Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

1,332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.29/cwt -17.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 575 lb · 64 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.71/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 481 lb · 56 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $164.38/cwt +6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,018/hd at 619 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,332	2,804	1,519
Feeder cattle	1,332	2,804	1,519

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600lbs traded steady to 3.00 higher and steers over 600lbs traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs traded steady to 3.00 higher and heifers over 600lbs were not well tested. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	3	209.00	$209.00	$673	—
388–395	392	4	201.00–204.00	$202.49	$794	-3.20
400–445	420	28	195.00–208.00	$203.62	$855	+4.09
468–473	470	7	191.00–205.00	$197.85	$930	+4.89
496 unweaned	496	5	185.00	$185.00	$918	—
505–548	526	29	185.00–196.00	$190.35	$1,001	-1.26
551–593	575	64	176.00–190.00	$182.29	$1,048	+1.75
604–647	627	14	174.50–180.00	$177.97	$1,116	-1.31
663–690	668	11	170.00–173.00	$171.51	$1,146	-2.72
722–735	727	5	164.00–165.00	$164.40	$1,195	-5.18
780–790	787	7	163.00–165.00	$164.43	$1,294	-2.12
808 fancy	808	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,414	—
865–880	874	19	162.00–165.00	$162.58	$1,421	-2.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	5	193.00	$193.00	$637	+7.32
405–449	428	15	174.00–189.00	$179.85	$770	+6.89
454–488	467	9	178.50–189.00	$185.22	$865	+7.08
508–545	524	13	167.00–177.00	$169.32	$887	-10.52
555–598	571	34	160.00–174.00	$167.05	$954	-6.63
602–640	619	51	154.00–171.00	$164.38	$1,018	+5.63
650–695	673	28	150.00–167.00	$162.19	$1,092	-0.34
708–748	723	11	150.00–163.00	$157.28	$1,137	+2.44
750–798	771	9	150.00–159.00	$154.79	$1,193	-2.75
850–896	886	15	143.00–159.00	$150.75	$1,336	-3.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–343	337	7	150.00–165.00	$158.71	$535	—
360–375	372	5	160.00–170.00	$161.94	$602	+2.02
415–445	441	7	158.00–160.00	$159.73	$704	—
450–463	454	7	150.00–164.00	$154.08	$700	+1.71
528–543	535	6	149.00–152.00	$150.33	$804	-1.51
560–595	579	13	145.00–155.00	$148.57	$860	-1.17
608–620	614	4	150.00	$150.00	$921	+5.51
678–696	692	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,003	+2.23

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611–647	623	15	155.00–156.00	$155.35	$968	-4.65

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	15	158.00	$158.00	$853	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–342	340	4	176.00–177.00	$176.75	$601	—
390–395	394	4	172.00–177.00	$175.76	$692	—
400–446	436	10	175.00–185.00	$182.16	$794	+4.16
455–499	481	56	173.00–186.00	$178.71	$860	+4.54
508–542	526	46	160.00–177.00	$167.62	$882	+1.12
550–579	567	35	157.00–170.00	$162.38	$921	-0.82
625–628	627	8	153.00–158.00	$156.13	$979	-2.86
653	653	5	152.00	$152.00	$993	+1.05
738	738	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,144	+5.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	169.00	$169.00	$583	+16.23
390	390	2	162.00	$162.00	$632	+3.57
408–448	415	20	161.00–165.00	$164.23	$682	+10.27
460–490	478	20	164.00–170.00	$166.45	$796	+11.85
500–549	527	20	145.00–159.00	$154.00	$812	+3.09
555–595	572	26	140.00–158.00	$148.60	$850	-0.87
602–648	627	27	140.00–150.00	$146.42	$918	-1.47
653–695	673	30	138.00–149.00	$144.40	$972	+1.16
705–745	718	7	140.00–144.00	$141.31	$1,015	+2.21
750–788	775	3	130.00–136.00	$131.93	$1,022	-4.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479–482	480	13	152.00–168.00	$158.18	$759	+8.18
900–945	906	8	143.00–145.50	$145.17	$1,315	+10.68

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–335	314	6	120.00–140.00	$132.88	$417	—
400–445	411	4	120.00–132.00	$128.75	$529	-17.95
450–495	473	2	140.00	$140.00	$662	-1.85
528	528	4	137.00	$137.00	$723	+0.95

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	3	148.00	$148.00	$774	—
649	649	4	146.50	$146.50	$951	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
889	889	4	112.00	$112.00	$996	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–388	386	14	165.00–175.00	$168.58	$651	-10.23
475–480	476	6	170.00–179.00	$177.49	$845	+26.24
500–548	538	9	153.00–165.00	$158.00	$850	+5.03
558–595	576	23	154.00–162.00	$155.67	$897	+3.62
602–648	630	30	145.00–161.00	$152.65	$962	+6.38
653–685	666	5	141.00–150.00	$146.17	$973	+2.44
705–722	718	4	136.00–142.00	$140.53	$1,009	+3.03
750–780	764	5	140.00–145.00	$142.58	$1,089	+3.92
800–820	807	8	137.00–142.00	$138.37	$1,117	-6.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–336	333	7	151.00–163.00	$159.65	$532	—
410–425	420	6	142.00–160.00	$154.14	$647	—
450–495	480	3	135.00–140.00	$136.56	$655	-9.44
553	553	5	145.00	$145.00	$802	+19.22
663	663	8	130.00	$130.00	$862	+3.00
858	858	3	126.00	$126.00	$1,081	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–941	941	8	122.00–123.00	$122.25	$1,150	—
1107	1107	3	90.00	$90.00	$996	—

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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.