Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

1,505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $177.29/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 758 lb · 78 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $172.10/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 587 lb · 74 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.88/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 615 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,505 1,134 251
Feeder cattle 1,505 1,134 251

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher with spots up to 7.00 higher on lightweight calves. Demand was very good on a moderate supply. Despite average to below average quality for the majority of the offering this week, spring like weather brought in many buyers to easily find all cattle in the offering new homes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 327 3 220.00–225.00 $221.58 $725 —
350–396 384 20 215.00–231.00 $222.02 $853 —
400–448 435 18 215.00–231.00 $227.72 $991 +7.16
470–495 480 5 206.00–224.00 $217.45 $1,044 +1.72
518–545 529 20 192.00–210.00 $201.34 $1,065 +11.20
550–598 576 19 184.00–201.00 $190.52 $1,097 -1.52
600–640 615 60 180.00–195.00 $192.88 $1,186 +1.21
665–698 690 25 166.00–183.50 $180.28 $1,244 -4.96
700–743 740 16 173.00–175.50 $175.35 $1,298 +3.48
752–790 769 25 160.00–174.00 $169.27 $1,302 +0.12
806–835 813 28 158.00–169.50 $166.00 $1,350 —
860–863 863 17 160.00–166.00 $160.35 $1,384 -4.15
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 339 6 237.50–243.00 $242.16 $821 -3.45
392–397 395 6 234.00–237.50 $235.76 $931 -9.41
400–420 406 5 240.00–256.00 $243.36 $988 +3.53
450–473 468 25 225.00–244.00 $231.56 $1,084 -2.39
500–538 520 38 218.00–233.00 $224.91 $1,170 +8.98
560–580 568 39 209.50–220.50 $216.18 $1,228 +8.00
600 thin fleshed 600 4 221.50 $221.50 $1,329 —
600–645 628 20 195.00–213.00 $204.27 $1,283 +0.38
650–655 651 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,237 -0.11
705–717 710 7 180.00–182.50 $181.08 $1,286 +5.29
757–759 757 50 178.00–180.00 $179.84 $1,361 —
760 760 28 172.75 $172.75 $1,313 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–365 357 3 198.00–202.50 $199.53 $712 —
410–445 435 8 180.00–200.00 $193.53 $842 +19.82
460–490 465 6 184.00–185.00 $184.82 $859 +9.34
505–545 520 4 170.00–188.00 $179.17 $932 +22.38
560–583 576 6 170.00–185.00 $173.42 $999 +10.95
635 635 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,054 —
834–835 834 11 155.00–157.00 $155.18 $1,294 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,075 —
732 732 6 174.00 $174.00 $1,274 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 5 152.00 $152.00 $993 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 28 202.00–222.50 $212.29 $701 +15.94
371 fancy 371 6 219.00 $219.00 $812 —
360–390 375 12 199.00–207.50 $204.57 $767 +10.14
401–445 409 31 200.00–209.00 $204.93 $838 +13.83
455–494 467 19 193.00–208.00 $197.64 $923 +3.36
505–540 526 28 187.00–192.00 $190.66 $1,003 +5.69
552–596 584 20 178.50–184.50 $179.71 $1,050 +3.62
610–615 614 6 175.00–177.00 $176.67 $1,085 +2.82
651–690 662 21 171.00–179.00 $173.63 $1,149 +3.63
711–745 714 54 163.50–170.75 $169.65 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 323 7 185.00–200.00 $191.32 $618 —
365–398 389 12 181.00–198.00 $190.15 $740 +6.02
405–446 434 24 185.00–198.00 $191.62 $832 +7.93
450–498 478 16 180.00–193.00 $189.18 $904 +11.34
510–545 523 32 170.00–185.00 $180.70 $945 +5.83
555–598 587 74 165.00–179.00 $172.10 $1,010 +1.66
600–639 626 13 165.00–172.00 $169.29 $1,060 +2.44
671–686 677 10 155.00–169.00 $163.33 $1,106 -0.76
702–740 720 19 150.00–159.00 $155.65 $1,121 -3.14
809–845 820 18 146.00–154.50 $151.91 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
363–380 366 7 151.00–162.00 $157.40 $576 +3.62
410–433 425 3 160.00–176.00 $170.86 $726 +6.34
460–480 475 4 165.00–177.00 $171.06 $813 +7.66
583–595 587 3 155.00–163.00 $160.30 $941 —
605–625 615 2 150.00 $150.00 $922 —
773–795 777 5 140.00–142.00 $141.59 $1,100 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,079 —
861 861 10 140.00 $140.00 $1,205 —
910 910 4 135.50 $135.50 $1,233 -2.55
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 4 156.00 $156.00 $480 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
821 821 4 110.00 $110.00 $903 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 374 4 202.00–210.00 $206.52 $772 —
465–490 482 5 198.00–212.00 $208.90 $1,007 +8.64
503–548 532 10 179.00–197.00 $187.06 $995 -3.00
555–590 574 14 183.50–192.00 $187.03 $1,074 +19.18
608–624 616 12 170.00–181.00 $177.31 $1,092 —
650–690 664 7 157.00–170.00 $161.62 $1,073 —
705–745 732 5 150.00–155.00 $154.04 $1,128 —
755–790 779 7 143.00–158.00 $151.52 $1,180 +5.51
865–885 875 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 327 5 236.00–240.00 $239.16 $782 —
425–440 430 12 232.00–237.00 $233.59 $1,004 +7.83
470–495 482 13 217.00–232.00 $224.86 $1,084 +3.76
505–538 532 8 200.00–205.00 $204.16 $1,086 -0.74
580 580 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,148 —
625–648 645 7 182.50–185.50 $182.92 $1,180 —
653–675 657 6 173.50–176.00 $175.57 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513–545 522 7 163.00–170.00 $165.09 $862 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 134.00 $134.00 $466 —
368–380 373 5 134.00–135.00 $134.41 $501 —
438 438 4 125.00 $125.00 $548 —
450–490 460 21 118.00–129.00 $123.98 $570 —
523–543 531 10 125.00–132.00 $128.94 $685 —
859 859 6 95.00 $95.00 $816 —

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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.