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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

1,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.66/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 622 lb · 137 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.24/cwt +12.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 671 lb · 124 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.81/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 632 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,476 836 1,221
Feeder cattle 1,476 836 1,221

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher with spots up to 10.00 higher. Some large drafts of quality long weaned yearlings were included in the offering and created good demand on a moderate to heavy supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 333 6 206.00–220.00 $214.43 $714 —
372 372 9 215.00 $215.00 $800 +13.99
400–447 428 14 200.00–211.00 $208.91 $894 +11.26
450–499 474 28 198.00–215.00 $209.66 $994 +2.47
518 unweaned 518 14 193.50 $193.50 $1,002 —
505–549 544 43 201.00–207.00 $205.61 $1,119 —
578–583 581 44 199.50–200.50 $199.91 $1,161 -0.29
605–630 620 37 184.00–201.00 $195.13 $1,210 +5.13
643 unweaned 643 37 176.50 $176.50 $1,135 +0.50
653–690 671 124 174.00–189.50 $186.24 $1,250 +12.61
739–740 740 18 167.00–171.50 $168.50 $1,247 +1.10
751–790 762 45 158.50–173.50 $170.02 $1,296 +6.55
822 822 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,282 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–448 434 6 180.00–186.00 $183.67 $797 +6.37
464–497 473 19 178.00–191.00 $186.12 $880 +0.77
510–525 513 9 178.00–190.00 $181.99 $934 —
550–583 567 18 178.00–187.00 $180.87 $1,026 +1.86
591 unweaned 591 10 179.00 $179.00 $1,058 —
600–647 627 37 167.00–179.00 $172.83 $1,084 -4.68
680–695 690 16 155.00–168.00 $160.88 $1,110 -3.42
705–745 733 37 153.00–165.50 $159.35 $1,168 +6.06
753–798 776 4 150.00–152.00 $151.03 $1,172 +2.37
815–845 836 5 150.00–155.00 $152.59 $1,276 +6.59
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 160.00 $160.00 $533 —
480 480 9 160.00 $160.00 $768 —
553–568 557 7 160.00–170.00 $162.91 $907 +4.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 3 140.00–160.00 $150.12 $628 —
475–485 480 2 159.00–167.00 $163.04 $783 +1.33
636 636 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,018 —
705–722 715 5 135.00–145.00 $138.94 $993 —
835 835 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,169 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 9 167.00 $167.00 $954 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 357 27 173.00–185.00 $181.54 $648 +13.54
403–438 425 17 164.50–172.00 $167.32 $711 +3.61
453–475 463 25 160.00–173.00 $166.84 $772 +2.84
513 unweaned 513 12 155.00 $155.00 $795 —
502–548 518 37 156.00–176.00 $168.85 $875 +5.52
560–598 571 7 165.00–168.00 $166.82 $953 +6.60
606 unweaned 606 24 150.00 $150.00 $909 —
603–634 626 113 161.00–175.00 $172.62 $1,081 +11.49
668 668 13 158.00 $158.00 $1,055 +5.30
700–715 712 15 146.50–162.00 $156.91 $1,117 +9.27
791 791 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,147 —
855 855 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 170.00 $170.00 $575 +11.85
370–396 390 8 151.00–167.00 $161.78 $631 +6.39
415–445 431 4 150.00–160.00 $157.27 $678 +4.50
455–490 474 13 150.00–158.00 $152.92 $725 +2.92
505–540 526 11 149.00–159.00 $152.67 $803 -0.07
550–588 568 40 140.00–157.00 $147.92 $840 +1.71
605–640 626 8 140.00–151.00 $143.74 $900 +2.51
650–683 663 14 135.00–146.00 $142.86 $947 +2.48
700–733 710 7 140.00–147.00 $144.32 $1,025 +4.32
760–798 785 3 139.00–145.00 $143.06 $1,123 —
862 862 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,215 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–435 406 10 130.00–140.00 $138.93 $564 —
455 455 2 143.00 $143.00 $651 —
503–520 509 4 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $621 —
557 557 3 130.00 $130.00 $724 +5.49
609–640 615 12 128.00–138.00 $134.80 $829 —
673 673 4 120.00 $120.00 $808 —
705 705 3 127.00 $127.00 $895 —
750–760 754 4 110.00–125.00 $114.28 $862 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609–618 613 12 161.00–165.50 $163.61 $1,003 —
918–935 924 3 140.00–140.50 $140.33 $1,297 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 6 150.00 $150.00 $903 —
658 658 2 141.50 $141.50 $931 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 178.00–196.00 $187.06 $660 —
405–445 429 5 170.00–190.00 $173.78 $746 -22.22
458–480 467 9 177.00–191.00 $185.49 $866 +16.84
505–534 524 6 160.00–176.00 $170.86 $895 +9.54
550–596 571 23 151.00–168.00 $160.79 $918 -7.21
620–640 630 2 154.00–159.00 $156.54 $986 -2.74
655–662 659 5 147.00–156.00 $153.81 $1,014 -2.01
720 720 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,073 —
754–773 759 10 145.00–149.00 $147.79 $1,122 -0.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–383 368 4 202.00–211.00 $206.68 $761 —
405–419 415 11 192.50–216.00 $198.75 $825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 5 156.00 $156.00 $708 —
821 821 4 121.00 $121.00 $993 —

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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.