Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

872 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.91/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 537 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.59/cwt -1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 478 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $194.99/cwt +9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 529 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 872 752 1,578
Feeder cattle 872 752 1,578

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Steers under 700lbs traded mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher and steers over 700lbs had little to compare to but traded with a firm undertone. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Supply was light again this week with wet rainy conditions outside and demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–392 390 8 209.00–217.00 $215.76 $841 +1.40
475–490 486 8 199.00–220.00 $214.19 $1,041 +15.00
510–544 529 31 185.00–200.00 $194.99 $1,031 +9.47
565–590 582 16 180.00–189.00 $186.46 $1,085 +4.81
605–645 622 8 179.00–196.00 $186.92 $1,163 +10.92
660–675 666 10 177.00–193.00 $188.48 $1,255 +12.48
710 710 6 160.00–165.50 $164.58 $1,169 +1.03
756–790 765 13 158.00–166.00 $160.47 $1,228 —
827–835 829 7 154.00–162.50 $160.92 $1,334 +20.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–340 333 4 181.00–188.00 $185.72 $618 —
351 351 13 198.00 $198.00 $695 +13.72
400–447 440 23 178.00–195.00 $189.31 $833 +5.82
455–475 462 8 173.50–186.00 $180.16 $832 -0.85
500–548 526 10 169.00–185.00 $178.72 $940 +7.17
553–585 568 10 165.00–177.00 $170.62 $969 +3.28
653–698 672 12 160.00–176.00 $165.55 $1,112 +12.77
734 734 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,145 +18.35
750–790 770 2 148.00–150.00 $148.97 $1,147 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–375 374 4 145.00–150.00 $146.26 $547 —
450–490 465 6 160.00–166.00 $164.37 $764 —
580 580 3 137.00 $137.00 $795 —
623 623 3 136.00 $136.00 $847 -3.00
750–755 752 3 129.00–130.00 $129.33 $973 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 5 135.00 $135.00 $942 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 327 16 170.00–173.00 $172.64 $565 —
355–376 363 13 175.00–183.00 $178.19 $647 —
400–438 415 7 164.00–173.00 $169.45 $703 -7.56
450–499 478 33 162.00–171.00 $166.59 $796 -3.19
510–548 537 41 158.00–169.00 $162.91 $875 +1.59
550–593 571 11 155.00–163.00 $158.99 $908 +5.99
614–643 624 28 146.00–153.00 $152.21 $950 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 322 16 150.00–169.00 $160.33 $516 -1.64
353–394 376 14 150.00–167.00 $156.64 $589 -6.35
400–448 420 15 142.00–155.00 $149.57 $628 —
455–495 477 16 146.00–160.00 $154.31 $736 +2.42
500–532 516 13 140.00–155.00 $146.13 $754 +3.61
550–593 570 16 135.00–151.00 $142.55 $813 +3.56
605–646 628 17 131.00–148.00 $140.52 $882 +4.41
653–695 668 14 130.00–147.00 $137.48 $918 +5.83
700–745 722 8 130.00–139.00 $135.52 $978 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 370 4 139.00–145.00 $141.20 $522 —
415–440 428 4 127.50–130.00 $128.79 $551 -7.22
450–480 469 5 120.00–140.00 $127.93 $600 -7.37
560–590 575 4 109.00–115.00 $111.70 $642 -11.26
675–695 678 7 125.00 $125.00 $848 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 4 148.00 $148.00 $901 —
732 732 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,017 —
873 873 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,091 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 81.00 $81.00 $300 —
570 570 2 90.00 $90.00 $513 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–346 344 8 182.50–185.00 $184.70 $635 —
360–393 385 9 174.00–193.00 $184.41 $710 —
403–443 427 13 170.00–188.00 $177.40 $757 +11.00
480–490 482 6 155.00–174.00 $166.67 $803 -9.34
505–535 522 13 168.00–181.00 $172.97 $903 —
560–595 576 9 164.00–181.00 $170.95 $985 +13.62
710–748 735 6 138.00–148.00 $141.77 $1,042 —
765–785 775 5 137.00–143.00 $138.98 $1,077 +4.98
875–880 878 4 110.00–116.50 $114.50 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 205.00 $205.00 $830 +18.62
450–488 470 8 190.00–202.00 $196.07 $922 -2.33
515 515 2 189.00 $189.00 $973 +8.50
578–583 581 13 181.00–195.00 $188.36 $1,094 —
612–625 616 9 170.00–184.00 $180.39 $1,111 +25.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–393 384 11 159.00–165.00 $161.78 $621 —
550–590 573 3 150.00–161.00 $156.11 $895 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 9 111.00 $111.00 $664 -1.72
625–647 635 10 106.00–108.00 $107.24 $681 —

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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.