Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 19, 2022

1,141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.30/cwt -4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 676 lb · 68 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.77/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 622 lb · 62 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.46/cwt +8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 684 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,141	1,795	1,129
Feeder cattle	1,141	1,795	1,129

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate to light supply of feeders this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	371	10	190.00–210.00	$203.59	$755	—
434–445	436	5	186.00–197.50	$195.15	$851	+10.18
455–473	464	9	175.00–193.00	$186.32	$865	-0.58
510–525	513	5	175.00–179.00	$175.82	$902	-4.96
556–585	569	41	163.00–180.00	$173.76	$989	+0.04
606 fancy	606	8	179.00	$179.00	$1,085	—
600–644	633	39	157.00–169.00	$164.74	$1,043	-4.63
666–668	667	12	153.00–157.00	$155.50	$1,037	-6.64
689 fancy	689	41	172.25	$172.25	$1,187	—
702–738	721	38	150.00–160.50	$155.92	$1,124	-2.55
758–794	768	24	144.50–159.50	$154.35	$1,185	+0.72
816 value added	816	6	149.00	$149.00	$1,216	—
821	821	8	154.00	$154.00	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–347	338	3	174.00–182.00	$179.48	$607	—
402–440	418	17	160.00–171.00	$165.40	$691	-12.89
453–490	457	20	155.00–174.00	$171.66	$784	+4.15
505–545	530	27	150.00–169.00	$162.07	$859	+1.14
563–598	587	41	147.00–163.00	$154.96	$910	+0.76
605–635	630	13	151.00–158.00	$152.98	$964	+1.13
652–690	678	29	140.00–152.00	$149.18	$1,011	+1.05
700–738	711	15	140.00–151.00	$148.50	$1,056	+4.59
835	835	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,236	+12.80
856	856	7	143.00	$143.00	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	389	6	130.00–150.00	$141.80	$552	-9.49
460–470	463	3	140.00	$140.00	$648	-2.99
550–587	571	12	120.00–138.00	$133.22	$761	+1.01
602	602	3	120.00	$120.00	$722	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	11	130.00	$130.00	$793	—
742	742	3	122.50	$122.50	$909	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	324	12	142.00–159.00	$156.20	$506	+2.10
393–396	395	12	150.00–158.50	$155.68	$615	+6.18
402–433	413	8	139.00–150.00	$146.47	$605	+2.56
458–495	471	24	140.00–150.00	$146.87	$692	+7.98
500–543	526	45	130.00–149.00	$137.79	$725	-3.14
558–589	580	27	127.00–145.00	$136.06	$789	-1.83
600–647	627	47	125.00–141.00	$135.94	$852	+1.04
653–696	676	68	120.00–139.00	$131.30	$888	-4.96
702–745	722	17	126.50–137.00	$133.18	$962	+12.31
897	897	5	111.00	$111.00	$996	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–397	393	28	160.00–167.00	$165.13	$649	-4.40
402–427	418	15	159.00–162.00	$160.44	$671	-0.30
462–498	486	27	152.00–168.00	$158.64	$771	-4.50
502–526	520	14	150.00–150.50	$150.18	$781	-10.24
551–597	573	38	145.50–156.00	$149.80	$858	-2.53
603–640	622	62	142.00–156.00	$149.77	$932	-1.52
697	697	21	140.50	$140.50	$979	-7.94
704–715	709	14	138.00–138.50	$138.22	$980	-4.87
754–760	755	11	137.00–137.50	$137.09	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–385	370	7	123.00–135.00	$133.22	$493	-1.17
575–598	590	3	105.00–125.00	$118.51	$699	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	6	126.00	$126.00	$607	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495	463	10	153.00–168.00	$162.01	$750	+2.03
518–536	532	8	148.00–151.00	$148.73	$791	-0.18
557–585	568	9	140.00–150.00	$145.78	$828	+2.80
655–685	671	5	140.00–144.00	$141.77	$951	+0.98
732	732	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,010	+7.31
756–788	765	7	130.00–133.50	$132.47	$1,013	+7.50
828–830	829	3	110.00–124.00	$114.67	$951	—

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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.