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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

1,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.41/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 523 lb · 74 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $177.67/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 631 lb · 62 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.55/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 673 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,378 1,904 1,141
Feeder cattle 1,378 1,904 1,141

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700lbs traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower and heifers over 700lbs were not well tested. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 3 212.00–220.00 $217.36 $789 +3.09
403–448 421 18 212.00–225.00 $216.59 $912 +2.75
450–485 463 23 207.00–224.00 $209.43 $970 -10.93
500–539 525 25 198.00–217.00 $204.36 $1,073 +1.84
528 fancy 528 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,156 -5.00
550–588 579 24 185.00–200.00 $192.82 $1,116 +0.93
601–649 615 31 183.00–187.00 $185.24 $1,139 -6.72
652–688 671 48 174.00–180.50 $176.56 $1,185 -2.72
685 value added 685 10 176.50 $176.50 $1,209 —
700–737 729 33 170.00–174.00 $173.09 $1,262 -1.24
757–770 758 19 169.00–172.00 $171.84 $1,303 -2.16
813 813 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,390 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 315 3 199.00–200.00 $199.66 $629 -0.34
365–385 375 5 190.00–205.00 $200.24 $751 +3.44
400–440 418 5 194.00–200.00 $197.49 $826 +0.43
450–498 472 9 190.00–206.00 $200.66 $947 +5.18
500–545 529 17 180.00–193.00 $185.90 $983 -3.05
560–593 578 35 171.00–184.50 $179.71 $1,039 +0.52
600–647 631 62 168.00–181.50 $177.67 $1,121 +2.96
650–695 683 33 162.00–173.00 $167.12 $1,141 -0.78
702–733 711 22 158.00–170.00 $165.54 $1,177 +0.16
752–783 763 6 161.00–165.00 $164.34 $1,254 -0.34
800–835 824 15 151.00–168.00 $160.72 $1,324 -0.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 160.00–173.00 $166.65 $555 —
458–479 469 4 169.00–187.00 $178.20 $836 +2.70
515–540 532 3 160.00–176.00 $165.17 $879 +9.12
551–597 572 10 158.00–165.00 $160.81 $920 +2.81
615–645 631 7 150.00–160.00 $157.82 $996 —
715–725 720 6 145.00–155.00 $149.97 $1,080 -0.03
825 825 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,188 +26.22
932 932 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,165 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 14 187.00 $187.00 $1,083 —
693 693 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,178 +1.00
750 750 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,200 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551–580 567 9 155.00–160.00 $157.16 $891 -17.84
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
690 690 3 140.00 $140.00 $966 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
912 912 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,477 -0.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–391 374 17 165.00–174.00 $171.65 $642 +8.78
410–448 429 29 160.00–174.00 $167.74 $720 +1.60
472 unweaned 472 6 153.00 $153.00 $722 —
450–498 478 33 155.00–168.00 $162.02 $774 -4.12
500–545 523 74 150.00–167.00 $157.41 $823 -2.29
560–595 580 36 150.00–162.00 $159.28 $924 -1.92
603–640 618 26 149.00–161.00 $155.96 $964 -1.30
650–695 677 26 152.00–159.50 $156.99 $1,063 +5.05
705–730 722 14 145.00–156.00 $150.51 $1,087 +1.81
758–785 765 5 140.00–154.00 $149.97 $1,147 +5.76
850–895 868 3 131.00–138.00 $134.38 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–375 361 5 175.00–179.00 $176.66 $638 -8.55
458–474 469 10 170.00–183.00 $179.58 $842 -2.33
529–542 535 17 165.00–172.00 $166.76 $892 -8.30
565 565 7 164.00 $164.00 $927 -9.21
605–625 621 17 163.50–164.00 $163.71 $1,017 —
650–672 660 29 161.50–168.00 $166.17 $1,097 -2.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 6 140.00–150.00 $145.03 $541 —
475–490 483 2 148.00–151.00 $149.52 $722 +7.98
510 510 4 148.00 $148.00 $755 —
560–595 577 7 140.00–145.00 $142.83 $824 -4.57
605–645 618 3 105.00–115.00 $111.52 $689 —
740 740 3 110.00–117.00 $114.67 $849 -17.87
768 768 3 125.00 $125.00 $960 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 537 16 145.50–155.00 $147.16 $790 -7.84
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 6 166.00 $166.00 $915 —
688 688 8 140.00 $140.00 $963 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
979 979 5 149.50 $149.50 $1,464 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–368 367 3 185.00–198.00 $193.69 $711 —
400–445 437 10 191.00–198.00 $196.91 $860 +18.35
465–497 491 8 180.00–196.00 $188.31 $925 +2.58
507–525 513 5 170.00–182.00 $178.95 $918 -1.24
552–585 576 17 163.00–180.00 $170.75 $984 -1.99
610–641 631 10 158.00–167.00 $161.30 $1,018 -4.93
660–689 678 27 154.00–163.00 $157.71 $1,069 +4.00
715–735 721 5 140.00–148.00 $145.77 $1,051 -7.24
772–778 775 6 130.00–139.00 $134.52 $1,043 -4.99
873–880 874 8 110.00–135.00 $122.13 $1,067 -14.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–395 375 9 202.50–215.00 $212.42 $797 -10.58
400–449 441 7 200.00–205.00 $200.97 $886 +0.28
460–480 473 20 195.00–209.00 $201.58 $953 +4.95
552 552 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,043 +0.65
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 5 154.00 $154.00 $756 —
584 584 13 149.00 $149.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 160.00 $160.00 $517 —
503 503 3 159.00 $159.00 $800 -1.00
648 648 5 150.00 $150.00 $972 +20.00
683 683 2 100.00 $100.00 $683 —

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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.