Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 28, 2023

1,177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $244.34/cwt -7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 475 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $211.11/cwt -11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 572 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.55/cwt +5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 612 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,177	1,482	1,248
Feeder cattle	1,177	1,482	1,248

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 750lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower and steers over 750lbs had little to compare to last week but traded with a firm undertone. The best test of heifers weighing 500lbs to 700lbs traded steady to 4.00 lower. Heat index of 106 outside kept receipts light and demand moderate. Quality was below average with many small drafts in the offering throughout the day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	333	7	240.00–250.00	$245.76	$818	—
350–398	377	4	238.00–244.00	$239.90	$904	-34.53
420–425	423	10	240.00–252.00	$248.40	$1,051	-12.08
455–498	475	45	237.00–260.00	$244.34	$1,161	-7.46
525–543	537	14	232.00–244.00	$235.92	$1,267	-23.67
550–580	566	21	237.00–257.00	$249.58	$1,413	+8.52
603–645	612	19	220.00–239.00	$232.81	$1,425	-6.41
673–687	681	9	210.00–230.00	$219.26	$1,493	-13.54
715–730	722	5	196.00–215.00	$204.18	$1,474	-4.28
750–780	768	3	203.00–212.00	$208.39	$1,600	—
870–883	877	4	171.50–185.00	$178.30	$1,564	-0.22
960–985	977	3	168.00–173.00	$169.64	$1,657	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–530	524	14	265.00–288.00	$269.63	$1,413	-6.45
570	570	5	268.00	$268.00	$1,528	-8.95
600–626	618	30	245.00–262.00	$256.96	$1,588	-1.89
687	687	5	239.00	$239.00	$1,642	-7.21
703–718	710	8	221.00–225.00	$222.64	$1,581	-3.38
769–773	770	11	216.00–234.00	$230.71	$1,776	+18.50
867–880	873	15	202.00–207.00	$204.46	$1,785	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	4	224.00	$224.00	$806	-31.81
470–495	484	10	220.00–233.00	$224.01	$1,084	-9.46
508–540	519	6	217.00–231.00	$224.63	$1,166	-10.89
564–598	579	10	223.00–232.00	$227.98	$1,320	+12.98
620–635	626	5	190.00–210.00	$201.39	$1,261	-10.24
659–685	670	7	204.00–207.00	$205.31	$1,376	—
743–745	744	3	179.00–185.00	$183.00	$1,362	-4.88
868–895	875	4	155.00–160.00	$156.28	$1,367	—
965	965	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,399	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	470	3	160.00–191.00	$175.55	$825	—
699	699	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,258	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	6	230.00	$230.00	$950	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–343	331	5	216.00–219.00	$217.24	$719	-14.82
354–390	369	21	210.00–228.00	$219.31	$809	-10.92
400–446	424	41	216.00–237.00	$228.51	$969	-2.00
451–499	474	27	226.00–235.00	$228.80	$1,085	-0.29
510–543	525	26	216.00–235.00	$225.77	$1,185	-3.99
550–595	572	43	200.00–220.00	$211.11	$1,208	-12.45
604–630	612	43	193.00–210.00	$206.55	$1,264	+5.44
657	657	3	198.00	$198.00	$1,301	+3.82
824	824	4	156.00	$156.00	$1,285	—
968	968	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	7	242.00	$242.00	$1,079	—
459	459	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,125	-1.23
505–534	526	30	239.00–243.00	$240.35	$1,264	-1.00
552–584	571	14	226.00–235.00	$234.37	$1,338	-4.04
657–680	659	13	203.00–223.00	$221.41	$1,459	+9.50
710–748	727	9	193.00–203.00	$197.14	$1,433	+5.57
802–809	808	23	178.00–199.50	$196.72	$1,589	+11.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	200.00	$200.00	$600	—
379–390	380	11	203.00–209.00	$203.56	$774	-1.62
400–437	426	16	197.00–209.00	$205.36	$875	-9.26
467–495	476	8	200.00–210.00	$207.93	$990	-5.21
520–545	535	8	198.00–210.00	$205.80	$1,101	-4.65
590–595	592	3	170.00–195.00	$183.63	$1,087	-23.16
850–890	868	8	120.00–140.00	$128.27	$1,113	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	5	190.00	$190.00	$836	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
684	684	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,300	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–381	370	7	227.00–233.00	$230.53	$853	-41.47
427–439	435	9	225.00–238.00	$229.25	$997	-13.28
453–483	462	13	228.00–249.00	$237.49	$1,097	-2.51
513–545	527	8	226.00–238.00	$235.03	$1,239	-4.97
565–583	574	13	210.00–232.00	$227.81	$1,308	-6.67
612–630	617	8	209.00–226.00	$215.77	$1,331	+12.67
710–721	719	7	194.00–195.00	$194.14	$1,396	+15.10
760	760	3	185.00–195.00	$191.67	$1,457	+6.83
845	845	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,470	—
983	983	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,514	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–440	417	7	215.00–218.00	$215.74	$900	—
520–525	523	3	195.00–205.00	$201.69	$1,055	+11.69

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–363	360	8	155.00–166.00	$157.77	$568	—
439	439	18	179.50	$179.50	$788	—
455	455	6	170.00	$170.00	$774	—
522	522	5	171.00	$171.00	$893	—
553–583	565	30	163.00–177.00	$170.71	$965	—
610–613	612	11	167.00–168.00	$167.45	$1,025	—
709–735	728	23	150.00–169.00	$159.86	$1,164	—
758	758	8	166.50	$166.50	$1,262	—
836	836	56	175.50	$175.50	$1,467	—
1065–1083	1067	35	155.00–164.75	$163.90	$1,749	—

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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.