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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

897 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $193.80/cwt +8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 665 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.94/cwt +8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 525 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.83/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 575 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 897 1,080 929
Feeder cattle 897 1,080 929

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher and feeder heifers traded 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was very 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
317–320 318 7 213.00–217.00 $215.85 $686 —
355–373 362 5 213.00–214.00 $213.59 $773 —
407–443 422 26 205.00–218.00 $213.50 $901 —
473–490 478 19 205.00–220.00 $210.72 $1,007 +3.69
500–548 523 25 204.00–212.00 $207.18 $1,084 -0.88
550–590 575 39 197.00–210.00 $201.83 $1,161 +2.35
603–640 615 27 190.00–199.50 $195.85 $1,204 -1.76
650–687 665 51 183.00–196.50 $193.80 $1,289 +8.30
715–745 743 15 165.00–176.50 $175.25 $1,302 +5.08
754–798 766 18 166.50–183.00 $170.74 $1,308 —
850–858 856 6 156.00–160.00 $158.67 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–398 386 4 194.00–195.00 $194.48 $751 +2.05
405–435 427 5 190.00–200.00 $196.89 $841 +2.99
450–495 473 4 189.00–196.00 $191.31 $905 -4.24
515–527 526 16 184.00–199.00 $197.63 $1,040 +11.63
550–592 563 23 175.00–192.00 $181.30 $1,021 -3.02
600–643 628 25 176.00–190.00 $186.66 $1,172 —
650–695 668 20 164.50–180.00 $175.42 $1,172 +1.65
755–788 777 33 150.00–164.00 $161.32 $1,253 -0.68
835 835 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 4 175.00 $175.00 $530 -11.00
360–395 380 3 163.00–175.00 $169.37 $644 —
469 469 5 175.00 $175.00 $821 +8.46
530–535 533 3 150.00–165.00 $154.97 $826 -15.27
570–575 573 2 161.00–163.00 $162.00 $928 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 12 147.00 $147.00 $1,499 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 10 50.00 $50.00 $319 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 187.00 $187.00 $583 —
358–376 364 18 179.00–191.00 $184.26 $671 +9.41
430–440 436 4 175.00–180.00 $178.02 $776 +6.30
455–499 477 23 170.00–179.00 $174.74 $834 +5.96
515–545 525 43 160.00–178.00 $172.94 $908 +8.94
575–583 579 15 159.00–169.00 $162.88 $943 -0.27
600–630 615 22 156.00–167.00 $160.07 $984 +6.49
651–674 666 28 154.00–159.00 $156.48 $1,042 —
706–713 708 20 148.00–155.50 $150.82 $1,068 +4.82
775–790 776 12 149.00–152.50 $152.20 $1,181 —
815–820 817 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,209 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 160.00 $160.00 $525 -8.35
365–390 380 3 160.00–173.00 $168.21 $639 +2.68
405–435 416 6 150.00–167.00 $160.52 $668 -0.23
455–493 484 8 157.00–164.00 $160.02 $774 +4.74
515–545 527 6 150.00–160.00 $156.51 $825 +4.00
553–599 582 21 150.00–157.50 $153.22 $892 +4.52
605–645 622 7 140.00–150.00 $144.54 $899 +2.11
660–665 661 7 142.00–150.00 $147.99 $978 +5.16
715–730 719 4 143.00–147.00 $145.74 $1,048 +4.23
770–780 773 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,082 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038 1038 13 120.50 $120.50 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 125.00 $125.00 $606 -20.88
550–570 557 3 120.00–121.00 $120.66 $672 -21.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 440 4 182.00–194.00 $184.90 $814 +14.90
490 490 3 179.00 $179.00 $877 —
505–535 518 3 169.00–179.00 $175.69 $910 +7.05
570–583 578 4 176.00–181.00 $177.75 $1,027 -1.29
605–635 620 4 157.00–167.00 $162.12 $1,005 —
698 698 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,061 -5.48
745–748 747 4 150.00–154.50 $153.38 $1,146 —
765–795 783 3 114.00–132.00 $122.00 $955 —
901 901 9 119.00 $119.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 525 3 189.00–192.00 $190.04 $998 +2.06
600–643 632 4 175.00–177.00 $176.53 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–439 431 5 160.00 $160.00 $690 ±0.00
548 548 2 158.00 $158.00 $866 —

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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.