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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 22, 2023

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.06/cwt +12.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 469 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $251.57/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 479 lb · 10 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $186.83/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 740 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 226 2,014 492
Feeder cattle 226 2,014 492

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison. Demand was good on a light supply before the Thanksgiving Holiday tomorrow.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 317 5 270.00–285.00 $277.86 $881 +1.32
370–375 373 2 261.00–265.00 $263.01 $981 -6.57
483–495 490 5 260.00–277.00 $269.53 $1,321 +5.51
515 515 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,293 +9.69
550–585 573 3 223.00–245.00 $237.52 $1,361 -0.57
680–690 688 4 234.00–239.00 $237.76 $1,636 +27.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 406 4 283.00–286.00 $285.24 $1,158 +0.61
562 562 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,456 +8.77
603 603 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,538 +11.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 -12.04
620–635 625 3 183.00–215.00 $203.17 $1,270 +3.01
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,180 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 240.00 $240.00 $912 +7.86
405–435 418 4 225.00–246.00 $237.07 $991 +3.70
450–495 469 11 221.00–237.00 $232.06 $1,088 +12.97
500–548 528 5 219.00–237.00 $228.74 $1,208 +16.69
560 560 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,277 +23.09
603 603 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,248 +10.52
663 663 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,326 +2.33
705–747 740 10 184.50–196.00 $186.83 $1,383 +0.84
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 256.00 $256.00 $788 —
400–415 409 7 252.00–256.00 $253.68 $1,038 +6.62
458–499 473 8 240.00–256.00 $249.68 $1,181 +2.75
510–515 512 5 237.00–246.00 $240.62 $1,232 +16.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 483 2 200.00–205.00 $202.56 $978 +2.26
560 560 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,126 +14.33
610–620 615 2 180.00–190.00 $185.04 $1,138 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 270.00 $270.00 $850 -5.00
470–485 479 10 246.00–259.00 $251.57 $1,205 +1.37
500–508 506 8 225.00–245.00 $235.76 $1,193 +4.13
550–570 565 4 236.00–243.00 $240.79 $1,360 +10.31
610–640 633 4 222.00–236.00 $227.47 $1,440 +16.96
700 700 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,484 —
825 825 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–483 483 7 220.00–235.00 $226.42 $1,094 —
507 507 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,120 +13.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–534 532 6 250.00–263.00 $252.12 $1,341 —
618 618 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,502 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 150.00 $150.00 $840 —

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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.