Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $237.42/cwt -0.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 530 lb · 49 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $221.53/cwt +4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 630 lb · 44 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $227.60/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 571 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	907	1,199	1,500
Feeder cattle	907	1,199	1,500

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher with spots up to 8.00 higher. The best test of 400lb to 600lb heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Supply was light and demand was good for high quality, long time weaned feeder cattle in the offering this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–340	334	6	247.00–259.00	$253.82	$848	+2.70
360–390	376	19	250.00–272.50	$254.87	$958	-0.03
413–445	434	33	248.00–264.00	$257.05	$1,116	+13.51
450–485	478	9	235.00–255.00	$243.72	$1,165	+7.20
500–549	530	49	226.00–250.00	$237.42	$1,258	-0.52
556–595	571	42	221.00–230.50	$227.60	$1,300	-1.83
615–645	630	44	218.00–230.00	$221.53	$1,396	+4.78
659 thin fleshed	659	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,456	—
650–686	668	16	206.00–212.00	$209.38	$1,399	+10.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–390	373	5	220.00–243.00	$229.61	$856	+2.91
405–445	423	19	220.00–240.00	$228.73	$968	+11.48
450–490	473	12	219.00–235.00	$226.38	$1,071	+6.46
505–548	537	9	202.00–223.00	$217.23	$1,167	+13.08
605–630	611	4	189.00–200.00	$197.17	$1,205	-3.39
650–690	684	7	198.00–199.00	$198.86	$1,360	+11.40
713–745	724	3	188.00–189.00	$188.66	$1,366	—
756–775	766	12	175.00–184.00	$179.36	$1,374	+2.39
855–858	855	13	170.00–170.50	$170.42	$1,457	+5.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–448	432	4	190.00–211.00	$194.99	$842	—
480–490	485	6	188.00–210.00	$198.89	$965	—
558–570	562	3	180.00–184.00	$182.65	$1,026	—
615–640	628	8	170.00–182.00	$174.60	$1,096	+3.27
750–755	753	2	160.00–163.00	$161.50	$1,216	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	5	220.00	$220.00	$983	—
590	590	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,068	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	5	217.00	$217.00	$746	-3.19
375–393	385	16	207.00–217.00	$210.44	$810	-4.56
406–447	425	38	204.00–220.00	$215.40	$915	+4.73
455–495	483	36	200.00–209.50	$206.97	$1,000	+6.28
505–532	520	15	189.00–204.00	$196.40	$1,021	+4.22
560–570	565	8	194.00–196.00	$194.99	$1,102	+5.99
600–635	617	27	184.00–197.00	$188.09	$1,161	—
655–671	663	8	184.00–187.00	$185.52	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	11	190.00–201.00	$193.56	$633	+6.32
360–390	375	7	191.00–201.00	$199.25	$747	+11.00
422–440	431	11	191.00–203.00	$195.90	$844	+6.99
450–482	471	10	180.00–200.00	$189.39	$892	+1.90
513–546	533	21	176.00–189.00	$185.47	$989	+2.98
560–592	580	22	175.00–185.00	$181.75	$1,054	+1.61
608–645	615	6	165.00–181.00	$175.00	$1,076	+0.50
660–680	665	13	164.00–170.00	$169.53	$1,127	+3.34
703–723	706	18	160.00–167.50	$166.22	$1,174	+9.22
750–765	755	4	157.00–166.00	$162.23	$1,225	+8.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–325	318	6	166.00–188.00	$180.66	$574	-0.34
353–395	369	13	164.00–183.00	$170.69	$630	+4.73
465–490	475	5	161.00–179.00	$173.44	$824	+23.44
520–545	531	5	160.00–175.00	$166.40	$884	—
570–595	582	3	160.00–165.00	$161.66	$941	+0.65
600–605	603	4	140.00–158.00	$151.99	$916	-0.45
668	668	2	142.00	$142.00	$949	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	5	181.00	$181.00	$901	—
645	645	2	150.00	$150.00	$968	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568–575	572	4	184.00–185.00	$184.50	$1,055	—
918	918	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,349	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	468	3	120.00–140.00	$127.01	$594	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	385	4	210.00–220.00	$212.31	$817	+6.24
412	412	3	200.00	$200.00	$824	+1.86
463–473	466	8	190.00–215.00	$208.65	$972	+1.85
500–537	523	6	186.00–194.00	$188.61	$986	—
550–595	566	4	194.00–203.00	$196.62	$1,113	+0.66
650–685	668	4	170.00–179.00	$174.38	$1,165	+3.48
700–735	713	3	152.00–172.00	$165.07	$1,177	—
885	885	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,416	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	256.00	$256.00	$870	—
350–374	370	6	243.00–252.00	$244.42	$904	+6.42
400–448	439	12	232.00–240.00	$233.78	$1,026	+12.97
489	489	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,139	+0.36

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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.