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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 11, 2022

1,197 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.57/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 580 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.79/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 525 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.19/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 474 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,197 975 1,200
Feeder cattle 1,197 975 1,200

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, Over 500 lbs steady. Holstein steers no recent price comparison. Demand good. Supply

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 376 8 184.00–194.00 $189.50 $713 -2.13
405–445 418 16 181.00–198.00 $190.50 $796 -3.79
450–498 484 31 177.00–189.00 $181.75 $880 -5.15
500–546 525 55 163.00–183.50 $175.79 $923 -1.33
557–599 582 13 160.00–170.00 $165.02 $960 -5.75
600–647 631 40 151.50–163.00 $157.24 $992 -1.44
650–690 669 17 145.00–152.00 $148.95 $996 -2.21
720–738 732 6 143.00 $143.00 $1,047 -3.93
783–792 788 16 134.00–146.00 $141.36 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 381 10 206.00–212.00 $207.15 $789 -7.20
415–448 435 17 197.00–205.00 $202.62 $881 -1.34
454–468 462 29 190.00–205.00 $196.20 $906 -4.14
509 fancy 509 10 199.00 $199.00 $1,013 -9.50
540 540 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,037 +4.85
558–599 580 69 172.00–192.00 $181.57 $1,053 -2.48
618 fancy 618 16 181.00 $181.00 $1,119 —
605–640 623 12 164.00–175.00 $166.64 $1,038 -1.95
635–638 thin fleshed 637 3 176.00–177.00 $176.33 $1,123 —
672 672 8 171.00 $171.00 $1,149 +4.99
704 704 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,133 +7.87
755–778 763 6 152.00–153.00 $152.34 $1,162 +0.08
803 803 9 149.50 $149.50 $1,200 +0.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 170.00 $170.00 $740 +3.81
675 675 2 130.00 $130.00 $878 +3.56
935 935 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,187 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 168.00 $168.00 $512 +4.13
398 398 3 170.00 $170.00 $677 +6.41
405–449 436 28 149.00–159.00 $154.04 $672 -0.84
453–494 474 50 148.50–159.00 $153.19 $726 +0.98
505–538 526 28 145.00–153.00 $149.26 $785 -0.15
559–579 569 19 144.00–147.00 $145.32 $827 -2.55
603–643 625 32 135.00–149.00 $145.69 $911 +3.80
650–683 665 10 138.50–144.00 $142.11 $945 -1.23
718 718 6 137.00 $137.00 $984 +1.11
753 753 2 125.00 $125.00 $941 —
865 865 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–348 347 9 173.00–178.00 $176.34 $612 -1.53
352–395 369 10 172.00–178.00 $175.43 $647 -2.40
403–440 421 47 161.00–169.00 $165.87 $698 -2.10
463–465 464 18 160.00–163.00 $161.50 $749 -4.87
503–548 532 30 153.50–162.00 $155.01 $825 -4.43
561 561 4 157.00 $157.00 $881 +0.49
603 603 3 154.00 $154.00 $929 -2.38
657–680 663 12 146.00–150.00 $147.44 $978 -7.61
733 733 6 135.00 $135.00 $990 -10.59
791 791 25 138.50 $138.50 $1,096 -3.00
995 995 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 150.00 $150.00 $537 +8.39
503 503 3 141.00 $141.00 $709 —
553 553 3 127.00 $127.00 $702 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–440 434 4 191.00–193.00 $191.51 $831 —
459–498 475 19 168.00–185.00 $171.04 $812 -5.01
510–545 530 11 157.00–168.00 $163.47 $866 -0.92
568–573 thin fleshed 570 5 176.00–178.00 $177.20 $1,010 —
572 572 5 158.00 $158.00 $904 +5.29
610–640 634 7 150.00–159.00 $154.26 $978 -3.58
668–674 672 9 145.00–149.00 $147.67 $992 —
700–743 732 10 134.50–139.50 $137.48 $1,006 +2.73
755–798 777 9 138.00–147.00 $140.27 $1,090 —
878 878 3 125.50 $125.50 $1,102 +3.85
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–518 515 7 177.00–179.00 $177.86 $916 +0.06
580–590 587 14 168.00–174.00 $170.58 $1,001 —
630 630 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 140.00 $140.00 $784 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 100.00 $100.00 $423 —
504 504 9 116.50 $116.50 $587 —
608 608 12 106.00 $106.00 $644 —
754–757 755 23 102.00–106.00 $104.78 $791 —
830 830 33 117.25 $117.25 $973 —
873 873 5 100.00 $100.00 $873 —
934 934 19 107.00 $107.00 $999 —

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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.