Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

1,073 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.24/cwt -1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 521 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.27/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 472 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.64/cwt -7.85 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 574 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,073 954 1,091
Feeder cattle 1,073 954 1,091

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded mostly steady to 5.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Supply of quality long time weaned yearlings was very light with mostly small packages of calves being offered this week. Demand was moderate to light as the weather turns and sickness increases in calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–398 383 9 160.00–173.00 $163.80 $627 -17.00
400–446 428 15 160.00–174.00 $168.33 $720 -7.67
460–490 473 9 160.00–170.00 $167.83 $794 -1.67
469–490 unweaned 478 9 160.00–168.00 $163.64 $782 —
505–548 522 18 155.00–171.00 $160.26 $837 -8.74
550–598 574 35 152.00–166.00 $159.64 $916 -7.85
605–625 615 9 150.00–164.00 $153.31 $943 -9.89
678–695 690 9 148.00–155.50 $152.25 $1,051 -0.31
700–745 728 12 148.50–161.00 $152.72 $1,112 —
755–793 767 7 145.00–154.00 $150.62 $1,155 -1.37
859 859 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–448 441 4 175.00–179.00 $177.03 $781 -8.74
480–493 484 6 178.00 $178.00 $862 -8.45
520 unweaned 520 6 168.00 $168.00 $874 -7.00
505–540 527 16 170.00–180.00 $174.93 $922 -4.14
573–588 581 13 166.00–177.00 $170.55 $991 -3.23
609–630 617 9 168.00–171.00 $169.10 $1,043 -5.90
623 unweaned 623 8 162.00 $162.00 $1,009 —
685 685 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,096 -5.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 160.00 $160.00 $557 —
352–385 360 4 147.00–160.00 $156.53 $564 —
423 423 4 153.00 $153.00 $647 -3.00
505–540 519 5 140.00–150.00 $147.53 $766 +7.03
555–590 572 3 147.00–153.00 $149.06 $853 +0.71
603–613 608 4 133.00–146.00 $139.45 $848 —
650–688 674 9 128.00–139.00 $132.12 $890 —
735–745 740 4 117.00–136.00 $125.05 $925 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
974 974 10 153.00 $153.00 $1,490 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,206 -22.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–398 388 7 150.00–151.00 $150.58 $584 -3.42
410–440 422 26 145.00–159.00 $150.00 $633 +1.83
455–498 472 38 142.00–154.00 $150.27 $709 +0.58
500–545 521 43 144.00–152.00 $147.24 $767 -1.07
553–598 573 25 140.00–146.00 $143.55 $823 -2.31
607–643 627 23 140.00–145.00 $143.55 $900 -1.80
650–693 666 9 135.00–149.00 $143.13 $953 +3.69
705–740 722 5 140.00–142.00 $141.40 $1,021 +2.67
760 760 2 130.00 $130.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 163.00 $163.00 $567 +3.00
381 381 4 172.00 $172.00 $655 —
400 400 4 163.00 $163.00 $652 +8.67
504–530 512 20 151.00–162.00 $157.46 $806 +1.48
558–573 567 5 150.00–152.00 $150.79 $855 -3.08
616 unweaned 616 5 144.00 $144.00 $887 -1.50
603–640 618 5 146.00 $146.00 $902 -2.40
705–736 732 8 143.00–155.50 $154.00 $1,127 —
758 758 6 155.50 $155.50 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 332 4 135.00–140.00 $137.60 $457 —
421 421 4 125.00 $125.00 $526 —
450–490 472 13 130.00–141.00 $137.10 $647 +8.57
503–545 520 9 125.00–139.00 $132.83 $691 —
560–590 570 3 130.00–135.00 $133.27 $760 +10.67
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 11 155.50 $155.50 $1,291 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 324 6 170.00–175.00 $173.24 $561 —
363–380 367 5 159.00–171.00 $164.27 $603 -3.41
400–445 430 3 150.00–160.00 $156.90 $675 -2.85
450–498 481 8 150.00–163.00 $156.99 $755 -8.53
528–538 532 5 146.00–154.00 $150.17 $799 -8.96
567–577 572 6 157.00–168.00 $162.55 $930 +3.50
605–630 612 5 140.00–148.00 $144.43 $884 -9.70
660–693 670 11 130.00–158.00 $141.41 $947 +5.67
705–740 725 3 136.00–148.00 $140.23 $1,017 -1.83
765 765 2 130.00–134.00 $132.00 $1,010 -3.01
905–942 938 10 110.00–120.00 $118.68 $1,113 +0.70
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 17 183.00 $183.00 $911 —
509–538 521 7 170.00–174.00 $171.77 $895 -5.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 6 150.00–155.00 $151.65 $588 —
469 469 4 147.00 $147.00 $689 +1.00
507–528 513 7 140.00–145.00 $143.53 $736 —
592 592 3 130.00 $130.00 $770 -15.00
623–635 629 4 105.00–110.00 $107.48 $676 -31.52

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 125.00 $125.00 $404 —
356 356 4 120.00 $120.00 $427 —
442 442 6 123.00 $123.00 $544 —
452–475 457 10 120.00–122.00 $120.42 $550 —
527 527 11 120.00 $120.00 $632 —
574 574 4 119.00 $119.00 $683 —
613 613 3 125.00 $125.00 $766 —
700 700 2 127.00 $127.00 $889 —
817 817 30 128.00 $128.00 $1,046 —
869 869 35 126.50 $126.50 $1,099 —
983 983 6 116.50 $116.50 $1,145 —

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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.