Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 22, 2022

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.48/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 566 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.56/cwt +2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 523 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.77/cwt -0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 467 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	767	1,021	1,574
Feeder cattle	767	1,021	1,574

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the best test of 600-700lb steers traded 5.00 - 6.00 higher with other weights not well tested. Feeder heifers traded with a steady to firm undertone with little to compare to last week. Receipts were light again this week with hot temps sticking around in the area. 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
388–394	393	8	178.00–180.00	$178.49	$701	+8.49
404–445	416	18	166.00–186.00	$176.58	$735	-3.57
450–499	474	26	170.00–186.00	$175.75	$833	-5.51
507–534	524	17	169.00–188.00	$176.30	$924	+9.33
550–595	568	18	157.00–169.50	$166.45	$945	+1.19
600–635	622	16	150.00–165.00	$158.62	$987	+5.95
653–680	672	9	145.00–157.50	$154.24	$1,036	+4.30
705–740	726	4	140.00–143.00	$142.02	$1,031	-0.22
775–785	778	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,089	-4.05

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	11	188.50	$188.50	$839	—
568–572	570	9	170.00–176.50	$174.05	$992	-2.34
607–611	609	11	176.00–178.00	$176.91	$1,077	+5.80
653–695	666	22	158.00–173.50	$169.07	$1,126	+5.47
715–730	717	9	150.00–155.00	$150.57	$1,080	-3.93
898	898	2	149.00	$149.00	$1,338	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	160.00	$160.00	$576	—
463	463	2	145.00	$145.00	$671	-15.00
516–535	519	6	133.00–159.00	$137.47	$713	—
585	585	2	140.00	$140.00	$819	-7.88

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	3	150.00	$150.00	$710	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–393	377	7	140.00–144.00	$141.74	$534	—
400–446	435	21	135.00–152.00	$141.97	$618	+5.48
450–485	467	29	133.00–145.00	$139.77	$653	-0.61
500–545	523	39	135.00–151.00	$143.56	$751	+2.84
550–595	578	19	135.00–145.00	$139.24	$805	+3.18
600–628	619	7	133.00–140.00	$138.39	$857	+3.64
655–696	690	16	125.00–140.00	$132.98	$918	+1.22
705–745	720	12	125.00–138.00	$130.59	$940	+1.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	6	155.50	$155.50	$664	—
487	487	7	152.50	$152.50	$743	-2.50
553–594	566	55	143.50–152.00	$149.48	$846	+1.70
606–633	615	6	140.50–145.50	$142.22	$875	-3.25
660	660	14	143.50	$143.50	$947	—
723	723	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,019	—
871	871	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,202	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	100.00–130.00	$120.00	$462	-11.74
415–437	432	14	110.00–130.00	$121.92	$527	-8.08
450–498	473	7	110.00–125.00	$120.41	$570	-5.12
510–515	513	2	100.00–113.00	$106.53	$546	—
625–635	630	2	121.00–128.00	$124.47	$784	—
650–680	665	2	100.00–110.00	$104.89	$698	—
800–805	802	3	106.00–110.00	$107.34	$861	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908	908	4	123.50	$123.50	$1,121	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	422	7	167.00–176.00	$169.45	$715	+6.56
470–485	474	6	156.00–174.00	$166.64	$790	-4.25
505–545	520	18	156.00–170.00	$164.75	$857	+4.88
560–594	579	19	140.00–156.00	$151.04	$875	-0.79
615–630	628	8	145.00–152.00	$145.86	$916	+0.56
673	673	5	147.00	$147.00	$989	+6.36
715–740	728	2	130.00–134.00	$132.03	$961	-5.86
955–973	966	5	117.00–118.00	$117.60	$1,136	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	4	140.00	$140.00	$484	—
368	368	2	160.00	$160.00	$589	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	3	112.00	$112.00	$586	—
616	616	11	116.00	$116.00	$715	+11.00
651–679	659	14	112.00–112.50	$112.35	$740	—
770	770	3	114.00	$114.00	$878	—
853	853	4	111.00	$111.00	$947	—

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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.