Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

752 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.51/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 479 lb · 37 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.99/cwt -5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 575 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $199.19/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 481 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	752	1,500	1,575
Feeder cattle	752	1,500	1,575

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded 6.00-10.00 higher with heavier weights trading steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Very muddy conditions kept the supply light. Demand was very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–393	377	5	200.00–224.00	$214.36	$808	+4.36
369–383 fancy	377	12	232.00	$232.00	$875	—
410–443	437	21	196.00–232.00	$215.98	$944	+21.51
455–496	481	22	187.50–216.50	$199.19	$958	+1.69
530–545	539	11	182.00–190.00	$185.52	$1,000	+3.73
552–599	573	16	178.50–185.00	$181.65	$1,041	+1.09
626 fancy	626	6	204.50	$204.50	$1,280	—
642	642	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,130	+0.27
658	658	8	176.00	$176.00	$1,158	+3.62
705–709	709	13	146.00–165.00	$163.55	$1,160	+0.27
815	815	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,141	-13.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	370	10	177.00–190.00	$184.28	$682	+2.76
420–430	423	4	177.00–188.00	$183.49	$776	+4.59
488–495	490	6	172.00–189.00	$181.01	$887	+2.34
500–543	520	17	160.00–181.00	$171.55	$892	-4.59
555–575	557	10	165.00–178.00	$167.34	$932	-4.11
605–640	624	8	157.00–163.00	$160.35	$1,001	-3.35
655–695	673	6	145.00–164.00	$152.78	$1,028	-1.49
710–740	727	3	137.00–139.00	$137.65	$1,001	-4.73
750–790	765	11	140.00–150.00	$143.47	$1,098	+3.34
943	943	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,179	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
838	838	9	118.00	$118.00	$989	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	3	139.00	$139.00	$883	+4.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–443	433	10	160.00–182.00	$177.01	$766	+0.56
456–494	478	33	162.00–179.00	$169.78	$812	+4.67
485	485	4	158.00	$158.00	$766	-7.11
509–520	510	9	156.00–162.00	$161.32	$823	+2.65
568	568	5	153.00	$153.00	$869	+3.78
718	718	3	131.50	$131.50	$944	—
800–810	807	5	129.00–130.00	$129.80	$1,047	—
880–885	881	13	127.50–129.50	$129.19	$1,138	—
908–940	912	16	125.00–129.50	$128.92	$1,176	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–341	331	12	154.00–172.00	$161.97	$536	-1.21
355–385	378	5	154.00–166.00	$162.99	$616	+6.13
473–495	488	20	140.00–158.00	$151.89	$741	-0.35
503–540	520	10	136.00–147.00	$142.52	$741	-9.33
550–595	575	23	130.00–146.00	$138.99	$799	-5.11
605–640	613	15	125.00–139.00	$136.11	$834	-3.86
650–685	663	3	128.00–137.00	$131.65	$873	-6.62
883	883	3	124.00	$124.00	$1,095	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–410	409	5	130.00–140.00	$136.01	$556	-3.04
475–485	478	3	130.00–138.00	$135.30	$647	+3.71
570–595	583	5	120.00–125.00	$122.96	$717	+1.66
632	632	3	124.00	$124.00	$784	—
764	764	4	110.00	$110.00	$840	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	478	3	125.00–135.00	$128.24	$613	—
650	650	3	114.00	$114.00	$741	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–445	419	4	179.00–197.00	$186.38	$781	-15.19
472–476	475	13	193.00–200.00	$198.40	$942	+12.83
505–510	508	2	180.00–181.00	$180.50	$917	+2.90
608–631	623	6	154.00–156.00	$154.65	$963	-5.01
655	655	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–440	424	6	163.00–170.00	$166.40	$706	-6.19
485–493	489	8	175.00–177.00	$176.01	$861	+11.23
570–575	572	3	155.00–159.00	$157.33	$900	+6.04
675–690	685	3	129.00–140.00	$136.05	$932	+2.04
765	765	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,025	—
1094	1094	4	105.00	$105.00	$1,149	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416–439	424	12	100.00–105.00	$101.73	$431	—
453–493	482	11	105.00–108.00	$107.23	$517	—
528	528	4	117.00	$117.00	$618	—
554–590	570	45	105.00–116.00	$112.72	$643	—
677	677	3	107.00	$107.00	$724	—
724–749	733	41	100.00–107.00	$102.25	$749	—
773	773	3	106.00	$106.00	$819	—
828	828	4	100.00	$100.00	$828	—
878	878	3	100.00	$100.00	$878	—
920	920	3	99.00	$99.00	$911	—
961	961	14	97.00	$97.00	$932	—

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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.