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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 12, 2023

2,007 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $243.15/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 575 lb · 94 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $248.14/cwt +9.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 676 lb · 88 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.11/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 570 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,007 1,177 1,866
Feeder cattle 2,007 1,177 1,866

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last feeder cattle sale two weeks ago, steers sold unevenly steady from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Heifers under 700lbs sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 4.00 higher, and heifers over 700lbs had little to compare to two weeks ago. High receipts this week as many producers in the area have run out of forage. Unweaned or short weaned calves are coming to town as well as heifers that were meant to be kept back as replacements. Demand was good for high quality long weaned feeders and moderate to light for the more average to below quality calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 319 8 250.00–270.00 $258.16 $824 +12.40
354–395 379 27 250.00–268.00 $255.69 $969 +15.79
410–445 430 14 250.00–270.00 $262.32 $1,128 +13.92
469 unweaned 469 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,102 —
455–495 477 45 240.00–265.00 $254.49 $1,214 +10.15
500–548 528 53 240.00–260.00 $249.66 $1,318 +13.74
538 538 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,264 -0.92
554–598 575 94 232.00–255.00 $243.15 $1,398 -6.43
603–635 619 20 225.00–241.00 $237.91 $1,473 +5.10
663–698 681 49 218.00–237.00 $228.73 $1,558 +9.47
700–742 721 12 210.00–221.00 $219.00 $1,579 +14.82
750–778 761 11 197.00–218.00 $204.52 $1,556 -3.87
800–842 817 8 189.00–209.00 $203.20 $1,660 —
855–888 870 9 181.00–190.00 $184.55 $1,606 +6.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 unweaned 458 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,218 —
450–473 462 6 270.00–276.00 $272.93 $1,261 —
500–543 522 27 267.00–283.00 $276.88 $1,445 +7.25
553–598 588 66 260.00–284.00 $272.46 $1,602 +4.46
620–645 634 17 250.00–270.00 $261.46 $1,658 +4.50
650–687 676 88 240.00–260.00 $248.14 $1,677 +9.14
700–725 715 4 225.00–234.00 $229.24 $1,639 +6.60
731 fancy 731 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,828 —
791 791 13 226.00 $226.00 $1,788 -4.71
910 910 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,975 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–368 365 3 235.00–247.00 $243.06 $887 +19.06
455–490 467 32 221.00–240.00 $228.51 $1,067 +4.50
515–530 525 6 210.00–236.00 $223.75 $1,175 -0.88
605–640 627 3 200.00–215.00 $207.53 $1,301 +6.14
710–745 728 2 180.00–190.00 $185.12 $1,348 +2.12
770 770 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 17 213.00 $213.00 $805 —
464 464 17 204.00 $204.00 $947 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 11 216.00 $216.00 $2,279 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 9 99.00 $99.00 $688 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 4 191.00 $191.00 $865 +15.45
540 540 2 180.00 $180.00 $972 —
705 705 2 139.00 $139.00 $980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–340 326 11 225.00–230.00 $226.90 $740 +9.66
352–387 364 10 226.00–239.00 $230.47 $839 +11.16
400–445 413 31 220.00–241.00 $233.07 $963 +4.56
455–499 487 53 217.00–237.00 $229.12 $1,116 +0.32
505–548 518 49 213.00–235.00 $223.65 $1,159 -2.12
550–598 570 66 215.00–228.00 $222.01 $1,265 +10.90
570–578 unweaned 574 9 210.00–218.00 $214.47 $1,231 —
600–649 631 32 205.00–215.00 $210.62 $1,329 +4.07
655–680 669 38 192.00–212.00 $200.79 $1,343 +2.79
673 unweaned 673 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,346 —
705–737 724 5 185.00–201.00 $190.84 $1,382 —
750–753 752 3 185.00–193.00 $187.66 $1,411 —
802–845 816 9 172.00–186.00 $182.33 $1,488 +26.33
865–885 872 3 166.00–182.00 $176.59 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–434 433 11 243.00–244.00 $243.82 $1,056 +1.82
455–494 479 13 241.00–246.00 $242.00 $1,159 -3.00
514–544 526 47 236.00–253.00 $244.95 $1,288 +4.60
551–563 553 16 230.00–242.00 $232.29 $1,285 -2.08
608–625 613 34 215.00–235.00 $226.70 $1,390 —
622 unweaned 622 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,337 —
658 658 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,448 -1.41
700–710 706 19 205.00–225.00 $219.48 $1,550 +22.34
768 768 3 204.50 $204.50 $1,571 —
805–815 807 11 187.00–215.00 $207.67 $1,676 +10.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–341 341 5 210.00–220.00 $212.00 $723 —
373–390 380 4 200.00–210.00 $207.44 $788 +3.88
450–490 466 8 206.00–214.00 $209.13 $975 +1.20
500–549 538 19 192.00–205.00 $200.64 $1,079 -5.16
550–598 575 24 180.00–210.00 $203.12 $1,168 +19.49
600–625 613 4 170.00–193.00 $185.87 $1,139 —
700–710 705 6 160.00–175.00 $167.31 $1,180 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 9 180.00 $180.00 $554 —
423 423 16 191.00 $191.00 $808 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
912–948 937 10 146.00–150.00 $148.83 $1,395 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,441 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 7 267.00 $267.00 $838 —
355–385 368 9 249.00–258.00 $251.54 $926 +21.01
401–425 405 12 230.00–240.00 $230.87 $935 +1.62
455–493 479 9 228.00–244.00 $233.61 $1,119 -3.88
502–535 519 19 220.00–236.00 $227.70 $1,182 -7.33
553–598 578 18 226.00–237.00 $233.42 $1,349 +5.61
605–630 618 11 200.00–226.00 $212.99 $1,316 -2.78
673–698 693 12 198.00–221.00 $210.79 $1,461 —
705–738 726 15 194.00–205.00 $196.78 $1,429 +2.64
750–760 754 4 180.00–198.00 $192.21 $1,449 +0.54
825 825 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,336 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 220.00 $220.00 $792 —
435–445 444 8 220.00–224.00 $220.49 $979 +4.75
498 498 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,120 —
510–548 539 4 192.00–210.00 $196.26 $1,058 -5.43
585 585 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–671 668 7 223.00–226.00 $225.58 $1,507 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–389 380 9 160.00–170.00 $163.18 $620 +5.41
402–429 414 11 165.00–175.00 $169.71 $703 -9.79
488–492 489 20 174.00–179.00 $174.76 $855 +4.76
555–586 568 16 170.00–178.00 $175.17 $995 +4.46
627–631 630 11 150.00–167.00 $162.39 $1,023 -5.06
663–672 665 53 167.50–175.00 $169.02 $1,124 —
705–730 718 11 150.00–171.00 $164.37 $1,180 +4.51
867 867 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,465 —
922–937 931 59 170.00–173.50 $172.21 $1,603 —
978 978 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,467 —
1064 1064 5 165.00 $165.00 $1,756 +1.10
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
892 892 11 168.00 $168.00 $1,499 —

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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.