Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 12, 2023

1,647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.30/cwt +17.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 664 lb · 41 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.99/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 672 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.98/cwt +12.38 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 426 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,647	1,345	714
Feeder cattle	1,647	1,345	714

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with spots 10.00 higher on lightweight calves. Dairy steers sold sharply higher with the highest gains in 5 weight steers compared to the last dairy steer special 3 weeks ago. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	324	9	250.00–260.00	$254.19	$824	+6.76
350–385	366	29	240.00–256.00	$246.90	$904	+0.16
402–448	418	35	234.00–255.00	$245.45	$1,026	+3.38
453–490	468	24	225.00–248.00	$239.00	$1,119	+0.17
479 unweaned	479	11	213.00	$213.00	$1,020	—
510–545	525	11	222.00–236.00	$232.03	$1,218	+10.42
570–597	578	14	220.00–230.00	$227.51	$1,315	+13.92
625–635	633	4	201.00–207.00	$203.99	$1,291	-6.08
650–695	664	41	199.00–212.00	$210.30	$1,396	+17.60
710–731	722	9	174.00–196.00	$187.85	$1,356	—
755–775	765	3	180.00–188.00	$184.64	$1,412	—
805–835	830	8	160.00–180.00	$163.73	$1,359	—
865	865	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,531	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–339	319	22	262.50–283.00	$268.62	$857	+16.28
375–395	387	19	258.00–267.00	$261.56	$1,012	+8.28
423–445	428	19	255.00–270.00	$262.22	$1,122	+4.19
463–480	472	9	252.50–264.00	$260.45	$1,229	+3.27
505–543	532	16	238.00–256.00	$246.20	$1,310	+4.76
560–590	573	12	231.00–243.00	$235.66	$1,350	-1.60
600–635	623	20	222.00–233.00	$225.89	$1,407	+2.21
652–666	660	7	212.00–225.00	$217.50	$1,436	-3.52
774	774	12	200.00	$200.00	$1,548	+5.39
808–843	835	14	190.00–206.00	$193.37	$1,615	+7.37
927	927	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,733	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	230.00	$230.00	$702	—
355–383	376	30	210.00–230.00	$220.13	$828	—
402	402	9	230.00	$230.00	$925	—
535	535	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,081	—
585–595	593	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,186	+12.29
650–660	655	2	150.00–174.00	$162.09	$1,062	—
700–725	713	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,141	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
651	651	8	123.00	$123.00	$801	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–995	988	2	133.00–150.00	$141.44	$1,397	—
1043	1043	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,252	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	180.00	$180.00	$572	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1245	1223	2	134.00–140.00	$136.94	$1,675	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–344	324	34	232.00–247.00	$240.14	$778	+15.03
383 unweaned	383	5	230.00	$230.00	$881	—
355–396	385	25	226.00–240.00	$232.46	$895	+10.95
410–442	426	38	226.00–243.00	$231.98	$988	+12.38
463–496	485	12	217.00–221.00	$219.37	$1,064	+5.66
500–532	510	21	212.00–225.00	$214.95	$1,096	+2.23
555–590	565	10	199.00–202.00	$200.30	$1,132	+2.53
610–626	622	21	190.00–200.00	$191.28	$1,190	—
653–678	672	40	182.00–190.00	$182.99	$1,230	+1.49
748	748	6	177.50	$177.50	$1,328	—
755	755	5	180.50	$180.50	$1,363	—
813–815	814	4	165.00–172.00	$170.25	$1,386	—
906	906	7	169.00	$169.00	$1,531	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 unweaned	320	11	210.00	$210.00	$672	—
378–392	385	12	217.00–224.00	$220.37	$848	+14.02
400–445	425	14	210.00–223.00	$216.33	$919	+10.00
460–491	477	24	201.00–215.00	$209.98	$1,002	+5.63
510–543	526	24	198.00–210.00	$205.82	$1,083	+18.54
553–590	569	25	187.00–195.00	$190.34	$1,083	+16.29
605–645	628	8	175.00–183.00	$181.27	$1,138	+4.67
665–698	689	10	170.00–182.00	$177.20	$1,221	+5.36
720–745	732	3	150.00–168.00	$157.95	$1,156	+0.36
853	853	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,254	-6.65

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	2	212.00	$212.00	$992	+5.00
516	516	5	208.00	$208.00	$1,073	—
641	641	14	180.00	$180.00	$1,154	—
708	708	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	419	5	190.00–200.00	$193.96	$813	—
465–488	480	3	190.00–194.00	$191.29	$918	+12.04
585–595	589	6	153.00–180.00	$173.28	$1,021	+12.14
865	865	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,168	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	5	140.00	$140.00	$613	—
595	595	3	120.00	$120.00	$714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	434	5	225.00–234.00	$231.42	$1,004	-12.76
450–472	461	11	230.00–247.00	$237.09	$1,093	+1.37
510–546	533	7	226.00–235.00	$229.73	$1,224	+19.08
550–595	572	6	214.00–227.00	$216.43	$1,238	+24.55
630–640	638	6	195.00–208.00	$197.14	$1,258	—
673–699	689	12	170.00–184.00	$178.61	$1,231	—
778	778	3	174.50	$174.50	$1,358	+6.50
845	845	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,268	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–475	464	3	247.00–250.00	$248.02	$1,151	+1.33
510–539	528	15	242.00–247.00	$245.74	$1,298	+13.74
550–585	559	4	240.00–248.00	$245.91	$1,375	+34.77
615–630	623	2	213.00–223.00	$217.94	$1,358	+15.95
677	677	6	199.50	$199.50	$1,351	-1.50
710–725	717	6	189.00–200.00	$194.00	$1,391	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	5	207.00	$207.00	$1,025	—
503	503	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,036	—
583–593	591	8	180.00–185.00	$181.23	$1,071	—
622	622	3	160.00	$160.00	$995	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–338	336	13	140.00–147.00	$142.66	$479	—
414–433	425	50	151.00–171.00	$159.93	$680	—
452–490	474	11	150.00–170.00	$156.44	$742	—
508–528	516	20	162.00–177.00	$168.14	$868	—
550–567	555	40	150.00–178.00	$168.79	$937	—
632	632	8	147.00	$147.00	$929	—
681	681	8	142.00	$142.00	$967	—
731–742	737	10	140.00–146.00	$142.98	$1,054	—
764–793	776	43	140.00–154.50	$146.90	$1,140	—
811–835	819	45	130.00–154.25	$145.31	$1,190	—
894	894	19	154.00	$154.00	$1,377	—
915–932	928	26	153.00–155.25	$154.74	$1,436	—
1002–1029	1020	38	130.00–148.25	$142.12	$1,450	—

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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.