Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

2,280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.58/cwt +9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 570 lb · 166 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.16/cwt +7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 621 lb · 149 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.05/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 483 lb · 98 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,280	1,180	2,026
Feeder cattle	2,280	1,180	2,026

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 700lbs traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeders over 700lbs had little to compare to last week but traded with a firm undertone. Demand was very good on a heavy supply with many large drafts of wean - vac cattle included 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
310	310	2	220.00	$220.00	$682	+14.53
390–394	394	15	203.00–204.00	$203.07	$800	+3.55
405–429	426	18	193.00–206.00	$195.64	$833	—
447 thin fleshed	447	5	215.00	$215.00	$961	—
459–496	474	54	193.50–210.00	$201.49	$955	+7.70
504–539	519	56	187.00–206.00	$195.58	$1,015	+3.10
555–593	584	39	180.00–196.00	$187.12	$1,093	+7.47
614–626 thin fleshed	618	20	190.00	$190.00	$1,174	—
603–643	620	115	169.00–186.00	$176.41	$1,094	+6.63
638	638	14	165.00	$165.00	$1,053	-4.78
660–685	665	65	159.00–175.50	$171.60	$1,141	+6.87
709–736	730	24	157.00–162.00	$160.99	$1,175	+4.99
800–849	845	11	154.00–157.00	$156.74	$1,324	—
864	864	7	148.00	$148.00	$1,279	+8.00
908–910	908	12	141.00–145.00	$144.67	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	330	6	176.00–190.00	$187.56	$619	-9.44
364–387	381	15	190.00–196.00	$194.47	$741	+11.09
400–438	427	22	175.00–191.00	$187.13	$799	+4.26
450–495	483	98	170.00–190.00	$182.05	$879	+5.80
500–538	518	64	170.50–186.50	$182.54	$946	+14.49
550–595	574	55	156.00–176.00	$169.17	$971	+7.02
610–648	640	51	155.00–167.50	$161.04	$1,031	+6.50
655–698	687	32	140.00–157.00	$152.81	$1,050	+3.94
710–745	730	6	137.00–152.50	$146.49	$1,069	-0.64
750–780	763	11	134.00–150.00	$145.14	$1,107	+5.14
885–890	888	2	129.00–144.00	$136.48	$1,212	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–667	667	16	149.50–154.50	$151.94	$1,013	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–480	475	2	140.00	$140.00	$665	-15.94
500–543	525	5	135.00–149.00	$140.77	$739	-6.82
585	585	2	130.00	$130.00	$760	-7.35
873	873	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,039	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	5	169.00	$169.00	$911	—
598	598	4	165.50	$165.50	$990	+23.50

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
831	831	4	108.00	$108.00	$897	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–389	377	8	167.00–170.00	$169.04	$637	-0.51
400–445	421	20	163.00–172.00	$167.08	$703	+2.32
454–499	477	79	161.50–175.00	$167.99	$801	+6.86
500–538	516	54	157.00–164.00	$160.37	$828	+3.33
552–583	570	151	153.00–164.00	$159.04	$907	+8.97
573 fancy	573	15	165.00	$165.00	$945	—
615 unweaned	615	14	148.00	$148.00	$910	—
604–634	617	61	144.00–156.50	$149.70	$924	+4.89
655–675	667	44	150.50–154.25	$153.14	$1,021	+11.16
741	741	8	144.50	$144.50	$1,071	—
778	778	9	138.00	$138.00	$1,074	—
858–875	861	6	139.00–139.50	$139.42	$1,200	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–343	334	4	166.00–169.00	$167.54	$560	+13.21
368–388	376	15	160.00–166.00	$162.48	$611	+4.10
405–448	435	16	148.00–160.00	$157.10	$683	+8.01
460–497	476	65	144.00–160.00	$154.61	$736	+2.75
508–547	530	36	140.00–150.50	$147.67	$783	-0.11
550–598	574	58	140.00–153.00	$149.21	$856	+7.45
600–645	619	30	130.00–145.00	$140.09	$867	+1.83
650–696	677	24	136.00–147.50	$140.60	$952	+6.52
715–725	724	26	125.00–139.50	$138.54	$1,003	—
752–790	765	8	120.00–129.00	$124.72	$954	-3.28
800–808	805	3	123.00–133.50	$130.02	$1,047	+7.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	362	6	120.00–137.00	$123.88	$448	-16.12
420–445	436	19	130.00–140.00	$133.95	$584	-6.55
458–480	466	5	125.00–136.00	$132.52	$618	+11.47
512–545	530	7	110.00–128.00	$114.82	$609	+1.82

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–610	605	4	142.00–147.00	$144.52	$874	—
768	768	6	136.50	$136.50	$1,048	—
910–925	918	2	116.00–129.50	$122.81	$1,127	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–390	385	3	175.00–195.00	$181.75	$700	—
405–430	417	6	171.00–186.00	$178.78	$746	+2.14
450–497	467	13	163.00–180.00	$173.58	$811	+1.13
500–540	519	20	154.00–170.00	$160.73	$834	-2.04
565–590	576	14	150.00–165.00	$158.71	$914	-2.24
605–630	617	3	154.00–159.00	$156.32	$964	+7.32
652–685	669	26	142.00–154.00	$149.45	$1,000	+18.42
815–845	830	2	126.00–132.00	$128.95	$1,070	—
905–910	906	4	114.00	$114.00	$1,033	-0.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572	572	12	165.50	$165.50	$947	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518–524	522	16	118.00–119.00	$118.31	$618	—
580	580	11	112.00	$112.00	$650	—
621	621	7	117.00	$117.00	$727	—
680	680	6	117.00	$117.00	$796	—
748	748	3	110.00	$110.00	$823	—
813	813	10	108.00	$108.00	$878	—
909–920	917	24	115.00–115.50	$115.36	$1,058	—
952	952	14	115.00	$115.00	$1,095	—

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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.