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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 19, 2023

656 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.47/cwt -0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,337/hd at 578 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.04/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 576 lb · 26 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $243.16/cwt -0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,726/hd at 710 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 656 2,007 1,033
Feeder cattle 656 2,007 1,033

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm on a light run of feeders. Demand was moderate to good for the high quality weaned cattle included in the offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–460 459 5 279.00–285.00 $282.59 $1,297 +9.66
464 value added 464 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,346 —
501–538 518 18 268.00–291.00 $276.66 $1,433 -0.22
568–570 569 7 260.00–270.00 $267.15 $1,520 -5.31
631 631 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,647 -0.46
654–688 666 22 241.00–257.00 $249.21 $1,660 +1.07
706 thin fleshed 706 7 249.50 $249.50 $1,761 —
703–735 711 19 232.00–246.00 $240.83 $1,712 +11.59
765–775 770 2 225.00–227.00 $226.01 $1,740 +0.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–330 327 6 280.00–285.00 $281.82 $922 +23.66
350–395 380 3 274.00–290.00 $278.91 $1,060 +23.22
400–440 429 12 260.00–283.00 $269.52 $1,156 +7.20
465–498 474 8 250.00–260.00 $255.96 $1,213 +1.47
512–515 513 4 256.00–261.00 $257.26 $1,320 +7.60
565–598 582 18 232.00–248.00 $243.51 $1,417 +0.36
615–648 625 13 228.00–242.00 $238.38 $1,490 +0.47
655–695 673 6 220.00–239.00 $229.77 $1,546 +1.04
820 820 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,747 +9.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–449 440 6 224.00–256.00 $250.65 $1,103 —
520–530 523 3 229.00–245.00 $239.60 $1,253 +15.85
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,424 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,639 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 308 5 237.00–257.00 $245.21 $755 +18.31
370–395 377 7 225.00–236.00 $232.38 $876 +1.91
408 value added 408 4 241.00 $241.00 $983 —
400–443 438 12 220.00–238.00 $224.12 $982 -8.95
455–493 473 12 222.00–237.00 $229.61 $1,086 +0.49
490 value added 490 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,152 —
504–538 524 18 230.00–238.00 $235.72 $1,235 +12.07
550–593 576 26 219.00–227.00 $221.04 $1,273 -0.97
600–640 623 20 210.00–222.00 $217.30 $1,354 +6.68
675–693 688 9 190.00–206.00 $201.18 $1,384 +0.39
730 730 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,467 +10.16
769–795 773 6 186.00–195.00 $193.46 $1,495 +5.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,105 +2.18
458–486 478 16 244.00–257.00 $253.75 $1,213 +11.75
514 unweaned 514 8 241.00 $241.00 $1,239 —
503–525 518 11 241.00–252.00 $244.23 $1,265 -0.72
564–585 unweaned 572 18 223.00–236.00 $230.83 $1,320 —
565–596 581 31 229.50–238.00 $231.84 $1,347 -0.45
600–605 603 3 223.00–230.00 $227.68 $1,373 +0.98
651 651 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,426 -1.00
773–785 778 5 199.50–202.50 $200.71 $1,562 -3.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 321 4 219.00 $219.00 $703 +7.00
455–478 475 11 190.00–220.00 $210.07 $998 +0.94
505 505 2 216.00–217.00 $216.50 $1,093 +15.86
553–595 565 10 190.00–210.00 $203.68 $1,151 +0.56
615–645 631 8 160.00–190.00 $176.22 $1,112 -9.65
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1039 1039 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,818 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–447 434 5 228.00–244.00 $237.88 $1,032 +7.01
475–498 483 11 241.00–256.00 $249.67 $1,206 +16.06
504–548 513 13 226.00–252.00 $246.51 $1,265 +18.81
550–585 569 5 215.00–230.00 $221.05 $1,258 -12.37
613–635 622 5 218.00–234.00 $227.69 $1,416 +14.70
652–693 679 9 210.00–220.00 $216.80 $1,472 +6.01
800–825 809 4 170.00–196.00 $187.87 $1,520 +25.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–427 422 5 268.00–275.00 $272.25 $1,149 —
468 468 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,315 —
573 573 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,427 —
610–629 625 5 239.00–248.00 $240.76 $1,505 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,241 +4.00

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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.