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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 22, 2021

334 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.24/cwt +9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 562 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.89/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 516 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.59/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 530 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 334 2,724 0
Feeder cattle 334 2,724 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, too little supply of feeders for a market trend. The best test of 500-600lb steers traded with a firm undertone. Supply was light and demand was moderate for the last feeder sale of the year at the SLMC.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 318 5 160.00–177.00 $169.66 $540 -17.72
355–368 364 3 165.00–175.00 $171.75 $625 -14.90
418–438 431 8 154.00–166.00 $161.63 $697 -8.16
485–496 494 7 158.00–164.00 $163.16 $806 -11.71
516–518 516 19 162.00–163.00 $162.89 $841 -0.78
560–587 572 7 155.00–166.00 $161.16 $922 +5.03
608–638 626 5 158.00–159.00 $158.61 $993 +9.60
828–845 837 4 131.50–134.00 $132.76 $1,111 -7.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–385 368 8 184.00–207.00 $204.00 $751 —
468 468 4 181.00 $181.00 $847 -1.25
534–549 544 12 172.00–179.00 $176.71 $961 -2.14
552–595 562 21 167.00–177.50 $175.24 $985 +9.16
614–620 617 8 168.50–171.00 $169.76 $1,047 +3.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–368 366 5 125.00–139.00 $135.85 $497 —
400 400 2 144.00 $144.00 $576 —
462 unweaned 462 3 115.00 $115.00 $531 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 74.00–80.00 $77.09 $258 —
350–395 373 2 94.00 $94.00 $351 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 338 3 146.00–150.00 $147.62 $499 —
350–393 372 12 138.00–148.00 $143.85 $535 +0.91
402 402 3 142.00 $142.00 $571 -1.64
460–493 476 11 128.00–151.00 $144.63 $688 +8.25
505–548 530 13 131.00–148.00 $142.59 $756 +2.03
565–598 581 12 126.00–144.00 $134.08 $779 -5.62
600–640 616 9 128.00–136.00 $133.19 $820 -7.15
693 693 3 126.00 $126.00 $873 -6.82
835 835 5 117.50 $117.50 $981 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–471 470 8 155.00–157.00 $156.25 $734 -4.24
715 715 5 136.50 $136.50 $976 -4.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 96.00–105.00 $100.29 $374 -29.95
415–422 420 4 112.00–125.00 $121.79 $512 -3.30
525 525 3 110.00 $110.00 $578 -15.00
665–685 675 2 90.00–105.00 $97.39 $657 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–530 522 3 157.00–164.00 $159.26 $831 +4.38
550–590 572 6 131.00–162.00 $151.00 $864 +11.47
620 620 3 146.00 $146.00 $905 +7.93
735 735 3 125.00 $125.00 $919 -7.29
998 998 2 102.00 $102.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 10 177.00 $177.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 128.00 $128.00 $589 -12.06

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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.