $149.01 $939 +5.02
650–668 659 33 136.00–152.50 $149.72 $987 +4.42
670 value added 670 10 145.00 $145.00 $972 —
704–737 725 36 137.00–151.00 $147.41 $1,069 +4.02
760–778 762 61 139.00–149.50 $147.81 $1,126 +9.28
805–847 831 14 135.00–142.00 $140.24 $1,165 —
864 864 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–319 319 8 130.00–140.00 $132.49 $423 -20.48
520 520 6 130.00–140.00 $138.33 $719 +1.09
555–595 575 4 120.00–145.00 $132.93 $764 +3.89
620–648 633 11 120.00–140.00 $133.93 $848 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601–646 629 15 135.00–150.00 $139.66 $878 -0.34
999 999 9 127.50 $127.50 $1,274 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 12 175.50 $175.50 $934 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 421 5 80.00–100.00 $91.54 $385 —
651–675 659 6 90.00–110.00 $103.17 $680 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–348 345 8 153.00–161.00 $155.96 $538 +4.96
360–386 380 22 153.00–166.00 $164.07 $623 +4.06
403–435 409 6 152.00–165.00 $159.65 $653 +3.22
463–483 471 37 154.00–165.50 $160.49 $756 +5.69
488 unweaned 488 8 142.00 $142.00 $693 —
518–549 534 77 148.00–164.50 $157.27 $840 +3.74
550–568 558 47 148.25–155.00 $152.03 $848 -1.14
617 fancy 617 14 157.00 $157.00 $969 —
600–638 622 35 143.00–148.00 $147.13 $915 +2.34
632 value added 632 17 145.50 $145.50 $920 —
660–690 667 25 139.00–147.50 $145.35 $969 +6.65
702–716 710 46 135.50–145.50 $140.62 $998 —
795 795 19 144.00 $144.00 $1,145 +8.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–398 379 21 139.00–150.00 $142.94 $542 -1.21
413–449 433 24 131.00–147.00 $143.64 $622 -1.04
450–491 475 50 130.00–147.00 $136.38 $648 -0.99
500–546 525 77 130.00–148.00 $140.56 $738 +1.84
551–589 573 93 130.00–148.00 $139.70 $800 +3.42
611–635 624 25 135.00–145.00 $140.34 $876 +7.50
624 value added 624 5 145.00 $145.00 $905 —
650–697 678 30 121.00–139.00 $132.82 $901 +7.37
705–730 719 6 124.00–134.00 $129.81 $933 +6.50
750–780 754 7 118.00–125.50 $124.39 $938 —
855–878 872 7 115.00–120.00 $116.26 $1,014 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 4 141.00 $141.00 $966 —
732 732 7 128.50 $128.50 $941 —
910–942 940 31 110.00–128.00 $110.84 $1,042 —
1125 1125 3 90.50 $90.50 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–349 322 5 125.00–135.00 $132.11 $425 —
353–379 366 10 125.00–132.00 $130.24 $477 +1.50
430–445 438 6 120.00–130.00 $125.09 $548 +5.13
460–465 463 6 110.00–125.00 $117.29 $543 +0.98
510–517 513 7 125.00 $125.00 $641 +3.01
603 603 4 120.00 $120.00 $724 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 7 152.00 $152.00 $904 —
838 838 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,156 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 4 85.00 $85.00 $547 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 177.50 $177.50 $568 —
350–380 363 5 167.00–180.00 $172.11 $625 —
415–440 431 6 159.00–175.00 $168.82 $728 +0.82
475–499 486 25 151.00–170.00 $161.24 $784 -6.41
503–518 512 12 149.00–158.00 $154.88 $793 +1.03
553–597 575 31 130.00–148.00 $139.53 $802 +2.28
600–642 631 17 125.00–143.00 $138.07 $871 +3.12
650–699 677 16 130.00–136.00 $133.24 $902 +6.98
713–740 724 10 120.00–135.00 $132.29 $958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
410–425 419 5 129.00–150.00 $141.78 $594 —
455–489 475 10 135.00–149.00 $140.06 $665 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–468 459 6 170.00–174.00 $172.64 $792 -0.01
551 551 5 152.00 $152.00 $838 -5.50

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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.