Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

1,248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.15/cwt +12.93 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 631 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.42/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 530 lb · 52 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $165.91/cwt +15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 720 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,248 767 1,100
Feeder cattle 1,248 767 1,100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 6.00 to 12.00 higher. The offering this week included some high quality groups of weaned cattle and yearlings. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 426 7 192.00–206.00 $198.79 $847 +10.29
458–480 471 18 188.00–206.00 $201.88 $951 —
509–545 513 19 188.00–195.00 $191.90 $984 —
553–598 577 19 177.00–197.00 $188.86 $1,090 +14.81
604–646 628 41 180.00–193.50 $186.94 $1,174 +10.03
652–668 658 14 170.50–185.00 $176.55 $1,162 +7.48
710–729 720 51 162.50–167.00 $165.91 $1,195 +15.34
758–775 764 17 164.00–165.50 $164.54 $1,257 —
800–803 803 10 152.00–153.00 $152.10 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–392 382 13 179.00–195.00 $183.03 $699 +4.54
405–448 438 5 175.00 $175.00 $766 -1.58
479–495 483 10 178.00–180.00 $178.61 $863 +2.86
508–548 530 52 167.00–184.50 $175.42 $930 -0.88
555–598 575 13 160.00–175.00 $165.95 $954 -0.50
600–648 624 40 160.00–173.50 $168.62 $1,052 +10.00
655–695 678 29 150.00–165.00 $157.88 $1,070 +3.64
718–730 726 9 140.00–155.00 $145.55 $1,057 +3.53
755–790 777 7 135.00–153.00 $149.65 $1,163 +9.65
803–845 819 5 136.00–150.00 $145.06 $1,188 —
880–895 888 2 141.00–144.00 $142.51 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 150.00 $150.00 $663 —
455 455 4 150.00 $150.00 $682 +5.00
510–525 520 15 138.00–150.00 $145.41 $756 +7.94
560–596 578 16 132.00–154.50 $152.88 $884 +12.88
683 683 2 146.00 $146.00 $997 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 179.00 $179.00 $797 —
611 611 16 161.00 $161.00 $984 —
736 736 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,067 —
1055–1095 1082 3 115.00–127.00 $123.10 $1,332 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 160.00 $160.00 $714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 169.00 $169.00 $588 —
378–383 382 7 150.00–168.00 $155.09 $592 +13.35
410–445 429 16 151.00–159.00 $152.73 $655 +10.76
453–499 485 46 146.00–159.00 $153.05 $742 +13.28
500–538 524 46 140.00–160.00 $151.26 $793 +7.70
557–588 564 35 137.00–155.00 $147.54 $832 +8.30
612–645 635 27 137.00–149.00 $143.45 $911 +5.06
665–680 675 6 134.00–140.00 $137.19 $926 +4.21
702–747 730 15 125.00–138.00 $132.30 $966 +1.71
785–795 792 9 129.00–138.00 $136.67 $1,082 —
920–935 928 2 129.00–131.00 $130.01 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–449 435 13 163.00–173.50 $170.29 $741 +14.79
451–490 477 29 159.50–173.00 $164.67 $785 +12.17
505–548 534 22 158.50–165.50 $160.97 $860 —
550–595 576 39 154.00–166.75 $161.77 $932 +12.29
600–649 631 55 152.00–159.50 $155.15 $979 +12.93
670–684 682 28 147.00–151.00 $147.56 $1,006 +4.06
788–793 790 5 138.00–140.00 $139.20 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 3 125.00–134.00 $129.61 $477 +9.61
420 420 4 130.00 $130.00 $546 +8.08
510–512 511 6 115.00–135.00 $124.98 $639 +18.45
668–698 686 9 130.00 $130.00 $892 +25.11
805–835 813 4 105.00–111.00 $109.46 $890 +2.12
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 7 155.00 $155.00 $787 —
620 620 8 145.00 $145.00 $899 —
701 701 8 142.50 $142.50 $999 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 6 153.00 $153.00 $936 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–445 429 10 166.00–177.00 $172.03 $738 +2.58
460–478 474 7 155.00–167.00 $163.86 $777 -2.78
500–527 510 16 156.00–165.00 $161.72 $825 -3.03
550–598 585 9 147.00–157.00 $154.94 $906 +3.90
602–640 609 8 130.00–160.00 $155.69 $948 +9.83
655–684 670 10 140.00–154.00 $147.99 $992 +0.99
715–745 725 3 127.00–141.00 $136.20 $987 +4.17
750–780 761 4 130.00–145.00 $136.83 $1,041 —
803–815 809 5 120.00–134.00 $128.82 $1,042 —
860–885 873 2 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 5 170.00 $170.00 $966 —

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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.