Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

1,021 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $187.95/cwt +10.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 624 lb · 78 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.78/cwt -11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 578 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.47/cwt -3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 613 lb · 48 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,021	2,280	1,516
Feeder cattle	1,021	2,280	1,516

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the best test of 500lb - 700lb feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 - 10.00 lower. Other weights too light in supply for an adequate comparison. The highlight of the offering was a fancy set of weaned 626lb steers bringing $193.00. Many producers in the area being in the hay field this week led to a light supply with mostly below average quality feeder cattle in the offering. Demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	2	170.00	$170.00	$524	-17.56
363	363	2	170.00	$170.00	$617	-24.47
411–436	427	19	178.00–184.00	$180.15	$769	-6.98
450–495	468	14	176.00–186.00	$181.26	$848	-0.79
505–548	538	42	161.00–179.00	$166.97	$898	-15.57
565–595	584	25	160.00–170.00	$165.26	$965	-3.91
615–638	632	48	141.00–155.00	$152.67	$965	-8.37
655–696	683	22	140.00–153.00	$149.94	$1,024	-2.87
700–745	713	18	140.00–150.50	$142.24	$1,014	-4.25
755–775	761	6	136.00–149.00	$144.05	$1,096	-1.09
800–843	827	7	139.00–147.00	$143.04	$1,183	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516–533	521	19	192.00–202.50	$199.11	$1,037	+3.53
561–596	576	22	171.50–184.00	$176.39	$1,016	-10.73
603–635	616	18	165.00–176.50	$171.11	$1,054	-5.30
626 fancy	626	60	193.00	$193.00	$1,208	—
666–693	677	21	155.00–168.50	$163.60	$1,108	-8.00
719–723	722	15	154.50	$154.50	$1,115	-6.49
770–787	781	16	153.00–153.50	$153.32	$1,197	—
892	892	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,267	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	465	4	160.00	$160.00	$744	+20.00
555–590	569	9	137.00–155.50	$147.88	$841	+17.88
602	602	3	134.00	$134.00	$807	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	140.00	$140.00	$472	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	428	18	130.00–148.00	$136.49	$584	-20.61
455–495	471	46	135.00–147.00	$140.38	$661	-14.23
500–545	523	38	130.00–145.00	$140.72	$736	-6.95
564–593	577	29	127.00–143.00	$136.06	$785	-13.15
603–646	631	17	128.50–138.00	$134.75	$850	-5.34
650–694	677	18	127.00–134.00	$131.76	$892	-8.84
716–745	722	9	126.00–130.00	$129.08	$932	-9.46
750–770	763	4	125.00–133.00	$127.02	$969	+2.30
803–805	804	4	123.00–129.00	$126.00	$1,013	-4.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	155.00	$155.00	$736	-12.99
543–544	544	10	148.00–150.00	$148.60	$808	-11.77
562–598	578	61	144.00–156.00	$147.78	$854	-11.26
605–629	613	48	140.00–149.00	$145.47	$892	-4.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–337	330	4	130.00–134.00	$133.06	$439	—
360–395	370	13	110.00–135.00	$131.74	$487	+7.86
420	420	2	130.00	$130.00	$546	-3.95
455–493	476	7	120.00–130.00	$125.53	$598	-6.99

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	10	120.00	$120.00	$724	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
726	726	8	127.50	$127.50	$926	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	7	169.00	$169.00	$603	-12.75
403–443	424	6	156.00–174.00	$162.89	$691	-15.89
450–480	463	6	156.00–174.00	$170.89	$791	-2.69
520–542	535	12	154.00–162.00	$159.87	$855	-0.86
550–590	564	9	142.00–162.00	$151.83	$856	-6.88
600–647	624	7	140.00–158.00	$145.30	$907	-11.02
650–698	690	21	135.00–155.00	$140.64	$970	-8.81
708–740	716	5	125.00–143.50	$137.89	$987	—
758	758	3	130.00	$130.00	$985	—
800–840	830	5	120.00–124.00	$121.57	$1,009	-7.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–541	540	8	145.00	$145.00	$783	—
720–745	737	3	110.00–120.00	$113.26	$835	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–468	464	4	179.00–182.00	$181.27	$841	—
507	507	3	170.00	$170.00	$862	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	4	109.00	$109.00	$537	—
604	604	6	105.00	$105.00	$634	-12.00
731	731	5	95.00	$95.00	$694	-15.00

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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.