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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

2,671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.21/cwt +7.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 619 lb · 144 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.02/cwt +3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 573 lb · 100 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.36/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 714 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,671 2,251 2,151
Feeder cattle 2,671 2,251 2,151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700lbs traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher and yearling steers over 700lbs traded steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves traded steady to firm and feeder heifers over 550lbs traded mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Many larger drafts of long time weaned and vaccinated cattle were included in the offering and created good demand on a heavy supply of feeders this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 327 7 201.00–218.00 $209.46 $685 —
356–385 368 31 201.00–222.00 $216.93 $798 +3.52
405–430 421 9 200.00–218.00 $211.56 $891 +0.83
466 fancy 466 36 224.50 $224.50 $1,046 —
460–494 472 51 193.00–214.00 $205.72 $971 +2.55
501 unweaned 501 10 180.00 $180.00 $902 —
500–540 523 49 185.00–204.00 $194.71 $1,018 +3.04
550–578 566 60 185.00–200.00 $187.94 $1,064 +1.25
600–639 619 144 174.00–186.50 $180.21 $1,115 +7.35
650–698 682 57 170.00–180.00 $173.32 $1,182 +1.52
700–746 714 97 168.00–174.00 $170.36 $1,216 -0.27
774–793 786 20 169.50–172.00 $170.36 $1,339 -2.97
810–845 825 42 166.00–171.00 $168.85 $1,393 -2.55
885–889 888 24 166.50–167.00 $166.69 $1,480 —
900 900 12 169.00 $169.00 $1,521 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 317 6 193.00–200.00 $194.11 $615 +9.61
350–393 373 8 182.00–197.00 $189.03 $705 +5.13
402–448 430 35 177.00–194.00 $181.89 $782 +7.00
451–498 473 23 170.00–187.00 $177.45 $839 +0.99
510–548 527 63 170.00–182.00 $180.07 $949 +7.47
550–599 572 68 162.00–182.00 $172.22 $985 -2.11
600–648 629 85 160.00–173.00 $165.89 $1,043 -0.15
650–695 669 40 154.00–168.00 $159.56 $1,067 -1.61
688 unweaned 688 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,032 ±0.00
705–740 719 19 150.00–167.00 $161.86 $1,164 +2.72
755–798 780 15 150.00–166.50 $162.66 $1,269 +7.20
814–818 816 9 148.00–156.00 $151.55 $1,237 -3.79
889 889 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443–448 446 4 170.00–173.00 $171.49 $765 +15.60
470–488 480 4 155.00–168.00 $164.05 $787 +6.71
525–545 537 11 150.00–160.00 $157.82 $847 +0.39
560–598 580 11 145.00–162.00 $156.63 $908 -0.17
608 608 9 153.50 $153.50 $933 +10.61
720–743 735 3 130.00–148.00 $142.13 $1,045 +0.17
857 857 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,157 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 9 198.00 $198.00 $1,036 —
767–773 770 12 169.00–170.00 $169.58 $1,306 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 9 187.00 $187.00 $748 —
492 492 5 163.00 $163.00 $802 —
513–547 533 5 152.00–155.00 $153.85 $820 -17.15
550 550 2 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 130.00 $130.00 $582 —
537 537 6 129.50 $129.50 $695 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,517 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–340 322 6 166.00–169.00 $166.53 $536 +4.15
355–394 379 14 151.00–165.00 $159.26 $604 -2.91
403–445 427 25 150.00–168.00 $158.36 $676 -2.14
455–492 476 53 155.00–169.00 $161.95 $771 +3.63
503–545 521 72 150.00–162.50 $158.91 $828 +7.63
550–595 573 100 146.50–159.00 $154.02 $883 +3.32
600–647 612 61 141.00–156.00 $150.66 $922 +3.80
650–697 670 48 140.00–152.00 $144.84 $970 +0.69
703–741 715 19 135.00–149.00 $140.94 $1,008 +3.52
755–782 772 14 136.00–148.00 $145.17 $1,121 +9.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–322 315 15 173.00–192.50 $186.30 $587 +12.30
390–392 391 40 181.50–188.50 $186.41 $729 +13.08
423–438 430 8 169.00–181.00 $176.17 $758 +4.64
452 thin fleshed 452 3 187.00 $187.00 $845 —
456–498 476 59 168.00–180.00 $174.26 $829 +1.51
506–545 518 44 163.00–170.00 $165.02 $855 -4.76
555–591 576 53 161.00–171.00 $165.30 $952 +8.26
601–644 616 31 154.00–171.00 $165.11 $1,017 +7.80
657–680 666 5 156.50–160.50 $158.87 $1,058 +5.98
703–745 720 57 153.00–164.00 $160.68 $1,157 +6.68
779 779 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,215 —
839 839 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,334 —
863 863 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,372 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–439 423 13 135.00–146.00 $140.61 $595 +5.17
450–491 483 5 141.00–147.00 $142.12 $686 +1.56
512–545 521 9 127.00–147.00 $141.80 $739 +1.80
563–580 575 8 135.00–144.00 $141.65 $814 +10.52
600–615 604 6 125.00–140.00 $129.14 $780 -0.87
665–670 669 4 135.00–137.00 $136.50 $913 +9.89
700–745 733 6 120.00–135.00 $128.97 $945 +3.97
760–793 773 5 120.00–127.00 $122.87 $950 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 10 160.00 $160.00 $890 —
770 770 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,047 —
915 915 10 127.00 $127.00 $1,162 —
1071 1071 7 110.00 $110.00 $1,178 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 9 162.00 $162.00 $648 —
590 590 4 146.00 $146.00 $861 —
715 715 4 111.00 $111.00 $794 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 10 161.50 $161.50 $988 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 8 135.00 $135.00 $698 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 101.00 $101.00 $362 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 369 7 180.00–193.00 $190.50 $703 —
405–431 421 8 164.00–180.00 $177.81 $749 +12.81
452–490 476 11 167.00–170.00 $168.63 $803 +6.23
504–547 523 8 155.00–157.00 $155.96 $816 -6.99
555–590 582 10 150.00–160.00 $154.33 $898 -6.44
600–630 612 13 140.00–162.00 $155.93 $954 +11.69
670–675 672 3 142.00–153.00 $145.68 $979 +7.65
700–730 719 10 139.00–148.50 $143.85 $1,034 +10.23
810–847 836 12 126.00–138.00 $128.79 $1,077 -4.84
898 898 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,167 —
965–980 973 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 155.00 $155.00 $741 —
575–588 580 5 130.00–134.00 $131.62 $763 -7.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–448 434 4 188.00–191.00 $189.55 $823 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 10 116.00 $116.00 $760 —
769 769 15 119.00 $119.00 $915 —

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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.