Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

954 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.64/cwt ≈ $952/hd at 524 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.20/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 617 lb · 41 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $172.60/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 738 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	954	1,380	815
Feeder cattle	954	1,380	815

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs traded steady to 4.00 lower and steers over 700lbs traded steady to firm. Feeder heifers under 600lbs traded 2.00 to 4.00 lower and heifers over 600lbs were not well tested. Demand was good for quality weaned cattle this week and supply was moderate to light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	4	201.00	$201.00	$623	—
413–428	424	15	179.00–193.00	$185.77	$788	-2.85
455–498	483	27	185.00–190.00	$186.45	$901	+0.70
504–540	520	20	177.50–182.00	$179.07	$931	—
520 unweaned	520	11	175.00	$175.00	$910	—
534 thin fleshed	534	12	192.00	$192.00	$1,025	—
552 unweaned	552	5	160.00	$160.00	$883	—
555–578	572	15	173.00–178.00	$173.78	$994	-6.22
631	631	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,104	-2.47
650–670	654	5	161.00–167.00	$165.41	$1,082	—
715–748	738	35	166.00–174.75	$172.60	$1,274	+3.92
763–780	771	8	161.00–164.50	$163.51	$1,261	+0.17
803–825	816	5	160.50–165.00	$163.23	$1,332	—
850–880	858	4	152.00–156.00	$154.97	$1,330	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	334	8	175.00–181.00	$180.19	$602	-8.81
350–383	374	5	179.00–182.00	$180.80	$676	-6.21
435	435	1	176.00	$176.00	$766	+4.73
456–490	465	19	161.00–174.00	$169.50	$788	-0.38
500–540	516	24	160.00–175.00	$169.00	$872	-4.80
550–597	582	17	160.00–172.50	$167.49	$975	+1.25
600–643	617	41	157.00–165.00	$163.20	$1,007	-5.09
663–670	666	11	150.00–157.00	$152.56	$1,016	-10.94
758–775	764	3	150.00–153.00	$151.99	$1,161	-0.84
844	844	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,148	—
925–937	937	30	145.00–145.50	$145.48	$1,363	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
666	666	7	161.00	$161.00	$1,072	—
787	787	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,220	—
900–915	905	3	153.00–156.00	$154.67	$1,400	+7.67
1000–1005	1003	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,464	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	4	156.00	$156.00	$671	—
455–465	458	5	140.00–162.00	$154.75	$709	-1.77
505–540	525	3	130.00–151.00	$140.50	$738	-9.04
570–575	572	3	145.00–155.00	$148.35	$849	+7.35

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	5	120.00	$120.00	$580	-28.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	322	3	145.00–150.00	$148.21	$477	-7.79
383	383	3	154.00	$154.00	$590	+0.92
410–445	428	24	140.00–154.00	$148.17	$634	-1.01
450–493	472	22	140.00–156.00	$149.69	$707	+2.98
500–541	519	20	140.00–151.00	$148.31	$770	+2.84
555–590	574	28	140.00–150.00	$145.86	$837	-2.36
600–633	616	16	141.00–148.00	$145.35	$895	+3.98
650–695	677	9	137.00–141.00	$139.44	$944	-4.48
705–748	717	10	135.00–146.00	$138.73	$995	-3.47
810	810	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,094	-8.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	11	160.00	$160.00	$536	—
410–425	420	12	154.00–155.00	$154.33	$648	—
472 unweaned	472	8	158.00	$158.00	$746	+7.00
463–497	477	25	158.00–169.00	$162.92	$777	—
500–540	515	27	151.50–163.00	$155.98	$803	-4.09
580–585	581	4	153.50–154.00	$153.87	$894	-4.97
600–620	613	6	147.00–153.00	$148.40	$910	-8.01
621 unweaned	621	4	145.50	$145.50	$904	—
650–698	682	3	146.00–147.00	$146.68	$1,000	-7.49
718 fancy	718	16	161.00	$161.00	$1,156	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	3	122.00–130.00	$127.30	$477	-10.70
460–485	474	5	110.00–145.00	$128.53	$609	-5.54
550–595	578	4	110.00–130.00	$122.60	$709	-12.33
605	605	3	115.00	$115.00	$696	-6.92
653–680	662	3	125.00–130.00	$128.29	$849	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	370	5	156.00–176.00	$167.68	$620	-12.32
415–425	418	4	159.00–160.00	$159.75	$668	-15.13
450–495	466	5	160.00–168.00	$165.52	$771	-4.48
515–540	528	8	150.00–169.00	$159.13	$840	+1.55
550–597	570	26	150.00–167.00	$159.05	$907	+9.38
604–643	621	17	145.00–159.00	$154.13	$957	+5.56
644 unweaned	644	4	140.00	$140.00	$902	-7.00
650–680	658	7	135.00–140.00	$135.74	$893	-4.58
705–738	722	7	138.00–146.00	$142.06	$1,026	+8.76
778–790	782	3	134.00–137.00	$135.01	$1,056	+4.78
800–840	820	4	127.00–142.00	$134.32	$1,101	-0.05
920–945	928	3	116.00–119.00	$117.98	$1,095	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	4	146.00	$146.00	$661	-4.00
590	590	3	145.00	$145.00	$856	+5.00
638	638	2	139.00	$139.00	$887	+14.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	2	177.00	$177.00	$970	—

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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.