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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.68/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 531 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.82/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,341/hd at 512 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $241.52/cwt +11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 620 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 735 1,204 1,180
Feeder cattle 735 1,204 1,180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600lbs sold mostly steady and steers over 600lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher on a light offering. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Receipts were light this week with many producers in the area working hard in the hay fields. Many buyers still showed up and demand was very good for the quality weaned feeders that came to town.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–490 482 11 260.00–277.00 $271.57 $1,309 +11.26
500–546 512 58 250.00–269.00 $261.82 $1,341 -0.75
560–590 577 21 240.00–258.00 $246.00 $1,419 -1.94
600–640 620 55 223.00–244.00 $241.52 $1,497 +11.27
655–673 661 14 226.00–243.00 $231.63 $1,531 +11.37
700–730 716 8 213.00–220.00 $216.35 $1,549 +7.67
755–764 761 8 206.00–219.00 $214.26 $1,631 +3.02
813 813 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,577 —
944 944 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,822 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–398 384 4 245.00–264.00 $252.11 $968 +4.59
410–428 419 8 233.00–250.00 $244.80 $1,026 +4.35
460–493 484 10 230.00–252.00 $243.79 $1,180 +4.66
510–543 527 17 229.00–248.00 $238.87 $1,259 +11.29
560–599 588 21 222.00–237.00 $231.05 $1,359 +9.34
600–630 615 2 218.00–221.00 $219.46 $1,350 +10.75
670–690 680 2 206.00–222.00 $213.88 $1,454 +1.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 4 200.00 $200.00 $810 -29.07
500–540 520 2 219.00–220.00 $219.52 $1,142 +9.52
810–820 815 2 165.00–175.00 $169.97 $1,385 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,047 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–397 379 5 240.00–248.00 $242.98 $921 +2.72
448 448 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,057 -2.09
457–495 474 44 229.00–238.00 $234.84 $1,113 +3.62
522–543 unweaned 530 15 224.00–230.00 $227.54 $1,206 —
508–548 531 45 225.50–239.50 $234.39 $1,245 +1.61
556–585 561 9 216.00–229.00 $220.06 $1,235 -3.38
605–640 626 9 208.00–220.00 $211.98 $1,327 +4.35
650–688 686 18 203.00–210.00 $203.37 $1,395 +5.37
798 798 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 343 4 202.00–220.00 $213.51 $732 —
365–378 374 3 220.00–238.00 $232.14 $868 +10.15
415–435 422 3 210.00–228.00 $218.20 $921 -6.02
459–492 477 26 215.00–230.00 $224.02 $1,069 +10.22
500–545 522 18 210.00–226.00 $217.02 $1,133 +3.87
555–595 584 19 202.00–215.00 $208.85 $1,220 +4.04
618–640 628 4 185.00–208.00 $194.66 $1,222 -1.35
655–677 672 11 177.00–200.00 $187.78 $1,262 —
725 725 2 171.00–188.00 $179.50 $1,301 +2.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–438 434 3 200.00–205.00 $201.63 $875 —
485–495 492 4 195.00–208.00 $199.47 $981 —
520 520 2 170.00–180.00 $175.00 $910 -20.52
608–625 614 3 184.00–191.00 $188.62 $1,158 +13.13
685–690 688 2 160.00–186.00 $173.05 $1,191 -3.45
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–968 967 4 151.00–157.00 $155.50 $1,504 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–470 460 4 180.00 $180.00 $828 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 252.00 $252.00 $1,071 —
499 499 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,243 —
620–643 630 6 220.00–235.00 $226.25 $1,425 —
773–783 776 8 195.00–198.00 $197.24 $1,531 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 225.00 $225.00 $979 -1.46
465–480 470 5 217.00–244.00 $234.90 $1,104 +13.42
520–530 525 2 230.00–232.00 $230.99 $1,213 +8.11
529 unweaned 529 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,206 —
590 unweaned 590 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 —
760–795 782 3 174.00–187.00 $180.77 $1,414 -0.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–453 452 4 186.00–191.00 $188.49 $852 -22.80
545 545 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,063 -8.04
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 2 147.00 $147.00 $978 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 14 115.00 $115.00 $409 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 6 135.00 $135.00 $801 —

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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.