Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

846 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.64/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 517 lb · 62 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.11/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 472 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.50/cwt +2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 616 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 846 1,339 1,216
Feeder cattle 846 1,339 1,216

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700lbs traded steady to 2.00 higher and steers over 700lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a moderate to light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 383 4 197.00 $197.00 $755 +1.00
468 thin fleshed 468 6 204.50 $204.50 $957 —
465–488 482 14 193.00–202.00 $196.39 $947 +5.91
502 unweaned 502 9 181.00 $181.00 $909 -15.00
504–543 519 53 184.00–193.00 $188.77 $980 +3.80
555–585 567 10 171.50–184.50 $176.02 $998 +0.52
603–641 616 44 160.00–173.00 $170.50 $1,050 +2.40
705–725 718 3 152.00–155.00 $153.35 $1,101 +0.99
860 860 7 140.50 $140.50 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 3 180.00–197.00 $185.15 $611 -7.85
368–395 377 3 170.00–190.00 $183.02 $690 +0.03
400–423 418 8 170.00–185.00 $178.79 $747 -6.73
500–540 522 7 162.00–175.00 $170.07 $888 -4.29
550–590 576 11 150.00–173.50 $166.05 $956 —
625–648 639 9 147.00–161.00 $154.38 $986 -3.61
655–677 670 10 140.00–158.00 $152.23 $1,020 +4.19
718–725 720 3 145.00–145.50 $145.17 $1,045 —
849 849 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,146 -3.00
916 916 7 132.50 $132.50 $1,214 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 160.00 $160.00 $592 —
455–465 460 2 130.00–154.00 $141.87 $653 —
575–583 580 3 133.00–143.00 $139.70 $810 —
608–635 618 5 130.00–144.00 $138.18 $854 —
690 690 3 137.00–139.00 $138.33 $954 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 9 42.50 $42.50 $290 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 312 5 169.00–176.00 $172.93 $540 -5.07
378–385 382 5 168.00–172.00 $169.61 $648 -1.10
405–447 427 13 159.00–166.00 $164.75 $703 +0.57
458–490 472 51 155.50–169.00 $165.11 $779 +4.30
510–543 521 36 154.00–160.50 $156.67 $816 +0.31
550–582 567 18 148.00–154.00 $151.90 $861 +1.04
600–623 609 10 144.00–147.00 $146.30 $891 +0.44
650–666 665 15 141.75–142.00 $141.77 $943 +2.77
773 773 28 140.25 $140.25 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–338 331 5 150.00–163.00 $155.27 $514 —
380 380 3 157.00–160.00 $158.00 $600 +4.02
425–445 439 9 145.00–159.00 $146.52 $643 -3.48
450–498 473 8 145.00–156.00 $148.99 $705 -3.78
503–549 528 19 140.00–155.00 $146.52 $774 -1.14
550–595 573 18 136.00–148.00 $144.05 $825 -1.72
605–648 637 14 135.00–142.00 $138.83 $884 -5.55
705–726 722 10 134.50–137.00 $136.11 $983 +6.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–335 320 3 130.00–140.00 $136.51 $437 —
383–390 384 6 121.00–140.00 $127.21 $488 -23.79
430–438 434 4 120.00–138.00 $125.97 $547 -14.03
463–490 477 6 124.00–137.00 $131.29 $626 —
625–645 635 4 105.00–120.00 $112.38 $714 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 5 154.00 $154.00 $767 —
701 701 7 120.50 $120.50 $845 —
945 945 2 122.50 $122.50 $1,158 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 165.00 $165.00 $698 -13.19
450–473 465 10 165.00–170.00 $167.98 $781 -1.30
500–540 522 15 151.00–171.00 $161.61 $844 -13.31
585–595 591 4 144.00–155.00 $146.72 $867 -22.28
600–617 610 9 146.00–150.00 $147.57 $900 -12.43
655–698 666 18 124.00–146.00 $135.54 $903 +10.54
702–749 729 9 129.00–136.00 $131.37 $958 -0.25
764 764 6 130.00 $130.00 $993 —
815–830 826 7 123.00–129.00 $127.29 $1,051 —
900–905 903 5 112.00–120.00 $116.81 $1,055 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 140.00 $140.00 $514 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 145.00 $145.00 $536 -24.00
500–545 530 3 130.00–145.00 $134.72 $714 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 130.00 $130.00 $641 +25.00
604 604 9 120.00 $120.00 $725 —
703 703 15 118.00 $118.00 $830 —
806–842 824 18 115.25–115.75 $115.51 $952 +18.51
853 853 10 116.25 $116.25 $992 —

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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.