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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.55/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 461 lb · 33 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.30/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 392 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.29/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 526 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 976 907 752
Feeder cattle 976 907 752

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the best test of 500lb to 650lb steers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Other weights were not well tested. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 11 244.00 $244.00 $915 -10.87
415–420 417 3 235.00–240.00 $238.32 $994 -18.73
450–488 468 6 226.00–239.00 $230.15 $1,077 -13.57
500–537 529 14 225.00–240.00 $232.62 $1,231 -4.80
555–580 563 8 219.00–227.00 $220.91 $1,244 -6.69
617–618 617 18 219.00–224.00 $219.83 $1,356 -1.70
650–695 673 4 197.00–205.00 $200.87 $1,352 -8.51
702 702 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,355 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 325 3 220.00–240.00 $226.46 $736 —
360–395 378 6 210.00–216.00 $212.86 $805 -16.75
400–438 430 8 215.00–229.00 $222.20 $955 -6.53
455–485 467 5 214.00–225.00 $220.57 $1,030 -5.81
510–540 518 6 195.00–213.00 $200.91 $1,041 -16.32
565–566 566 8 195.00–213.00 $210.75 $1,193 —
600–620 613 3 180.00–197.00 $190.26 $1,166 -6.91
680–690 685 6 176.00–195.00 $185.43 $1,270 -13.43
700–715 708 2 172.00–185.00 $178.43 $1,263 -10.23
770–795 774 6 170.00–174.00 $172.98 $1,339 -6.38
828–830 829 3 150.00–165.00 $155.01 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 207.00–210.00 $208.55 $799 —
415–430 423 2 180.00–185.00 $182.54 $772 -12.45
455–492 484 10 190.00–200.00 $197.52 $956 -1.37
500 500 3 180.00 $180.00 $900 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 5 135.00 $135.00 $900 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–973 965 3 155.00–158.00 $157.02 $1,515 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
967 967 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,363 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 9 224.50 $224.50 $705 +7.50
370–396 392 29 203.50–217.50 $210.30 $824 -0.14
430–444 442 6 204.00–206.00 $205.68 $909 -9.72
450–476 461 33 202.00–219.00 $208.55 $961 +1.58
508–549 526 19 193.50–206.00 $198.29 $1,043 +1.89
550–590 561 4 185.00–190.00 $186.24 $1,045 -8.75
638 638 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,168 -5.09
683 683 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,188 -11.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 203.00 $203.00 $670 +9.44
360–383 369 7 187.00–190.00 $189.58 $700 -9.67
405–445 426 9 176.00–200.00 $189.02 $805 -6.88
455–497 478 16 186.00–200.00 $195.63 $935 +6.24
500–540 534 15 180.00–187.00 $183.92 $982 -1.55
550–595 570 19 170.00–185.00 $179.64 $1,024 -2.11
610–635 628 5 162.00–175.00 $164.63 $1,034 -10.37
667–698 680 10 161.00–166.00 $163.20 $1,110 -6.33
715–740 726 6 154.00–168.00 $162.21 $1,178 -4.01
792 792 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 335 6 173.00–186.00 $179.05 $600 -1.61
380–390 383 4 180.00 $180.00 $689 +9.31
410–420 415 3 175.00–179.00 $176.35 $732 —
457–490 462 13 160.00–180.00 $175.39 $810 +1.95
558–575 560 9 155.00–165.00 $163.86 $918 +2.20
600–610 605 2 145.00–155.00 $149.96 $907 -2.03
720–725 723 2 125.00–145.00 $134.97 $976 —
785 785 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,099 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
756 756 4 115.00 $115.00 $869 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 110.00 $110.00 $431 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–310 302 10 235.00–242.00 $241.28 $729 —
410–441 427 18 225.00–233.00 $227.56 $972 -6.22
452–460 454 7 231.00–233.00 $231.58 $1,051 -1.42
502–505 503 6 221.00–229.00 $227.66 $1,145 —
555–556 556 6 210.00–225.00 $222.50 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 200.00–220.00 $209.59 $765 -2.72
405–445 431 8 216.00–226.00 $217.17 $936 +17.17
460–495 483 6 200.00–226.00 $219.20 $1,059 +10.55
505–540 523 2 203.00–222.00 $212.82 $1,113 +24.21
583–597 592 18 197.00–198.00 $197.33 $1,168 +0.71
610–645 628 2 192.00–208.00 $199.78 $1,255 —
668–685 676 5 177.00–190.00 $183.93 $1,243 +9.55
790 790 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,240 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–347 317 15 146.00–151.00 $149.08 $473 —
365–384 370 49 149.00–159.00 $150.27 $556 —
402–444 418 56 143.00–151.00 $146.58 $613 —
450–495 462 63 135.00–160.00 $148.80 $687 —
500–535 518 2 141.00–157.00 $148.73 $770 —
555–593 575 10 135.00–143.00 $141.40 $813 —
613–622 618 6 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $850 —
655 655 9 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
701 701 34 130.00 $130.00 $911 —
846 846 15 136.00 $136.00 $1,151 —
917 917 62 145.00 $145.00 $1,330 —
967 967 5 142.50 $142.50 $1,378 —
1036 1036 7 120.00 $120.00 $1,243 —

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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.