Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 3, 2023

1,180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $180.80/cwt +5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 620 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.57/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 574 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $182.56/cwt -11.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 564 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,180	1,214	975
Feeder cattle	1,180	1,214	975

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, and heavier weights traded mostly steady. Heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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
310–313	312	4	238.00–262.00	$250.06	$780	-12.28
350–395	370	11	236.00–248.00	$244.18	$903	-2.38
408–442	424	36	231.00–248.00	$239.83	$1,017	-5.39
450–499	486	25	221.00–244.00	$233.31	$1,134	+0.87
508–538	526	20	215.00–232.00	$226.92	$1,194	-10.92
550–598	582	28	210.00–231.00	$225.62	$1,313	+7.66
603–637	624	27	200.00–219.00	$209.14	$1,305	+1.37
650–690	664	5	197.00–205.00	$201.43	$1,337	+2.03
720–742	732	24	185.00–199.00	$195.18	$1,429	+11.42
780	780	4	163.00–180.00	$175.75	$1,371	-9.79
805–845	818	4	166.00–179.00	$175.52	$1,436	-8.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–348	321	10	266.00–277.50	$267.30	$858	-3.34
365–380	370	3	260.00–270.00	$266.58	$986	-10.91
408–440	422	11	250.00–267.00	$260.88	$1,101	+0.83
450–498	468	8	256.00–258.00	$257.20	$1,204	-3.66
510–527 value added	520	5	254.00–261.00	$258.25	$1,343	—
500–545	523	13	240.00–255.00	$244.56	$1,279	-10.47
561 thin fleshed	561	7	258.00	$258.00	$1,447	—
553–594	573	27	232.00–250.00	$238.99	$1,369	+1.02
580–586 unweaned	584	14	218.50–228.00	$221.19	$1,292	—
605–645	623	26	220.00–243.00	$232.26	$1,447	+5.26
629 fancy	629	10	246.00	$246.00	$1,547	—
665–695	680	7	212.00–226.00	$216.18	$1,470	+3.25
705–730	716	10	201.00–209.00	$207.48	$1,486	-1.35
761–767	766	35	187.00–198.00	$195.81	$1,500	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	365	2	210.00–236.00	$222.64	$813	—
513–528	521	6	190.00–212.00	$199.60	$1,040	+19.93
550–575	563	2	200.00–205.00	$202.44	$1,140	—
615	615	4	192.00	$192.00	$1,181	—
655–665	658	3	165.00–171.00	$168.98	$1,112	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
912	912	14	182.00	$182.00	$1,660	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
637	637	3	140.00	$140.00	$892	—
749	749	7	138.00	$138.00	$1,034	—
760	760	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,026	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	8	170.00	$170.00	$796	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–391	384	14	207.50–220.00	$215.18	$826	-0.46
403–445	424	16	196.00–214.00	$207.06	$878	-11.44
455–498	485	33	192.00–211.00	$201.46	$977	-4.39
505–545	526	31	190.00–205.00	$196.48	$1,033	-0.32
550–578	564	36	170.00–187.50	$182.56	$1,030	-11.63
600–640	620	55	166.00–185.00	$180.80	$1,121	+15.80
660–690	676	19	155.00–170.00	$168.54	$1,139	-2.12
710–747	733	21	150.00–168.00	$162.67	$1,192	-2.39
800–813	809	3	147.00–161.00	$156.38	$1,265	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	6	235.00	$235.00	$705	—
390	390	2	226.00	$226.00	$881	-7.64
403–439	421	9	215.00–222.00	$219.31	$923	-14.03
460–480	466	7	215.00–225.00	$217.94	$1,016	-10.11
505–510	507	20	206.00–208.00	$206.70	$1,048	-5.01
533 value added	533	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,119	—
555–563	560	7	190.00–205.00	$196.38	$1,100	-8.62
686	686	19	192.50	$192.50	$1,321	+3.64
778	778	15	177.50	$177.50	$1,381	-3.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–397	387	22	185.00–200.00	$192.96	$747	-0.50
400–448	416	20	170.00–192.00	$180.24	$750	-23.02
505–541	528	19	165.00–187.50	$180.64	$954	+9.63
570–590	583	8	170.00–180.00	$174.14	$1,015	-1.11
675–685	680	3	159.00–171.00	$165.97	$1,129	+5.97

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
926	926	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,472	—
978	978	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,438	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	3	158.00	$158.00	$893	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	381	8	231.00–244.00	$241.78	$921	—
400–448	428	9	223.00–246.00	$233.85	$1,001	-6.84
457–498	478	9	231.00–240.00	$235.08	$1,124	+12.43
503–540	515	13	211.00–229.00	$215.22	$1,108	+13.51
556–585	562	5	190.00–207.00	$203.46	$1,143	-9.13
605–645	619	7	185.00–207.00	$199.92	$1,238	+3.25
650–698	674	4	185.00–201.00	$193.28	$1,303	-7.45
740–748	745	3	152.00–170.00	$164.04	$1,222	-5.96
917	917	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,339	-4.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	2	260.00	$260.00	$892	—
355–368	365	4	262.00–263.00	$262.76	$959	—
469	469	7	246.00	$246.00	$1,154	—
602–617	608	8	211.00–216.00	$212.90	$1,294	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	410	3	207.00–215.00	$210.68	$864	—
450–485	472	5	204.00–215.00	$211.74	$999	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,544	—

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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.