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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1053	1053	10	177.00	$177.00	$1,864	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.