Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

1,080 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 heifers $163.15/cwt -3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 582 lb · 46 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.72/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 438 lb · 44 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $197.61/cwt +11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 625 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,080	1,476	869
Feeder cattle	1,080	1,476	869

Market comments — USDA reporter

This SLMC feeder sale included a Holstein steer special. Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady with feeder heifers trading steady to 4.00 higher. In the Holstein steer portion of the sale, (compared to last month), steers traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464–473	469	21	203.00–212.00	$207.03	$971	-2.63
503–545	531	19	201.00–211.00	$208.06	$1,105	+2.45
543 unweaned	543	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,021	-5.50
570–595	583	8	195.50–205.50	$199.48	$1,163	-0.43
600–633	625	42	185.00–200.00	$197.61	$1,235	+2.48
681	681	22	185.50	$185.50	$1,263	-0.74
713–745	725	42	165.00–177.00	$170.17	$1,234	+1.67
987	987	16	154.50	$154.50	$1,525	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–395	369	4	190.00–195.00	$192.43	$710	—
400–430	411	20	180.00–197.00	$193.90	$797	+10.23
467–488	473	13	180.00–197.00	$195.55	$925	+9.43
507–545	535	11	186.00	$186.00	$995	+4.01
555–598	579	10	179.00–189.00	$184.32	$1,067	+3.45
670–691	679	22	165.00–180.50	$173.77	$1,180	+12.89
735	735	4	165.00	$165.00	$1,213	+5.65
790–792	792	6	162.00	$162.00	$1,283	+10.97
895	895	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,325	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	4	186.00	$186.00	$621	—
455–483	478	7	166.00–170.00	$166.54	$796	+3.50
500–525	518	8	168.00–172.00	$170.24	$882	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,087	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–393	383	9	174.00–178.00	$174.85	$670	-6.69
418–449	438	44	168.00–176.00	$171.72	$752	+4.40
458–498	477	22	164.00–175.00	$168.78	$805	+1.94
501–536	513	16	160.00–168.50	$164.00	$841	-4.85
550–599	582	46	155.00–168.00	$163.15	$950	-3.67
600–647	626	29	150.00–159.00	$153.58	$961	-19.04
700–748	736	4	146.00	$146.00	$1,075	-10.91
815	815	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,125	—
960	960	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,344	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289–295	292	7	155.00–169.00	$161.07	$470	—
325–340	334	17	161.00–171.00	$168.35	$562	-1.65
354–396	371	24	155.00–172.00	$165.53	$614	+3.75
405–410	409	4	160.00–161.00	$160.75	$657	+3.48
458–490	471	9	150.00–163.00	$155.28	$731	+2.36
513–538	526	8	150.00–154.00	$152.51	$802	-0.16
565–595	576	32	140.00–153.00	$148.70	$857	+0.78
605–632	623	11	140.00–147.00	$142.43	$887	-1.31
670–690	676	16	135.00–145.00	$142.83	$966	-0.03
710–739	732	6	138.00–145.00	$141.51	$1,036	-2.81
858	858	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,158	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	380	4	140.00–147.00	$145.39	$552	—
463–493	483	7	142.00–149.00	$145.88	$705	+2.88
520–538	527	5	139.00	$139.00	$733	+17.02
558–581	570	8	137.00–149.00	$142.42	$812	+12.42

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	5	160.00	$160.00	$771	—
720	720	4	135.00	$135.00	$972	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–429	424	13	183.00–194.00	$188.73	$800	-10.02
452–490	466	18	180.00–200.00	$192.54	$897	—
500–548	526	15	183.00–195.00	$187.98	$989	—
560–565	564	4	180.00–190.00	$182.48	$1,029	—
650–656	654	11	165.00–169.00	$166.64	$1,090	—
715	715	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,108	—
815	815	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,198	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–378	376	7	180.00–184.00	$180.55	$679	-6.51
418	418	3	170.00	$170.00	$711	-3.78
540–542	542	11	165.00–169.00	$168.64	$914	-2.22
550–565	561	4	173.00–181.00	$179.04	$1,004	+18.25
654–672	665	10	150.00–169.00	$157.48	$1,047	+3.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	4	179.00	$179.00	$607	—
400–435	409	4	160.00	$160.00	$654	—
550–577	574	8	165.00–166.00	$165.88	$952	—
882	882	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,155	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–434	432	11	121.00–127.00	$123.16	$532	—
498	498	5	130.00	$130.00	$647	—
505	505	6	138.00	$138.00	$697	—
652–685	663	12	113.50–129.00	$118.84	$788	—
724–730	729	17	131.00–139.00	$136.41	$994	—
828–848	830	33	130.00	$130.00	$1,079	—
864–897	875	25	129.00–130.00	$129.33	$1,132	—
926	926	16	132.00	$132.00	$1,222	—
965	965	38	126.00	$126.00	$1,216	—

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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.