Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.34/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 520 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.59/cwt -5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 532 lb · 22 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.98/cwt -12.77 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 625 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	714	1,312	1,986
Feeder cattle	714	1,312	1,986

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, three and four weight steers traded with a firm undertone, and steers over 500lbs traded with a weak undertone on a very light test. Feeder heifers under 650lbs traded steady to 2.00 lower and heifers over 650lbs were not well tested. Supply was very light this week, with rain and thunderstorms in the area throughout the day. A large number of receipts offered were dairy steers the remainder of the offering came in small packages of feeders. Demand was moderate to light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	187.50–190.00	$188.71	$594	+2.27
400–445	426	8	166.00–184.00	$179.60	$765	-8.31
450–493	464	9	165.50–168.00	$166.38	$772	-14.91
515–543	532	22	159.00–175.00	$167.59	$892	-5.46
550–588	575	7	154.00–164.00	$160.09	$921	-6.04
604–645	625	15	150.00–165.00	$157.57	$985	-11.18
626	626	4	150.00	$150.00	$939	-18.75
675–685	678	3	141.00–150.00	$146.02	$990	-18.77
713–735	723	4	138.00–141.00	$139.74	$1,010	-6.81
760–790	774	5	131.00–140.00	$135.48	$1,049	—
800–840	817	3	137.00–141.50	$138.49	$1,131	-6.13
860–865	863	2	124.00–137.50	$130.73	$1,128	-6.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	329	4	211.00–224.00	$215.00	$707	+8.54
356–378	363	11	209.00–224.00	$212.63	$772	+7.76
400–422	414	11	208.00–218.00	$213.84	$885	+15.29
458–494	482	6	191.50–198.00	$193.56	$933	-9.96
500–530	509	4	180.50–184.00	$183.09	$932	-9.45
513 thin fleshed	513	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,041	—
600–640	628	9	165.00–174.00	$166.62	$1,046	-8.29
715–746	742	7	155.00–163.00	$156.10	$1,158	-2.82
768–780	772	3	146.00–150.00	$147.35	$1,138	-5.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	490	4	150.00–159.00	$152.78	$749	+1.20
610–640	622	3	130.00–150.00	$140.50	$874	-4.77
665–690	678	2	135.00	$135.00	$915	-0.76

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	380	3	141.00–151.00	$147.58	$561	—
400–440	420	2	136.00–140.00	$137.90	$579	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–985	975	4	122.00–127.00	$123.97	$1,209	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	3	155.00–162.00	$157.99	$509	+0.97
355–393	380	9	148.00–165.00	$156.82	$596	-5.23
410–445	433	6	149.00–155.00	$151.66	$657	-3.13
450–493	468	11	145.00–158.00	$152.99	$716	-1.59
505–543	530	15	142.00–156.00	$149.07	$790	+0.77
550–595	569	7	135.00–149.00	$141.83	$807	-3.33
605–647	628	8	130.00–140.00	$136.69	$858	-1.68
655–681	676	7	120.00–130.00	$128.58	$869	-7.14
755–770	763	2	124.00–130.00	$126.97	$969	-5.03
822	822	3	126.50	$126.50	$1,040	-3.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	2	175.00	$175.00	$565	+4.70
350–370	361	4	167.00–172.00	$170.30	$615	+0.28
415–438	424	6	160.00–170.00	$166.99	$708	-0.06
450–473	469	8	159.00–163.00	$161.75	$759	-0.40
510–531	520	27	154.00–161.00	$157.34	$818	+0.82
613–636	629	10	146.00–148.00	$147.42	$927	-3.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	144.00	$144.00	$566	+5.35
460–495	472	3	120.00–130.00	$125.12	$591	-4.41
520–525	523	2	120.00–130.00	$125.02	$654	+3.38

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–928	927	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,112	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	430	5	170.00–186.00	$176.23	$758	-6.23
455–480	469	8	159.00–185.00	$174.26	$817	-6.30
520	520	2	166.00	$166.00	$863	-8.46
550–590	572	7	140.00–162.00	$151.95	$869	-14.72
630–640	633	5	120.00–145.00	$136.43	$864	-25.70
670–690	676	5	128.00–148.00	$138.77	$938	-7.12
813	813	2	121.00	$121.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–578	575	4	165.00–170.00	$166.23	$956	-18.77

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–305	304	17	121.00–125.00	$122.64	$373	—
361–391	378	14	122.00–144.00	$133.93	$506	—
400–432	419	5	110.00–131.00	$118.02	$495	—
460–475	468	4	123.00–131.00	$126.94	$594	—
501–547	524	17	109.00–126.00	$118.83	$623	—
585–593	589	21	110.00–120.00	$112.18	$661	—
613–626	623	11	95.00–120.00	$113.80	$709	—
655–695	689	30	90.00–114.00	$109.27	$753	—
707–730	722	15	100.00–110.00	$108.35	$782	—
770–795	780	35	100.00–109.00	$106.50	$831	—
800–848	827	15	100.00–108.00	$105.55	$873	—
858–898	879	19	90.00–106.00	$98.84	$869	—
903–940	935	34	98.00–102.00	$100.89	$943	—

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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.