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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 26, 2023

745 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.31/cwt +7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 580 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $275.97/cwt -0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 528 lb · 24 head
light 9-weight L 1-2 steers $200.25/cwt ≈ $1,818/hd at 908 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 745 656 836
Feeder cattle 745 656 836

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifers were mostly steady. Demand was moderate on a light run this week .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–484 479 10 275.00–293.00 $286.10 $1,370 +3.51
524–533 528 24 271.00–287.00 $275.97 $1,457 -0.69
564–580 567 5 260.00–270.00 $267.95 $1,519 +0.80
608–647 632 18 245.00–264.00 $257.65 $1,628 -3.35
669–693 675 18 242.00–243.00 $242.11 $1,634 -7.10
720–730 727 6 232.00–243.00 $237.18 $1,724 -3.65
790 790 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,825 +4.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 378 8 256.00–265.00 $262.08 $991 -16.83
400–431 414 11 253.00–278.00 $261.99 $1,085 -7.53
455–481 479 12 256.00–262.00 $258.50 $1,238 +2.54
518–540 526 9 249.00–264.00 $253.97 $1,336 -3.29
555–590 580 31 236.00–259.00 $251.31 $1,458 +7.80
618–635 627 4 224.00–244.00 $234.14 $1,468 -4.24
655 655 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,546 +6.23
700–735 718 3 204.00–231.00 $214.97 $1,543 —
750–758 755 3 209.00–218.00 $211.98 $1,600 —
915–925 920 2 174.00–194.00 $183.95 $1,692 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908 908 23 200.25 $200.25 $1,818 —
1050 1050 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,785 —
1194 1194 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,707 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 439 6 234.00–245.00 $235.82 $1,035 -14.83
605–635 615 3 170.00–206.00 $182.39 $1,122 —
685–695 693 4 178.00–203.00 $196.82 $1,364 —
753 753 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,498 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 9 182.00 $182.00 $935 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1048 1048 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,918 —
1385 1385 2 160.00 $160.00 $2,216 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
939 939 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 379 10 226.00–242.00 $237.69 $901 +5.31
405–440 430 12 220.00–245.00 $235.01 $1,011 +10.89
460–498 482 12 220.00–240.00 $230.23 $1,110 +0.62
523–540 531 8 220.00–238.00 $231.95 $1,232 -3.77
560–590 573 18 210.00–222.00 $215.01 $1,232 -6.03
605–610 606 4 204.00–218.00 $207.52 $1,258 -9.78
665–675 667 5 198.00–217.00 $208.57 $1,391 +7.39
700–745 718 9 195.00–203.50 $200.10 $1,437 -0.90
783–795 787 4 189.00–206.00 $197.22 $1,552 +3.76
908 908 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,489 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–434 433 15 245.00–250.00 $248.01 $1,074 +2.01
536–547 539 20 240.50–244.00 $241.39 $1,301 -2.84
550–594 567 16 228.00–239.00 $236.43 $1,341 +4.59
624–633 627 7 228.00–229.00 $228.29 $1,431 +0.61
655–670 661 4 222.00–225.00 $223.75 $1,479 +4.75
974 974 20 187.00 $187.00 $1,821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 200.00–205.00 $203.33 $701 -15.67
400–430 409 4 200.00–210.00 $202.63 $829 —
460–493 478 15 210.00–219.00 $214.18 $1,024 +4.11
508–535 522 4 201.00–218.00 $209.72 $1,095 -6.78
550–590 574 14 180.00–210.00 $193.13 $1,109 -10.55
650–675 663 2 177.00–201.00 $188.77 $1,252 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 170.00–195.00 $182.66 $703 —
450–485 460 4 180.00 $180.00 $828 —
513 513 2 165.00 $165.00 $846 —
550–578 569 3 147.00–150.00 $147.97 $842 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,053 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 205.00 $205.00 $820 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 261.00 $261.00 $900 —
355–370 364 4 240.00–255.00 $246.13 $896 —
445 445 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,148 +20.12
450–485 462 6 243.00–258.00 $251.28 $1,161 +1.61
500–545 524 4 235.00–252.00 $245.50 $1,286 -1.01
575–593 587 3 239.00–243.00 $240.31 $1,411 +19.26
600–640 622 10 215.00–236.00 $221.55 $1,378 -6.14
650–685 671 5 204.00–227.00 $213.49 $1,433 -3.31
725–730 728 3 189.00–216.00 $206.31 $1,502 —
755–790 775 6 206.00–215.00 $209.45 $1,623 —
905–915 910 2 177.00–182.00 $179.49 $1,633 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,566 —
718–720 718 6 226.00–234.00 $232.66 $1,670 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–439 420 8 162.00–171.00 $166.30 $698 —
508 508 4 174.00 $174.00 $884 —
566–588 572 12 164.00–179.00 $174.16 $996 —
623–644 634 17 147.00–169.00 $154.09 $977 —
654 654 8 173.00 $173.00 $1,131 —
739 739 8 165.50 $165.50 $1,223 —
786 786 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,258 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 14 139.00 $139.00 $685 —
574 574 19 127.00 $127.00 $729 —
603 603 3 130.00 $130.00 $784 —
663 663 2 127.00 $127.00 $842 —
827 827 5 126.00 $126.00 $1,042 —

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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.