Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

1,500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.00/cwt +10.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 621 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.67/cwt +2.98 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 519 lb · 54 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $163.28/cwt ≈ $1,167/hd at 715 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,500 1,143 829
Feeder cattle 1,500 1,143 829

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Spots of feeders traded up to 10 higher on 7 weight steers and 4 weight heifer calves. A quality supply of yearling cattle was offered this week. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 9 210.00 $210.00 $836 —
410–441 430 19 190.00–202.00 $194.47 $836 +3.88
476 476 5 197.50 $197.50 $940 +0.18
505–518 511 10 181.00–183.00 $181.79 $929 -5.29
553–598 579 36 177.00–186.00 $180.56 $1,045 +2.37
616 thin fleshed 616 31 190.50 $190.50 $1,173 —
603–645 626 32 170.00–184.00 $175.73 $1,100 +3.38
653–675 664 22 159.00–177.00 $172.38 $1,145 +10.04
701–745 715 49 152.00–163.75 $163.28 $1,167 —
760–798 785 18 146.00–159.25 $157.14 $1,234 +11.14
804–835 808 21 153.00–154.00 $153.85 $1,243 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–342 335 4 180.00–195.00 $183.52 $615 —
350–355 353 2 179.00–184.00 $181.52 $641 +0.90
400–448 427 17 170.00–184.00 $178.90 $764 -0.55
450–490 468 35 167.00–188.00 $178.67 $836 +1.68
502–545 524 26 165.00–181.00 $176.14 $923 +2.82
550–591 573 32 160.50–179.00 $171.45 $982 +3.73
625–645 637 7 159.00–167.00 $163.70 $1,043 +5.85
660–690 673 30 145.00–158.00 $154.27 $1,038 +4.03
705–738 719 6 135.00–147.00 $142.38 $1,024 -2.19
770–790 782 7 134.00–145.00 $140.13 $1,096 -1.49
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601–632 620 15 164.00–179.00 $169.82 $1,053 —
679–680 679 21 166.50–167.50 $166.93 $1,133 —
719 719 10 156.00 $156.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 369 6 154.00–165.00 $156.47 $577 -0.02
400–445 423 6 140.00–155.00 $149.17 $631 -3.25
455–480 467 7 135.00–157.00 $147.96 $691 +3.43
505–535 518 5 130.00–155.00 $142.84 $740 -0.25
610–645 631 6 126.00–147.00 $134.14 $846 —
650–690 681 6 120.00–140.00 $133.29 $908 -2.27
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,036 —
884 884 12 145.00 $145.00 $1,282 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 5 152.50 $152.50 $669 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 14 174.00–175.00 $174.48 $555 +5.34
413–449 430 45 166.00–183.00 $176.45 $759 +14.85
450–483 466 29 159.00–174.00 $165.11 $769 +4.94
502–538 519 54 153.00–162.00 $158.67 $823 +2.98
568 fancy 568 20 178.00 $178.00 $1,011 —
560–598 571 17 148.00–158.00 $149.22 $852 +1.22
615–635 619 19 146.00–149.00 $147.31 $912 —
655–656 656 21 145.00–153.00 $152.62 $1,001 +14.62
773 773 9 136.00 $136.00 $1,051 +0.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–341 335 6 153.00–165.00 $163.18 $547 +4.93
355–395 387 22 150.00–160.00 $156.86 $607 +2.64
400–448 423 31 145.00–163.00 $155.36 $657 +6.88
455–499 488 46 146.00–160.50 $152.24 $743 +4.73
500–533 512 26 142.00–155.50 $151.85 $777 +2.81
558–588 577 44 136.00–149.00 $144.10 $831 +4.66
605–638 626 18 135.00–145.00 $139.97 $876 +5.14
650–698 668 25 131.00–143.00 $138.27 $924 +7.11
700–743 725 8 120.00–136.00 $130.58 $947 -0.74
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–617 616 7 129.00–150.00 $147.03 $906 —
670 670 15 137.00 $137.00 $918 +7.00
788 788 3 122.00 $122.00 $961 —
801–840 808 10 119.00–129.00 $127.38 $1,029 —
873 873 6 124.50 $124.50 $1,087 —
912 912 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 420 4 136.00–140.00 $139.05 $584 +9.11
475–495 487 5 120.00–139.00 $131.59 $641 —
543 543 5 126.00 $126.00 $684 -7.50
550–595 573 6 120.00–126.00 $121.30 $695 +8.36
660–685 674 4 125.00–126.00 $125.76 $848 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–480 470 4 125.00–130.00 $126.28 $594 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 383 11 170.00–188.00 $179.09 $686 +7.77
405–440 416 7 163.00–176.00 $172.59 $718 +4.94
460–495 470 20 159.00–177.00 $164.78 $774 -4.58
500–545 528 6 160.00–168.00 $162.29 $857 -8.55
555–590 575 12 145.00–155.00 $151.29 $870 -0.86
615–642 631 7 146.00–154.00 $148.80 $939 -6.57
660–680 670 6 133.00–135.00 $134.01 $898 -2.63
708–745 723 10 135.00–137.00 $136.60 $988 -0.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 4 198.00–201.00 $199.49 $674 —
403–420 411 8 188.00–207.00 $201.57 $828 +18.57
455–489 486 13 180.00–186.00 $185.57 $902 —
512–535 527 17 173.00–180.00 $177.60 $936 -1.06
552–558 553 9 169.00–173.00 $169.90 $940 —
633–648 643 9 159.50–160.00 $159.66 $1,027 -5.34
766 766 11 141.50 $141.50 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 369 5 144.00–160.00 $155.10 $572 —
415–420 418 3 135.00–150.00 $139.96 $585 -1.98
505–535 520 6 130.00–142.00 $136.17 $708 —

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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.