Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

1,795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.72/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 578 lb · 88 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $158.47/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 728 lb · 83 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.95/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 514 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,795	3,405	2,231
Feeder cattle	1,795	3,405	2,231

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 600lbs traded 2.00 to 8.00 lower, and steers over 600lbs traded steady. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady from 3.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	10	189.00	$189.00	$656	-4.83
415–443	436	15	182.00–186.00	$184.97	$806	-9.92
451–498	472	32	178.50–195.00	$186.90	$882	-2.97
508–543	517	21	177.00–187.00	$180.78	$935	-10.64
556–589	578	88	164.50–178.50	$173.72	$1,004	-2.61
605–647	624	51	157.00–177.00	$169.37	$1,057	+0.07
665 unweaned	665	6	147.50	$147.50	$981	—
650–695	672	36	157.00–170.25	$162.14	$1,090	-0.56
705–747	728	83	149.50–161.50	$158.47	$1,154	+0.32
776–784	781	19	153.00–154.50	$153.63	$1,200	+0.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–397	387	15	167.00–186.50	$183.90	$712	+2.41
408–445	420	30	170.00–181.00	$178.29	$749	+15.72
455–498	472	23	159.00–175.00	$167.51	$791	-7.71
511–549	532	39	153.00–173.50	$160.93	$856	-6.90
550–591	573	27	144.00–161.00	$154.20	$884	-6.44
603–635	615	24	140.00–155.00	$151.85	$934	-4.64
650–675	658	12	139.00–152.00	$148.13	$975	-4.46
700–730	717	22	140.00–148.50	$143.91	$1,032	-6.14
750–790	763	5	130.00–144.00	$138.40	$1,056	-9.88
833–840	834	5	134.50–138.00	$135.20	$1,128	-10.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–337	315	13	130.00–144.00	$139.60	$440	—
365–370	368	6	147.00–160.00	$151.29	$557	+1.29
403–448	429	11	130.00–150.00	$141.13	$605	—
475–498	488	9	130.00–150.00	$142.99	$698	+2.62
513–538	528	8	130.00–140.00	$133.67	$706	—
560–595	585	6	125.00–141.00	$132.21	$773	-12.79
725–743	735	4	116.00–125.00	$121.53	$893	—
760–768	766	5	100.00–110.00	$108.02	$827	—
830	830	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,038	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	6	140.00	$140.00	$704	—
923	923	4	139.50	$139.50	$1,288	—
1075–1090	1085	3	110.00–127.00	$121.39	$1,317	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–393	393	18	161.50–170.00	$169.53	$666	-4.47
413–445	427	18	158.00–164.00	$160.74	$686	-4.83
453–486	470	60	157.00–168.00	$163.14	$767	+4.05
504 fancy	504	42	165.00	$165.00	$832	—
502–544	526	34	150.00–165.00	$160.42	$844	+5.76
550–580	564	22	149.00–154.50	$152.33	$859	+4.27
601–617	615	52	143.00–155.00	$151.29	$930	-0.13
659–699	679	53	146.50–150.00	$148.44	$1,008	-0.25
713–728	725	39	139.50–144.00	$143.09	$1,037	-1.00
800	800	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–340	318	32	144.00–160.00	$154.10	$490	—
350–395	371	26	140.00–158.00	$149.50	$555	—
400–445	422	12	141.00–151.00	$143.91	$607	+2.74
454–485	464	23	135.00–155.00	$138.89	$644	-11.90
506–543	519	26	135.00–146.00	$140.93	$731	-3.50
553–591	572	26	129.00–145.00	$137.89	$789	-5.77
608–635	621	52	129.00–145.00	$134.90	$838	-7.41
656–690	665	21	123.50–140.50	$136.26	$906	-0.46
715–738	727	5	115.00–128.00	$120.87	$879	-6.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–349	342	8	120.00–140.00	$130.20	$445	-3.65
372–393	386	8	130.00–135.00	$134.39	$519	+5.36
413–445	420	5	105.00–120.00	$114.07	$479	—
470–485	480	6	108.00–130.00	$121.41	$583	-5.63
650–678	669	3	120.00	$120.00	$803	±0.00
705–730	715	6	90.00–105.00	$97.75	$699	-17.25

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–565	555	5	140.00–142.00	$140.80	$781	—
658–668	661	6	128.00–129.50	$128.99	$853	—
755–763	760	5	125.00–130.00	$128.01	$973	—
925–945	933	5	102.00–103.00	$102.59	$957	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	430	3	103.00	$103.00	$443	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–387	365	14	176.00–183.00	$179.95	$657	—
402–442	415	9	150.00–156.00	$153.87	$639	—
480–495	488	6	159.00–161.00	$159.98	$781	+2.73
505–548	532	10	140.00–156.00	$148.91	$792	-5.01
553–562	557	12	140.00–145.00	$142.98	$796	+3.33
600–648	610	13	141.00–148.00	$146.25	$892	+5.31
665–690	678	8	134.00–143.50	$140.79	$955	+7.48
705–745	734	5	120.00–141.00	$130.69	$959	-0.25
753–794	782	7	117.00–128.00	$124.97	$977	-3.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	28	203.00	$203.00	$810	—
401–420	407	6	176.00–185.00	$179.09	$729	—
477	477	9	174.00	$174.00	$830	—
724	724	7	141.00	$141.00	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	384	5	125.00–141.00	$137.15	$527	+11.00
435–443	440	6	120.00–145.00	$136.77	$602	—
454–498	475	9	100.00–125.00	$117.23	$557	-22.77
555–595	575	6	124.00–130.00	$127.10	$731	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	5	105.00	$105.00	$411	—
454	454	5	105.00	$105.00	$477	—
538–540	539	21	70.00–112.00	$103.31	$557	—
633	633	6	109.00	$109.00	$690	—
821–834	829	10	104.00–105.00	$104.60	$867	—
877–883	882	25	101.00–111.00	$109.81	$969	—
964	964	10	101.00	$101.00	$974	—
1023	1023	7	104.00	$104.00	$1,064	—

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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.