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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, September 2, 2026

261 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (290)

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $361.18/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,694/hd at 469 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $422.31/cwt -17.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,599/hd at 379 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $430.00/cwt -7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,068/hd at 481 lb · 13 head
Springfield, MO 4-weight heifers sold at $366/cwt, $12/cwt below the MO average ($378) and $36/cwt under Bowling Green, MO ($402). MO 4-weight heifers are down $47/cwt from the early August peak of $422. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 261 599 939
Feeder cattle 261 599 939

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, receipts were too light for a true price comparison, but steer and heifer calves sold with a mostly steady undertone. Demand was light with a week full of 100 degree weather in the area.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,517 —
355–398 384 10 420.00–440.00 $429.69 $1,650 -10.31
445 445 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,914 ±0.00
475–487 484 4 405.00–420.00 $416.32 $2,015 +19.26
550–570 560 3 340.00–360.00 $346.55 $1,941 -8.25
709–722 715 13 305.00–321.00 $317.80 $2,272 —
752 752 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,369 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 365 7 460.00–470.00 $462.78 $1,689 -7.22
415–429 427 9 440.00 $440.00 $1,879 —
471–486 481 13 430.00 $430.00 $2,068 -15.00
505 505 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,045 —
576 576 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,189 -6.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,493 +12.34
485 485 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,770 -4.62
540–545 543 2 335.00–340.00 $337.51 $1,833 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 unweaned 363 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,470 +15.00
355–385 373 3 380.00–405.00 $394.80 $1,473 -17.34
428–435 432 8 370.00–390.00 $377.42 $1,630 +10.65
450–495 469 17 350.00–375.00 $361.18 $1,694 +3.33
500–508 505 3 330.00–345.00 $334.95 $1,691 -11.93
543 unweaned 543 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,873 +14.27
575–595 585 2 327.50–345.00 $336.10 $1,966 -2.37
618–626 623 8 340.00–345.00 $343.14 $2,138 +16.20
780 780 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,418 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 unweaned 323 8 430.00 $430.00 $1,389 -10.00
425 425 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,828 —
542 unweaned 542 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,978 —
543 543 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,063 —
585–588 587 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,143 +7.54
600–602 601 3 360.00–362.50 $361.67 $2,174 +16.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–397 394 4 330.00–345.00 $341.34 $1,345 —
460–499 482 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,663 +5.00
527 527 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,686 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 unweaned 372 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,544 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 440.00–480.00 $458.60 $1,481 -18.02
350–398 unweaned 382 6 415.00–430.00 $425.42 $1,625 —
385 385 2 405.00–430.00 $417.50 $1,607 -22.50
400–425 411 6 425.00–430.00 $426.70 $1,754 —
438 unweaned 438 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,774 —
460–495 477 9 360.00–395.00 $375.00 $1,789 -22.50
540–542 542 4 335.00–365.00 $357.52 $1,938 -2.16
555–580 568 4 335.00–365.00 $350.02 $1,988 -12.49
558–597 unweaned 581 5 330.00–340.00 $336.16 $1,953 -13.84
630 630 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,079 +3.48
672–685 677 8 305.00–317.50 $314.66 $2,130 +24.77
800–835 818 2 265.00–275.00 $269.89 $2,208 +5.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–465 460 4 330.00–350.00 $344.94 $1,587 +4.43
500–532 516 4 305.00–335.00 $320.47 $1,654 -9.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 unweaned 355 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,668 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
681 681 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,668 +15.00

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Price trend

high 464.43 low 358.66 Sep 2025 Aug 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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