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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

836 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $200.20/cwt +11.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 563 lb · 38 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.63/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 680 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.21/cwt +18.86 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 529 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 836 1,033 907
Feeder cattle 836 1,033 907

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 650lbs traded 6.00 to 10.00 higher, and steers over 650lbs traded steady. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher. 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
353–390 367 4 200.00–204.00 $201.01 $738 —
415–445 434 10 190.00–201.00 $197.65 $858 —
455–498 486 27 196.00–211.50 $207.19 $1,007 —
550–570 563 38 191.00–206.50 $200.20 $1,127 +11.62
612 unweaned 612 8 176.00 $176.00 $1,077 —
600–635 623 20 181.00–196.50 $190.00 $1,184 +7.00
665–682 680 30 172.00–184.50 $173.63 $1,181 -2.88
720–741 729 21 164.00–170.00 $167.40 $1,220 -0.93
765–790 779 8 158.00–167.00 $163.47 $1,273 —
824 value added 824 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 4 171.00–190.00 $180.57 $646 +8.17
405–437 429 4 174.00–188.00 $177.30 $761 +7.30
450–480 459 14 176.50–189.00 $185.35 $851 +13.95
531 value added 531 5 186.00 $186.00 $988 —
570–595 586 19 169.00–187.50 $179.01 $1,049 +15.09
605–646 630 15 166.00–179.00 $177.51 $1,118 +7.70
665–695 683 3 154.00–171.00 $164.30 $1,122 +1.40
702–740 715 15 149.00–160.00 $153.29 $1,096 -2.24
755–796 788 5 143.00–150.00 $148.66 $1,171 +6.71
838 838 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,223 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 18 158.00 $158.00 $899 —
687 687 19 153.00 $153.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 476 8 155.00–166.00 $161.71 $770 +3.12
533 533 2 150.00 $150.00 $800 +0.48
560–595 577 3 145.00–155.00 $150.04 $866 +4.05
655–657 657 4 130.00–142.00 $139.01 $913 —
908 908 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,180 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
948 948 12 124.75 $124.75 $1,183 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
987 987 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,411 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 168.00 $168.00 $638 —
400–437 433 13 160.00–167.00 $163.71 $709 —
498 498 11 164.00 $164.00 $817 +6.70
519–545 523 7 159.50–164.00 $163.33 $854 +8.98
531 fancy 531 21 176.50 $176.50 $937 —
550–585 568 28 158.00–167.00 $160.22 $910 +7.36
614–644 634 18 152.00–167.00 $161.13 $1,022 +5.88
650–670 667 10 147.00–155.00 $152.70 $1,019 —
717–727 721 11 146.00–149.00 $147.64 $1,064 +3.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–340 333 6 154.00–159.00 $158.15 $527 +7.65
380–395 385 3 153.00–160.00 $155.39 $598 +6.88
410–448 440 20 140.00–158.00 $152.77 $672 +1.72
450–490 470 14 140.00–155.00 $150.00 $705 +1.97
503–545 526 17 148.00–154.50 $152.74 $803 +10.19
558–590 567 12 130.00–156.00 $146.21 $829 +2.41
600–635 629 15 138.50–147.00 $141.23 $888 -1.26
650–680 667 13 130.00–147.00 $140.38 $936 -0.05
710 710 3 140.00 $140.00 $994 +3.68
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
923–945 930 4 120.00–133.00 $126.77 $1,179 —
1155 1155 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 125.00 $125.00 $491 -5.35
570–590 580 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $722 -5.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 198.00 $198.00 $786 +42.53
449 449 5 196.00 $196.00 $880 +25.66
460–485 473 4 163.00–174.00 $168.65 $798 +12.27
520–525 522 3 156.00–164.00 $161.32 $842 +13.65
570 570 3 168.00 $168.00 $958 +14.91
610–648 628 11 141.00–169.00 $159.28 $1,000 +13.47
655–695 672 8 146.00–164.00 $155.82 $1,047 +11.81
765–788 780 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,154 +9.22
865–885 875 2 120.00–126.00 $122.97 $1,076 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 5 197.00 $197.00 $898 —
555 555 2 176.00 $176.00 $977 —
625 625 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,138 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 10 122.00 $122.00 $797 —
740 740 13 118.00 $118.00 $873 —
754–780 766 20 101.00–114.00 $111.56 $855 —
820 820 4 113.00 $113.00 $927 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 4 95.00 $95.00 $684 —
853 853 2 96.00 $96.00 $819 —

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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.