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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 23, 2022

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.52/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 530 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.79/cwt -4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 468 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $170.06/cwt +12.06 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 528 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 492 1,332 402
Feeder cattle 492 1,332 402

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, too few receipts for an adequate price comparison. Supply was light with the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow and demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479–480 479 12 190.00–210.00 $206.66 $990 +8.81
500–535 521 9 184.00–203.00 $195.78 $1,020 +5.43
623–633 629 5 175.50 $175.50 $1,104 -2.47
700 700 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 -4.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 357 3 179.00–181.00 $179.65 $641 —
495 495 2 170.00 $170.00 $842 -15.22
500–530 520 9 162.00–182.00 $171.23 $890 +1.91
575–595 580 4 168.50–180.00 $177.05 $1,027 +10.00
620–625 623 2 167.00–171.00 $168.99 $1,053 +4.61
705–724 719 6 155.00–158.00 $156.84 $1,128 -0.44
760–785 777 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,220 +2.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 2 110.00 $110.00 $614 -38.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 326 7 151.00–162.00 $155.43 $507 -13.57
365–395 378 14 150.00–164.00 $157.35 $595 -4.65
430–442 437 12 156.00–167.00 $159.27 $696 -4.96
460–487 477 6 147.00–164.00 $153.87 $734 -12.58
510–545 523 5 146.00–157.00 $149.80 $783 -4.20
568–570 569 4 148.50–155.00 $151.74 $863 +3.14
601–635 610 6 145.00–152.00 $147.05 $897 +0.63
700–705 704 4 145.00–146.00 $145.25 $1,023 +3.94
750–755 754 4 140.00–146.00 $141.49 $1,067 +9.56
825–845 835 4 134.00–143.00 $138.45 $1,156 —
881 881 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,251 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–478 468 22 169.00–179.00 $173.79 $813 -4.92
515–537 530 23 157.00–168.00 $164.52 $872 -3.10
555 555 3 162.00 $162.00 $899 -0.38
658 658 4 154.50 $154.50 $1,017 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 146.00 $146.00 $438 +13.12
370–390 375 4 143.00–147.00 $144.04 $540 —
423–430 427 5 146.00–148.00 $147.21 $629 +18.46
480–490 485 2 138.00–143.00 $140.47 $681 +0.47
575–593 584 5 130.00–135.00 $130.98 $765 —
650–685 668 2 124.00–130.00 $127.08 $849 —
810 810 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 171.00 $171.00 $573 —
365–394 388 6 160.00–180.00 $163.82 $636 -4.76
403–440 412 5 160.00–170.00 $166.09 $684 —
455–485 464 4 158.00–177.00 $169.09 $785 -8.40
500–546 528 18 160.00–175.00 $170.06 $898 +12.06
566–594 581 14 163.00–171.00 $168.00 $976 +12.33
632–635 633 4 146.00–159.00 $155.74 $986 +3.09
670 670 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,045 +9.83
720–735 728 2 135.00–146.00 $140.44 $1,022 -0.09
850–855 852 3 110.00–129.00 $116.36 $991 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 205.00 $205.00 $740 —
470–493 491 10 184.00 $184.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 6 150.00 $150.00 $591 —
525–535 530 2 133.00–135.00 $133.99 $710 —
580–588 585 3 130.00–140.00 $136.70 $800 -8.30

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 7 121.00 $121.00 $576 —
676 676 11 122.00 $122.00 $825 —
843 843 2 114.00 $114.00 $961 —

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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.