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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

1,052 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.77/cwt -4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 468 lb · 33 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.46/cwt -9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 422 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.00/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,052 864 1,245
Feeder cattle 1,052 864 1,245

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Yearling supply was light and calves made up the majority of the offering this week. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 194.00 $194.00 $749 -2.85
410–445 432 20 187.00–191.00 $189.19 $817 +4.46
454–483 468 33 175.00–186.00 $179.77 $841 -4.64
543 543 6 172.00 $172.00 $934 -12.32
555–578 562 17 164.50–178.00 $167.38 $941 -8.62
603–640 621 9 162.00–175.00 $165.59 $1,028 -6.11
653–695 670 12 150.00–173.00 $164.15 $1,100 -5.32
708 708 2 155.50 $155.50 $1,101 -6.73
754 754 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,191 -5.09
783 783 3 147.50 $147.50 $1,155 -15.59
813–835 824 8 157.00–158.00 $157.13 $1,295 -7.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–348 338 4 209.00–211.00 $210.03 $710 —
363–390 379 5 197.00–201.00 $198.53 $752 -8.75
403–433 425 17 197.00–203.00 $201.73 $857 -2.69
503–533 506 20 187.00–194.00 $187.74 $950 -8.51
596 596 18 187.00 $187.00 $1,115 -8.24
621–645 631 10 190.00 $190.00 $1,199 -8.14
700–746 738 11 167.00–168.50 $168.24 $1,242 -8.07
795 795 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,312 -2.39
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 11 139.50 $139.50 $745 —
598 598 4 129.00 $129.00 $771 —
655–678 674 12 134.50–145.00 $136.20 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 3 165.00 $165.00 $672 —
458–495 475 7 154.00–167.00 $161.48 $767 -1.18
509–544 528 9 160.00–165.00 $162.86 $860 +2.37
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1027 1027 3 148.50 $148.50 $1,525 +1.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 333 13 164.00–172.00 $168.49 $561 -10.51
353–393 369 19 160.00–172.00 $165.18 $610 +0.33
410–440 432 27 152.50–168.00 $158.58 $685 -8.27
450–498 475 15 150.00–160.00 $153.93 $731 -15.25
500–538 517 9 147.00–165.00 $157.56 $815 -8.00
525 unweaned 525 16 145.00 $145.00 $761 —
550–595 568 26 144.00–156.00 $150.81 $857 -8.73
602–640 624 10 143.00–150.00 $147.29 $919 -12.53
665–697 694 13 139.00–152.00 $150.12 $1,042 -6.88
705 705 3 145.00–146.00 $145.33 $1,025 -1.67
770–785 779 4 141.00–147.00 $144.00 $1,122 -0.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–345 332 4 171.00–178.00 $176.18 $585 -3.82
406–445 422 32 171.00–178.00 $175.46 $740 -9.08
450–468 462 3 165.00–177.00 $168.90 $780 -9.62
502–541 524 27 166.00–177.00 $174.00 $912 -1.13
573 573 3 174.00 $174.00 $997 -5.30
643 643 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,042 -6.01
650–683 667 11 154.00–162.00 $157.99 $1,054 -7.32
705–735 717 10 146.00–152.00 $147.82 $1,060 -7.37
800–849 833 7 146.00–150.50 $148.97 $1,241 -3.52
884 884 4 147.00 $147.00 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 138.00–150.00 $144.15 $444 -0.86
360 360 3 140.00 $140.00 $504 -4.39
425–445 434 4 125.00–145.00 $138.65 $602 -1.35
455–495 480 15 138.00–145.00 $142.96 $686 +10.10
505–545 533 7 120.00–140.00 $135.99 $725 -9.01
555–593 576 23 120.00–140.00 $128.86 $742 -3.73
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–476 469 11 150.00–160.00 $157.38 $738 —
526 526 4 145.00 $145.00 $763 —
1025 1025 2 114.50 $114.50 $1,174 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 6 109.00 $109.00 $541 —
716 716 4 116.00 $116.00 $831 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 7 124.00 $124.00 $676 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 4 136.00 $136.00 $713 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 3 170.00–190.00 $183.87 $610 -0.09
360–363 362 3 178.00–196.00 $190.03 $688 +3.51
420–440 431 15 173.00–187.00 $180.55 $778 -3.39
459–485 472 25 160.00–175.00 $167.73 $792 -20.12
500–540 520 8 154.00–171.00 $158.18 $823 -5.17
555–570 559 17 151.00–166.00 $160.37 $896 -3.52
600–638 620 11 145.00–159.00 $149.90 $929 -9.31
650–685 680 9 145.00–154.00 $152.04 $1,034 -0.83
700–718 713 4 144.00–151.00 $146.76 $1,046 -7.48
760–770 763 3 147.00–154.00 $151.65 $1,157 -0.95
811–845 821 7 129.50–141.00 $132.88 $1,091 -10.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–455 454 4 150.00 $150.00 $681 —
619–628 622 13 120.00–138.00 $131.19 $816 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023 1023 4 113.00 $113.00 $1,156 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
458–470 463 10 133.00 $133.00 $616 —
566–590 573 23 127.00–140.00 $135.93 $779 —
603–643 624 8 111.50–131.00 $122.90 $767 —
655–690 670 12 128.00–129.00 $128.25 $859 —
740 740 12 128.00 $128.00 $947 —
793 793 2 129.50 $129.50 $1,027 —
913 913 9 115.00 $115.00 $1,050 —

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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.