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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 24, 2023

1,204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $221.71/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 568 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $196.01/cwt +13.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 625 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $262.57/cwt +21.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 532 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,204 1,271 846
Feeder cattle 1,204 1,271 846

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 400lb - 600lb steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, steers over 600lbs had few to compare to last week but sold with firm undertones. Heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 12.00 higher with spots up to 15.00 higher. Demand was very good with many bidders and buyers present, supply was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 250.00–255.00 $252.41 $841 -3.70
350–390 364 10 241.00–258.00 $247.52 $901 -25.76
415–446 430 21 230.00–250.00 $240.45 $1,034 -6.27
470–497 481 33 228.00–246.00 $239.13 $1,150 -1.92
515–548 536 23 220.00–244.00 $227.58 $1,220 +2.63
551–590 568 55 213.00–231.00 $221.71 $1,259 -1.63
605–640 628 23 203.00–215.00 $208.71 $1,311 -2.79
650–680 657 23 204.00–217.00 $212.23 $1,394 +6.31
700–749 732 12 187.50–205.00 $191.26 $1,400 -6.01
803–830 815 7 176.00–193.00 $183.99 $1,500 —
915–940 928 6 176.00–186.00 $177.64 $1,648 —
961–995 962 36 176.00–187.50 $187.17 $1,801 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 7 264.00 $264.00 $1,104 +6.00
455–495 473 16 256.00–261.00 $260.31 $1,231 +0.73
514–549 532 43 257.00–268.00 $262.57 $1,397 +12.46
553–567 559 11 240.00–253.00 $247.94 $1,386 +11.43
600–630 611 18 223.00–244.00 $230.25 $1,407 +1.07
655–663 658 8 218.00–222.00 $220.26 $1,449 -1.34
720–735 730 3 206.00–210.00 $208.68 $1,523 —
751–795 758 22 201.00–213.00 $211.24 $1,601 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–449 431 11 220.00–230.00 $229.07 $987 -1.08
457–485 465 11 216.00–226.50 $224.03 $1,042 +3.45
539 539 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,132 —
660–695 687 12 187.00–194.00 $189.17 $1,300 —
725–740 730 3 180.00–185.00 $181.69 $1,326 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053 1053 10 177.00 $177.00 $1,864 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,194 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–393 386 19 218.00–226.00 $221.99 $857 -1.24
400–448 438 28 205.00–230.00 $224.22 $982 +11.74
459–492 477 26 207.00–223.00 $213.80 $1,020 +5.42
500–543 522 29 199.00–219.00 $213.15 $1,113 +17.95
550–595 577 17 200.00–210.00 $204.81 $1,182 +13.47
585 unweaned 585 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,170 —
602–645 625 46 185.00–201.00 $196.01 $1,225 +11.90
715–748 738 9 170.00–179.50 $177.13 $1,307 +9.22
760–793 782 6 167.00–174.00 $169.27 $1,324 +1.38
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 248.00 $248.00 $851 —
357–390 365 9 236.00–245.00 $240.26 $877 —
411–445 424 42 233.00–245.00 $238.09 $1,010 —
465–485 480 30 229.00–236.50 $231.22 $1,110 +11.69
483 unweaned 483 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,106 —
502–533 522 35 220.00–240.00 $232.78 $1,215 +15.19
557 fancy 557 18 233.50 $233.50 $1,301 —
557–594 573 17 221.00–225.00 $223.44 $1,280 +21.47
608–630 615 3 205.00–209.00 $207.63 $1,277 +10.11
683 683 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,352 —
700–710 705 3 186.00–189.00 $187.34 $1,321 +8.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508–535 516 7 192.00–197.00 $195.52 $1,009 —
573 573 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,100 —
630–637 635 4 174.00–180.00 $175.49 $1,114 —
655 655 2 175.00–178.00 $176.50 $1,156 —
778–785 780 3 164.00–167.00 $165.01 $1,287 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697–698 697 7 159.00–170.00 $162.15 $1,130 —
720 720 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,267 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 6 180.00 $180.00 $680 —
458 458 2 175.00 $175.00 $802 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 5 207.00 $207.00 $913 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 247.00 $247.00 $983 +6.02
408–433 426 7 224.00–233.00 $226.46 $965 +11.90
450–478 468 7 215.00–225.00 $221.48 $1,037 +1.46
518–548 526 11 212.00–226.00 $222.88 $1,172 +14.66
555–590 582 8 206.00–213.00 $210.62 $1,226 +6.97
600–610 607 5 200.00–213.00 $206.41 $1,253 —
676 676 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,413 +15.80
733 733 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,415 +29.00
750–755 753 2 179.00–184.00 $181.49 $1,367 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 225.00 $225.00 $781 —
485–490 487 3 200.00–217.00 $211.29 $1,029 —
510–514 513 6 189.00–210.00 $203.04 $1,042 —
638 638 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,136 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 9 170.00 $170.00 $717 —
453–473 465 5 160.00–162.00 $161.22 $750 —
508–538 526 5 159.50–163.00 $160.85 $846 —
630 630 2 147.00 $147.00 $926 —
793 793 8 143.50 $143.50 $1,138 —
860 860 7 139.50 $139.50 $1,200 —
943 943 6 136.50 $136.50 $1,287 —
969 969 9 144.00 $144.00 $1,395 —
1060 1060 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,452 —

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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.