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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.76/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 572 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.18/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 485 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.14/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 587 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 733 1,141 547
Feeder cattle 733 1,141 547

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700lbs traded unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher, and steers over 700lbs were scarce in supply. Feeder heifers under 600lbs traded unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 4.00 higher, and heifers over 600lbs were not well tested. Quality ran below average with fewer large strings and very few yearling cattle offered this week. Demand was moderate to light on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 365 3 174.00–178.00 $176.59 $645 —
403–428 412 7 168.00–185.00 $177.96 $733 +12.56
460–487 477 5 153.00–169.00 $164.08 $783 -7.58
515–542 531 13 151.00–165.00 $161.89 $860 -0.18
555–593 587 21 148.00–160.00 $158.14 $928 +3.18
610–625 616 6 147.00–151.50 $149.73 $922 -3.25
665 665 3 138.50–146.00 $143.50 $954 -5.68
705–745 720 9 134.00–146.00 $142.94 $1,029 -5.56
750–760 755 5 135.00–144.00 $139.81 $1,056 —
820–834 831 7 135.00–146.00 $142.01 $1,180 -5.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–395 372 6 199.00–201.00 $200.29 $745 -3.30
428–445 438 5 188.00–190.00 $189.22 $829 -5.93
538–548 544 18 170.00–182.50 $179.56 $977 +3.74
557–588 572 24 165.50–175.50 $170.76 $977 -3.00
634 634 9 164.50 $164.50 $1,043 -0.24
672–696 682 14 153.00–155.00 $154.13 $1,051 -1.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 362 7 144.00–151.00 $148.02 $536 +6.22
418–440 425 3 140.00–148.00 $145.24 $617 —
670–695 688 5 110.00–131.00 $125.51 $864 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 101.00 $101.00 $343 —
440 440 2 91.00 $91.00 $400 —
515 515 5 60.00 $60.00 $309 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–325 317 3 159.00–163.00 $161.63 $512 —
446–448 446 13 159.00–166.50 $164.76 $735 +4.32
453–497 485 21 151.00–163.00 $155.18 $753 -3.46
524–545 530 14 152.00–157.00 $155.53 $824 +5.35
574–590 578 18 145.00–146.75 $146.35 $846 -3.45
611 611 7 144.00 $144.00 $880 -5.77
676 676 7 140.50 $140.50 $950 ±0.00
709 709 6 136.00 $136.00 $964 -2.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 151.00 $151.00 $509 -5.20
365–372 368 9 140.00–157.00 $148.61 $547 -7.07
400–435 417 17 142.00–156.00 $148.14 $618 +1.67
463–495 478 4 140.00–147.00 $144.69 $692 -2.18
502–549 535 20 135.00–146.00 $141.54 $757 +3.75
555–575 565 15 135.00–144.00 $138.74 $784 +2.68
600–640 611 13 129.00–137.00 $131.76 $805 -4.18
665–685 671 5 125.00–132.50 $130.08 $873 -1.22
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 unweaned 652 10 134.50 $134.50 $877 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 81.00 $81.00 $360 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 3 120.00–131.00 $127.32 $539 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–443 436 9 153.00–176.00 $158.61 $692 —
480–485 483 4 156.00–166.00 $161.03 $778 -0.98
520–545 537 3 150.00–154.00 $152.71 $820 +3.98
560–598 586 11 138.00–155.00 $143.34 $840 -2.44
600–613 611 6 146.00–151.00 $146.82 $897 —
663–675 667 11 139.00–145.00 $140.65 $938 -1.12
713 713 3 136.00 $136.00 $970 -2.00
783 783 10 120.00 $120.00 $940 -12.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–525 524 15 156.00–159.00 $156.20 $818 —
674 674 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,004 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 8 100.00 $100.00 $398 —
573 573 4 104.00 $104.00 $596 —
758–770 760 10 96.00–98.00 $97.59 $742 —
806–830 828 63 96.00–111.00 $110.07 $911 —
970 970 44 106.75 $106.75 $1,035 —
1083 1083 6 118.00 $118.00 $1,278 —

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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.