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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.43/cwt +10.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 654 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.90/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 485 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $184.05/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 568 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 975 1,588 1,135
Feeder cattle 975 1,588 1,135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs traded steady to 4.00 lower and steers over 700lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600lbs traded mostly steady to 4.00 lower, and heifers over 600lbs traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was light for today's wean vac special with thunderstorms coming into the area this afternoon. Demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 374 13 211.00–215.00 $214.35 $802 -6.65
420–445 432 12 201.00–206.00 $203.96 $881 -17.29
453–475 469 11 190.00–204.50 $200.34 $940 -5.42
513 fancy 513 2 208.50 $208.50 $1,070 —
501–540 515 23 184.00–190.00 $187.15 $964 -5.72
554–588 568 41 173.00–189.50 $184.05 $1,045 +0.56
619–635 624 15 163.00–169.00 $168.59 $1,052 -2.29
650–670 fancy 653 30 174.50–178.50 $175.05 $1,143 —
650–690 656 20 155.00–172.50 $166.01 $1,089 +5.01
705–732 721 5 150.00–158.00 $153.13 $1,104 -5.83
760–765 761 8 150.00–156.00 $152.26 $1,159 +4.23
800–805 803 2 146.00–151.00 $148.51 $1,193 +3.39
856 856 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 4 180.00–190.00 $182.54 $584 -12.23
365–386 382 6 180.00–197.00 $191.63 $732 +0.23
405–449 427 22 180.00–198.00 $194.29 $830 +4.91
455–499 485 43 173.00–189.00 $186.90 $906 +0.98
500–545 528 26 165.00–184.00 $177.12 $935 +1.91
551–596 576 27 159.00–174.00 $170.77 $984 -1.37
618–645 635 9 155.00–164.00 $158.68 $1,008 +0.19
650–690 669 8 145.00–156.00 $151.16 $1,011 -3.53
710–746 738 27 145.00–150.00 $146.93 $1,084 -6.86
828–845 834 3 130.00–146.00 $135.41 $1,129 -7.59
870–895 876 4 131.00–140.00 $136.21 $1,193 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 3 176.00 $176.00 $929 —
558 558 8 173.50 $173.50 $968 —
651 651 7 150.00 $150.00 $976 —
931 931 13 125.00 $125.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 2 152.00–171.00 $161.37 $573 +0.48
400–430 415 4 158.00–175.00 $166.19 $690 +16.29
450–495 478 10 154.00–165.00 $158.66 $758 —
520 520 3 155.00 $155.00 $806 +5.01
550–585 562 3 143.00–150.00 $145.43 $817 —
690–695 691 7 122.00–138.00 $126.44 $874 -1.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 333 5 176.00–179.00 $177.87 $592 -2.01
371–385 375 11 177.00–180.00 $177.83 $667 +1.44
403–430 420 9 165.00–170.00 $167.97 $705 -7.39
450–485 465 31 160.50–171.00 $166.37 $774 -4.08
505–543 525 35 152.00–164.00 $159.44 $837 -4.42
553–594 569 34 154.00–158.00 $156.51 $891 -6.99
601–623 610 9 154.50–157.50 $156.38 $954 +0.38
656–686 664 27 147.00–158.00 $155.05 $1,030 +3.53
715–721 720 32 144.00–146.00 $145.59 $1,048 +5.74
772 772 3 141.50 $141.50 $1,092 +5.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 160.00–166.00 $163.87 $508 +1.06
378–395 387 5 160.00–165.00 $163.59 $633 -0.41
413–445 437 16 150.00–158.00 $154.88 $677 -8.30
458–498 480 11 147.00–159.00 $152.21 $731 -8.26
500–547 533 15 144.00–153.00 $149.41 $796 +0.33
550–598 574 40 140.00–152.50 $147.87 $849 +4.63
602–638 614 11 140.00–149.00 $141.89 $871 -0.82
670–693 681 8 132.00–146.50 $143.34 $976 +5.26
703–730 717 6 134.00–137.50 $135.89 $974 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
903–905 903 9 137.00–137.50 $137.44 $1,241 —
959–992 985 19 133.50–134.00 $133.60 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $419 —
364–395 369 6 126.00–145.00 $141.61 $523 -2.16
405–445 425 2 125.00–141.00 $133.38 $567 —
490 490 2 143.00 $143.00 $701 +12.22
563 563 6 129.00 $129.00 $726 +9.22
620–643 633 4 100.00–125.00 $116.29 $736 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 9 145.50 $145.50 $965 +14.50
901–940 906 8 129.50–131.00 $130.81 $1,185 +2.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 463 2 173.00–179.00 $176.05 $815 +0.06
510–545 537 11 142.00–168.00 $164.39 $883 -1.96
556–585 565 14 138.00–163.00 $152.71 $863 —
607–639 620 11 156.00–159.00 $157.84 $979 +0.98
705–730 717 12 127.00–138.00 $134.75 $966 —
850–883 856 12 118.00–128.00 $121.65 $1,041 -7.79
915–923 920 4 115.00–121.00 $118.75 $1,092 +0.75
1035 1035 3 108.00 $108.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 4 145.00 $145.00 $940 —
700–720 710 2 90.00–110.00 $99.86 $709 —
918 918 3 95.00 $95.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 183.00 $183.00 $851 —
510–513 511 5 176.00–179.00 $177.80 $909 +2.36

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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.