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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

1,384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.84/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 774 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.09/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 572 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $207.76/cwt +17.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 607 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,384 1,052 1,019
Feeder cattle 1,384 1,052 1,019

Market comments — USDA reporter

This SLMC feeder sale included a wean-vac special. The offering included several high quality drafts. Compared to last week feeder steers traded 7.00-13.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–429 420 23 198.00–200.00 $199.82 $839 -1.91
459–490 481 18 198.00–213.00 $209.03 $1,005 —
495 value added 495 7 201.00 $201.00 $995 —
504 fancy 504 17 216.50 $216.50 $1,091 —
508 value added 508 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,001 —
509–545 515 32 191.00–210.00 $207.66 $1,069 +19.92
554–592 583 39 193.00–207.50 $198.09 $1,155 +11.09
602–615 607 63 190.00–210.75 $207.76 $1,261 +17.76
663 value added 663 6 188.50 $188.50 $1,250 —
660–697 679 55 189.00–199.25 $194.00 $1,317 —
705–729 717 44 167.50–177.50 $172.72 $1,238 +4.48
760 value added 760 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,307 —
773–787 775 80 167.00–171.00 $170.80 $1,324 +5.80
890 890 55 158.75 $158.75 $1,413 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 382 8 185.00–193.00 $188.32 $719 -5.68
408–445 427 19 180.00–195.00 $187.24 $800 -1.95
450–497 487 23 180.00–190.00 $188.96 $920 +9.19
500–548 524 28 165.00–184.50 $174.83 $916 +2.83
555–575 566 15 165.00–186.00 $175.43 $993 +8.05
600–640 609 20 155.00–175.00 $167.45 $1,020 +1.86
658–696 690 54 155.00–178.50 $166.17 $1,147 +2.02
700–730 713 3 162.00–164.00 $162.66 $1,160 +7.16
777–795 787 12 152.00–160.00 $157.03 $1,236 +9.53
815–840 831 7 153.00–160.00 $154.42 $1,283 -2.71
858–860 859 10 156.00–158.50 $157.00 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–443 434 11 158.00–171.00 $165.59 $719 +0.59
515–520 518 3 160.00–165.00 $163.34 $846 +0.48
555–590 581 7 155.00–164.00 $159.15 $925 —
665–670 668 3 140.00–150.00 $143.32 $957 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 3 137.00 $137.00 $922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 186.00 $186.00 $666 —
413–423 416 10 167.00–178.00 $172.43 $717 -3.03
467–486 475 48 174.00–183.50 $179.06 $851 +10.16
500–540 509 28 169.00–180.00 $173.79 $885 -0.21
550–597 571 76 167.00–185.50 $175.41 $1,002 +1.41
588 value added 588 3 167.00 $167.00 $982 —
609–636 628 54 160.00–175.50 $168.04 $1,055 +6.04
668–676 674 14 161.00–163.50 $161.53 $1,089 +3.54
705–708 706 6 151.00–158.50 $154.16 $1,088 +6.34
792 792 8 149.50 $149.50 $1,184 —
803–835 817 4 147.00–149.50 $148.14 $1,210 -0.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 429 14 151.00–165.00 $161.01 $691 +2.43
463–498 475 7 150.00–164.00 $157.01 $746 +3.08
503–547 527 36 145.00–163.00 $154.27 $813 -3.29
554 value added 554 4 164.50 $164.50 $911 —
556–595 574 35 145.00–163.00 $155.00 $890 +4.19
607–635 617 10 150.00–156.00 $153.95 $950 +6.66
653–685 667 10 140.00–157.00 $152.58 $1,018 +2.46
750–785 758 5 135.00–145.00 $139.84 $1,060 -4.16
820 820 3 145.50 $145.50 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 142.00 $142.00 $469 -2.15
373–395 382 6 150.00–158.00 $151.38 $578 +11.38
405–448 428 16 133.00–149.00 $137.64 $589 -1.01
450–478 469 11 139.00–145.00 $141.28 $663 -1.68
546 546 4 141.00 $141.00 $770 +5.01
550–588 574 11 135.00–142.00 $140.10 $804 +11.24
612–640 622 6 131.00–137.00 $133.68 $831 —
670 670 3 128.00 $128.00 $858 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 123.00 $123.00 $519 —
461 461 4 129.00 $129.00 $595 —
568 568 3 125.00 $125.00 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–540 532 3 156.00–167.00 $163.28 $869 +5.10
550–588 573 33 161.00–165.00 $163.28 $936 +2.91
625–648 637 6 145.00–149.00 $146.96 $936 -2.94
703 703 7 146.00 $146.00 $1,026 -0.76
808 808 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,083 +1.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 4 190.00 $190.00 $899 —
659–688 680 15 155.50–162.00 $157.18 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 6 150.00–164.00 $156.92 $690 —
472–490 480 10 150.00–166.00 $157.51 $756 +7.51
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 8 142.00 $142.00 $645 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 6 122.00 $122.00 $733 -0.90

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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.