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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

1,312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $203.52/cwt -10.67 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 491 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.75/cwt ≈ $1,046/hd at 620 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.29/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 475 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,312 872 1,539
Feeder cattle 1,312 872 1,539

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower with spots down to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower and heifers over 600lbs had little to compare to last week. Some quality groups of wean-vac cattle created good demand, but the majority of feeders offered this week were of average or below quality and kept demand moderate. Supply was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 338 5 180.00–188.00 $186.44 $630 +0.72
355–382 370 26 176.00–195.00 $189.53 $701 -8.47
400–445 422 17 175.00–193.00 $187.91 $793 -1.40
450–499 475 46 170.00–190.00 $181.29 $861 +1.13
502–548 526 24 168.00–184.00 $173.05 $910 -5.67
570–590 581 14 160.00–171.00 $166.13 $965 -4.49
600–649 620 51 160.00–173.00 $168.75 $1,046 —
650–677 658 22 150.00–168.00 $164.79 $1,084 -0.76
710–735 722 6 140.00–150.00 $146.55 $1,058 -9.45
800–838 822 16 140.00–149.50 $144.62 $1,189 —
860–890 881 4 130.00–140.00 $136.81 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 321 4 203.00–208.00 $206.46 $663 —
355–390 374 5 198.00–210.00 $204.87 $766 -10.89
415–431 420 24 196.00–209.00 $198.55 $834 —
455–498 491 57 196.00–206.00 $203.52 $999 -10.67
501–540 514 17 183.00–199.00 $192.54 $990 -2.45
555–593 573 24 175.00–187.00 $181.47 $1,040 -4.99
611–628 620 13 174.00–177.00 $174.91 $1,084 -12.01
704–732 728 44 155.50–161.00 $158.92 $1,157 -5.66
780–787 785 8 144.00–156.00 $153.02 $1,201 -7.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 384 5 160.00–170.00 $164.81 $633 +18.55
405–445 428 9 145.00–168.00 $158.80 $680 —
455–480 471 5 145.00–159.00 $151.58 $714 -12.79
515–548 539 6 150.00–163.00 $155.06 $836 —
635–640 639 4 137.00–153.00 $145.27 $928 +9.27
650–695 684 5 130.00–142.00 $135.76 $929 —
710–745 733 3 121.00–135.00 $128.65 $943 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–925 922 3 115.00–125.00 $118.35 $1,091 —
1002 1002 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,182 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501 501 5 176.00 $176.00 $882 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 4 144.00 $144.00 $799 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–347 336 8 150.00–160.00 $157.02 $528 -3.31
350–395 382 21 150.00–166.00 $162.05 $619 +5.41
408–449 436 27 149.00–163.00 $154.79 $675 +5.22
450–496 478 22 146.00–161.00 $154.58 $739 +0.27
505–549 539 40 140.00–156.00 $148.30 $799 +2.17
550–590 573 45 139.00–148.00 $145.16 $832 +2.61
605–647 632 15 131.00–142.00 $138.37 $874 -2.15
655–698 682 12 131.00–146.00 $135.72 $926 -1.76
703–744 732 12 130.00–140.00 $137.19 $1,004 +1.67
770–776 775 11 127.00–132.50 $132.00 $1,023 —
812 812 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 321 4 164.00–175.00 $170.30 $547 -2.34
350–389 372 13 166.00–177.00 $170.02 $632 -8.17
401–445 415 24 162.00–171.00 $167.05 $693 -2.40
453–485 464 14 160.00–165.00 $162.15 $752 -4.44
500–544 520 21 153.00–169.00 $156.52 $814 -6.39
554–595 578 21 149.00–156.00 $150.01 $867 -8.98
600–648 636 12 146.00–156.00 $151.39 $963 -0.82
650–691 667 17 144.00–150.50 $145.86 $973 —
724–729 727 12 140.00–140.50 $140.25 $1,020 —
750–776 767 15 137.00–142.00 $138.63 $1,063 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 373 7 123.00–147.00 $138.65 $517 -2.55
405–428 417 7 120.00–140.00 $127.76 $533 -1.03
465–483 476 9 115.50–136.00 $129.53 $617 +1.60
500–540 508 8 110.00–128.00 $121.64 $618 —
550–595 565 3 117.50–130.00 $121.89 $689 +10.19
645 645 3 110.00–115.00 $113.33 $731 —
657–668 665 11 114.50–120.00 $119.50 $795 -5.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
684 684 6 127.00 $127.00 $869 —
726 726 4 134.00 $134.00 $973 -5.00
818 818 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,006 —
1120 1120 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,254 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–395 377 9 178.00–194.00 $187.45 $707 +3.04
410–430 423 6 170.00–186.00 $182.46 $772 +5.06
450–495 473 12 170.00–188.00 $180.56 $854 +13.89
508–540 520 21 168.00–177.00 $174.46 $907 +1.49
553–595 568 21 153.00–170.00 $166.67 $947 -4.28
605–640 616 8 161.00–163.00 $162.13 $999 —
650–695 679 12 140.00–154.00 $145.89 $991 —
705–735 723 4 136.00–149.00 $140.19 $1,014 -1.58
778–795 787 4 123.00–140.00 $131.41 $1,034 -7.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 312 5 203.00–205.00 $203.61 $635 —
425–443 439 13 190.00–211.00 $196.18 $861 -8.82
465–485 478 12 190.00–194.00 $192.75 $921 -3.32
503–541 525 12 184.00–187.00 $185.80 $975 -3.20
577 577 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,067 -3.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 370 3 155.00–160.00 $158.27 $586 -3.51
473–490 482 4 150.00–164.00 $156.88 $756 —
530–537 535 4 140.00–155.00 $151.29 $809 —
638–645 640 3 135.00–140.00 $138.32 $885 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 8 110.00 $110.00 $463 —

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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.