Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.08/cwt -4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 558 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.23/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 471 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.22/cwt -1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 536 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 875 1,345 810
Feeder cattle 875 1,345 810

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500lbs traded mostly steady to weaker on a light supply and steers over 500lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply with fewer quality yearlings and long weaned feeders in the offering this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–436 416 16 186.00–195.00 $191.60 $797 -5.40
450–498 484 28 179.00–199.00 $190.59 $922 -2.34
500–549 533 32 179.00–195.00 $183.73 $979 -4.86
550–590 558 52 179.00–190.00 $185.08 $1,033 -4.73
600–637 620 14 170.00–186.00 $180.41 $1,119 -2.38
661–687 671 21 161.50–178.00 $172.09 $1,155 -5.28
715–743 737 8 164.00–165.00 $164.88 $1,215 -8.12
763–765 764 6 154.00–165.50 $159.76 $1,221 -3.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 365 32 206.00–217.00 $211.20 $771 -4.18
400–438 425 7 204.00–217.00 $214.42 $911 +0.33
468–499 483 23 199.00–210.00 $205.90 $994 -3.33
560–575 565 9 193.50–198.00 $195.03 $1,102 -5.56
579 unweaned 579 5 185.50 $185.50 $1,074 —
663–673 668 4 180.00–186.00 $182.98 $1,222 —
700 700 3 178.50 $178.50 $1,250 +2.59
778 778 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,354 —
825 825 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,378 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 170.00 $170.00 $629 +2.73
415–448 437 5 150.00–175.00 $166.24 $726 -2.43
460–485 478 10 150.00–175.00 $169.70 $811 +1.01
530–535 533 2 165.00–170.00 $167.49 $893 +5.30
555–590 576 5 158.00–170.00 $162.63 $937 -2.91
633–645 638 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,053 +7.64
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
639 639 10 50.00 $50.00 $320 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
823 823 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,243 —
1013 1013 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,327 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–363 363 24 181.00–182.00 $181.79 $660 -2.36
400 400 4 184.00 $184.00 $736 +1.63
450–494 464 34 176.00–185.25 $183.61 $852 +3.31
490 unweaned 490 13 175.00 $175.00 $858 —
500–549 536 37 169.00–182.00 $177.22 $950 -1.91
551–581 564 20 167.00–175.00 $170.56 $962 -2.80
613–644 627 20 162.00–174.00 $168.22 $1,055 +2.16
668–689 679 10 158.00–166.00 $161.94 $1,100 +0.16
778 778 4 151.50 $151.50 $1,179 -5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–335 317 7 170.00–182.00 $176.69 $560 +8.04
370–395 385 3 165.00–170.00 $166.69 $642 -6.20
413–446 427 18 150.00–179.00 $168.44 $719 +0.83
450–480 472 28 150.00–174.00 $164.82 $778 +1.46
505–546 533 10 150.00–169.00 $164.62 $877 +3.00
550–596 572 27 150.00–166.00 $161.37 $923 +1.40
610–644 633 10 150.00–164.00 $156.31 $989 -3.72
650–691 675 20 146.00–158.00 $151.48 $1,022 -3.51
705–740 722 10 139.00–154.00 $150.06 $1,083 +2.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 141.00–150.00 $145.69 $609 -0.74
470–490 475 4 147.00–150.00 $147.77 $702 +16.76
517–548 529 5 130.00–143.00 $137.62 $728 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 169.00 $169.00 $862 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–370 358 7 180.00–196.00 $189.42 $678 -0.97
415–435 427 5 170.00–182.00 $174.67 $746 -8.02
450–490 475 5 174.00–194.00 $179.94 $855 +6.34
513–525 515 8 174.00–179.00 $174.64 $899 -1.16
558–592 574 12 164.00–180.00 $173.48 $996 +15.12
600–630 615 15 160.00–172.00 $169.39 $1,042 +3.15
653–685 669 4 155.00–157.00 $156.02 $1,044 +0.76
710–735 723 4 154.00–161.00 $157.97 $1,142 +3.73
853 853 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 209.00 $209.00 $773 —
430–433 432 5 206.00–216.00 $212.02 $916 +11.02
475–485 478 9 197.00–209.00 $205.08 $980 +10.07
503–545 510 8 187.00–197.00 $195.29 $996 +9.29
605–620 614 5 174.00–180.00 $177.64 $1,091 +1.41
715 715 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,201 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–594 593 5 159.00–160.00 $159.80 $948 —

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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.