Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

1,588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.77/cwt -5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 766 lb · 75 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $146.00/cwt ≈ $1,315/hd at 901 lb · 60 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.86/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 520 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,588	1,295	1,275
Feeder cattle	1,588	1,295	1,275

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher with spots up to 8.00 higher. Steers over 650lbs traded steady to weaker with few to compare to last week. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to heavy supply with many larger groups of weaned yearlings in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	329	4	222.50–232.00	$229.65	$756	+7.16
380–385	383	7	221.00	$221.00	$846	+2.08
403–425	413	14	216.00–224.00	$221.25	$914	+3.62
456–487	472	42	195.00–213.00	$205.76	$971	+9.01
500–545	518	27	185.00–200.50	$192.87	$999	+4.89
550–595	582	55	174.00–187.50	$183.49	$1,068	+8.24
603–645	620	22	167.00–180.00	$170.88	$1,059	+1.36
658–660	659	3	160.00–163.00	$161.00	$1,061	-2.95
722–725	723	11	158.50–159.75	$158.96	$1,149	-4.70
756–783	771	14	146.00–149.50	$148.03	$1,141	-3.98
810–841	838	49	145.00–146.50	$145.12	$1,216	-5.28
901	901	60	146.00	$146.00	$1,315	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–348	340	3	190.00–205.00	$194.77	$662	-7.95
360–395	380	4	183.00–200.00	$191.40	$727	+1.40
400–445	424	10	178.00–194.00	$189.38	$803	-3.52
475–498	492	31	175.00–193.00	$185.92	$915	+5.77
500–545	527	30	167.00–181.50	$175.21	$923	+2.82
550–594	579	26	165.00–179.00	$172.14	$997	+9.00
600–648	630	49	150.00–166.00	$158.49	$998	-0.30
650–682	667	11	149.00–159.50	$154.69	$1,032	+3.59
700–741	722	30	150.00–157.50	$153.79	$1,110	+2.79
755–795	779	7	125.00–141.00	$133.67	$1,041	—
803	803	2	143.00	$143.00	$1,148	-0.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	4	155.00–173.00	$160.89	$608	—
405–445	428	4	130.00–160.00	$149.90	$642	—
510–520	518	4	149.00–153.00	$149.99	$777	—
625–635	630	2	136.00–139.00	$137.49	$866	—
655–680	675	10	114.00–131.00	$127.70	$862	—
730–735	733	3	120.00–135.00	$125.68	$921	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
997	997	6	134.50	$134.50	$1,341	—
1070–1085	1075	3	128.00–130.00	$129.33	$1,390	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–488	478	4	121.00–126.00	$123.55	$591	+7.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–321	315	9	178.00–184.00	$179.88	$567	+0.41
350–392	385	23	173.00–184.00	$176.39	$679	-2.20
400–448	428	39	170.00–178.50	$175.36	$751	+1.78
452–475	461	29	165.00–172.00	$170.45	$786	+4.14
507–535	520	59	156.75–169.00	$163.86	$852	-2.06
550–552	552	8	162.00–164.00	$163.50	$903	+6.64
603–630	617	7	154.00–161.00	$156.00	$963	-0.82
655–680	662	11	143.00–153.00	$151.52	$1,003	—
717–725	722	34	139.50–140.50	$139.85	$1,010	—
755–766	766	75	135.75–137.00	$135.77	$1,040	-5.40
803–834	808	39	136.50–140.00	$139.44	$1,127	+1.94
878–887	885	9	132.50–133.00	$132.89	$1,176	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	4	160.00–166.00	$162.81	$521	+0.22
363	363	3	164.00	$164.00	$595	+7.40
400–446	433	21	151.00–169.00	$163.18	$707	+0.20
456–493	482	19	145.00–166.00	$160.47	$773	-0.45
500–541	521	40	140.00–156.00	$149.08	$777	-3.59
550–595	575	45	137.00–152.00	$143.24	$824	-7.18
600	600	12	136.00	$136.00	$816	-14.65
600–645	617	18	140.00–151.00	$142.71	$881	-7.94
660–685	672	24	129.00–141.00	$138.08	$928	-6.89
751–795	760	13	128.00–133.50	$132.24	$1,005	-1.76
805–835	826	4	126.00–131.00	$129.03	$1,066	-2.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	390	12	135.00–145.00	$143.77	$561	—
458–496	476	13	127.00–135.00	$130.78	$623	—
505–545	527	3	117.00–135.00	$123.79	$652	—
550–575	563	2	110.00–130.00	$119.78	$674	-10.22

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
694	694	4	131.00	$131.00	$909	-14.50
758	758	3	126.00	$126.00	$955	—
912	912	7	128.50	$128.50	$1,172	—
998	998	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,248	—
1160	1160	2	106.50–107.00	$106.75	$1,238	+0.75

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	6	108.00	$108.00	$340	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	465	2	135.00–154.00	$144.19	$670	—
540	540	3	135.00	$135.00	$729	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–443	422	12	175.00–184.00	$178.80	$755	-7.18
460–487	475	11	175.00–180.00	$175.99	$836	-1.19
505–540	517	3	160.00–172.00	$166.35	$860	-2.76
605–635	625	4	150.00–166.00	$156.86	$980	-0.98
660–695	682	3	138.00–158.00	$144.45	$985	-10.70
760–795	783	6	126.00–135.00	$130.82	$1,024	-9.93
812–823	817	6	122.00–132.00	$127.35	$1,040	-1.65
855–895	868	3	115.00–137.00	$129.44	$1,124	+14.83
930–945	937	3	118.00	$118.00	$1,106	+1.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	4	209.00	$209.00	$738	—
400–414	412	6	206.00–212.00	$211.03	$869	-6.50
527–543	533	5	173.00–179.00	$175.44	$935	-1.53
627	627	3	167.00	$167.00	$1,047	+2.61

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	2	125.00	$125.00	$454	—
563	563	6	125.00	$125.00	$704	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	468	2	140.00–159.00	$149.75	$701	—
683	683	3	133.00	$133.00	$908	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–347	333	21	120.00–122.00	$121.18	$404	—
368	368	3	100.00	$100.00	$368	—
423–446	430	13	98.00–137.00	$119.98	$516	—
451	451	7	129.00	$129.00	$582	—
549	549	4	115.00	$115.00	$631	—
566	566	6	118.00	$118.00	$668	—
601–625	611	13	109.00–110.00	$109.84	$671	—
672–698	692	17	110.00–110.50	$110.44	$764	—
768	768	22	115.50	$115.50	$887	—
815–845	842	50	90.00–111.50	$108.04	$910	—
852–860	854	4	100.00–109.00	$102.27	$873	—
1013–1040	1018	12	87.00–108.50	$104.84	$1,067	—
1084	1084	44	112.25	$112.25	$1,217	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	8	81.00	$81.00	$318	—

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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.