Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 8, 2023

1,372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $209.63/cwt ≈ $1,300/hd at 620 lb · 82 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.67/cwt +19.67 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 518 lb · 58 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $178.24/cwt ≈ $1,308/hd at 734 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,372	376	1,080
Feeder cattle	1,372	376	1,080

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, too few receipts to compare to from last sale for an adequate price comparison, but feeder steers and heifers traded with sharply higher undertones. One fancy set of 15, 644lb steers traded at 220.00. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	331	8	235.00–252.00	$243.71	$807	—
350–398	379	15	236.00–257.00	$246.03	$932	—
400–449	434	30	230.00–248.00	$237.57	$1,031	—
455–490	478	10	219.00–230.00	$225.30	$1,077	—
505–548	529	26	204.00–211.00	$207.62	$1,098	—
565–588	574	15	204.00–219.00	$208.95	$1,199	—
605–642	615	67	193.00–213.00	$207.31	$1,275	—
644 fancy	644	15	220.00	$220.00	$1,417	—
660–665	664	7	195.00–214.00	$197.70	$1,313	—
708–748	734	34	174.75–187.00	$178.24	$1,308	—
783	783	20	178.00–182.00	$180.20	$1,411	—
861	861	10	172.50	$172.50	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–448	437	12	218.00–227.00	$220.61	$964	+20.61
465–475	470	4	205.00–222.00	$214.74	$1,009	+12.24
508–545	533	14	185.00–196.00	$191.93	$1,023	-3.75
569–595	585	22	180.00–195.00	$188.73	$1,104	+8.73
610–638	621	23	180.00–194.00	$186.80	$1,160	-1.20
650–681	672	11	182.00–193.00	$184.40	$1,239	-0.97
735–743	741	9	160.00–174.50	$171.30	$1,269	—
760–790	771	10	160.00–176.00	$169.06	$1,303	—
815–835	831	8	157.00–174.00	$169.26	$1,407	—
893–898	896	8	166.00–169.00	$167.50	$1,501	—
902–921	909	23	165.00–166.00	$165.60	$1,505	+5.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–445	427	3	195.00–200.00	$198.26	$847	+16.26
490–495	493	3	195.00–200.00	$196.66	$970	—
560–592	580	7	155.00–175.00	$168.19	$976	—
610–635	629	4	140.00–158.00	$153.63	$966	—
655–690	673	2	130.00–145.00	$137.30	$924	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	317	3	170.00–181.00	$177.18	$562	—
365–380	370	3	171.00–177.50	$173.23	$641	—
545	545	4	145.00	$145.00	$790	—
639	639	6	130.00	$130.00	$831	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	3	125.00	$125.00	$678	—
825	825	8	129.00	$129.00	$1,064	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	9	125.00	$125.00	$586	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	6	129.50	$129.50	$1,321	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
988	988	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,581	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	326	11	170.00–190.00	$175.68	$573	—
353–395	374	12	172.00–188.00	$184.28	$689	—
405–442	424	18	170.00–185.00	$175.73	$745	+6.12
450–498	479	33	165.00–181.00	$176.30	$844	+11.60
505–545	523	25	165.00–179.00	$173.74	$909	+7.24
550–588	577	22	165.00–177.00	$168.83	$974	+4.52
600–646	630	15	157.00–171.00	$167.31	$1,054	—
655–695	688	15	156.00–169.50	$167.10	$1,150	+9.44
703–745	727	12	148.00–162.00	$154.36	$1,122	+2.07
789–795	790	9	145.00–157.50	$154.94	$1,224	—
815–845	829	12	145.00–153.50	$149.94	$1,243	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–386	372	13	190.00–205.00	$195.74	$728	—
430–445	439	26	187.00–198.00	$193.56	$850	—
458–475	463	11	185.00–199.00	$195.08	$903	—
505–545	518	58	180.00–197.00	$192.67	$998	+19.67
555–593	586	22	176.00–189.00	$178.56	$1,046	—
631–641	638	18	174.00–176.00	$175.45	$1,119	—
665–691	678	11	169.00–172.00	$170.66	$1,157	-2.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	3	147.50–165.00	$156.13	$496	—
450–495	479	11	144.00–160.00	$155.89	$747	—
518	518	3	150.00	$150.00	$777	±0.00
558–570	560	5	140.00–152.00	$142.44	$798	—
600–645	623	2	138.00–145.00	$141.63	$882	-0.37
690	690	4	141.00–150.00	$143.25	$988	—
710–735	725	4	138.00–145.00	$140.22	$1,017	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523–539	532	19	170.00	$170.00	$904	—
561	561	5	176.00	$176.00	$987	—
1063	1063	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,276	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	241.00	$241.00	$875	—
415–445	423	4	220.00–225.00	$223.68	$946	—
450–490	471	8	210.00–221.00	$216.68	$1,021	—
533–549	544	12	195.00–202.00	$196.74	$1,070	—
569	569	7	197.00	$197.00	$1,121	—
667	667	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,187	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	3	179.00	$179.00	$931	+1.39
570–595	578	3	165.00–185.00	$178.14	$1,030	+14.50
615–645	630	4	161.00–169.00	$166.01	$1,046	—
657	657	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,117	—
853	853	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
696	696	7	143.00	$143.00	$995	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–340	329	5	127.00–136.00	$132.28	$435	—
390–395	393	12	128.00–134.00	$132.02	$519	—
420–428	425	3	124.00–136.00	$132.05	$561	—
508–510	509	4	124.00–127.00	$125.50	$639	—
602–633	611	12	119.00–127.00	$123.65	$756	—
653–657	656	14	106.00–126.00	$110.56	$725	—
703–748	729	8	120.00	$120.00	$875	—
805–828	824	14	110.00–125.00	$122.15	$1,007	—
865–881	875	40	125.00–128.00	$126.81	$1,110	—
964	964	34	129.00	$129.00	$1,244	—

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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.