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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 22, 2025

921 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $328.47/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,875/hd at 571 lb · 54 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.00/cwt -5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 668 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $317.35/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,691/hd at 533 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 921 1,655 573
Feeder cattle 921 1,655 573

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold unevenly from 3.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Heifers under 500lbs sold with a higher undertone and heifers over 500lbs were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 420.00–425.00 $422.52 $1,322 -6.08
350–395 381 6 395.00–430.00 $407.92 $1,554 -13.66
415–441 424 13 400.00–425.00 $414.35 $1,757 +32.79
453–485 457 15 357.50–395.00 $372.13 $1,701 +12.10
461 unweaned 461 10 361.00 $361.00 $1,664 +3.50
518–548 533 27 325.00–351.00 $343.51 $1,831 -9.18
568–570 unweaned 569 19 324.00–330.00 $325.89 $1,854 —
563–588 572 35 320.00–337.50 $329.87 $1,887 +7.24
615–639 633 7 297.00–308.00 $305.35 $1,933 -3.58
652 652 5 297.00 $297.00 $1,936 -8.85
699 unweaned 699 15 281.00 $281.00 $1,964 -9.00
715–730 728 6 274.00–277.00 $276.51 $2,013 -6.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 384.00 $384.00 $1,202 +17.49
405–410 408 2 385.00–395.00 $389.97 $1,591 +39.25
405–437 unweaned 421 6 357.50–360.00 $358.70 $1,510 —
450–482 474 7 335.00–342.50 $337.11 $1,598 -1.18
500–547 533 34 305.00–327.50 $317.35 $1,691 -8.59
560–595 585 15 292.00–312.50 $301.12 $1,762 +1.64
615–643 630 6 278.00–295.00 $288.20 $1,816 +1.07
650–691 668 43 267.00–289.00 $275.00 $1,837 -5.27
753–783 773 17 248.00–269.00 $256.70 $1,984 -4.59
830–840 835 2 251.00–254.00 $252.51 $2,108 +7.53
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009 1009 6 208.00 $208.00 $2,099 —
1052 1052 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,999 —
1184 1184 9 201.00 $201.00 $2,380 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 305.00–307.50 $306.28 $1,179 -8.72
450–485 468 2 290.00–315.00 $302.03 $1,414 +12.03
598 598 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,644 -13.00
613 613 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,441 —
670–680 677 3 247.50–267.50 $254.69 $1,724 -4.31
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,144 —
745 745 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,564 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1053 1053 6 224.00 $224.00 $2,359 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 6 283.00 $283.00 $1,834 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–373 365 5 330.00–362.50 $350.32 $1,279 +5.11
418–440 427 14 341.00–366.00 $358.61 $1,531 +33.79
473 unweaned 473 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,490 —
450–486 480 26 315.00–337.50 $330.03 $1,584 +11.40
505–510 509 24 300.00–312.00 $302.83 $1,541 -5.12
556–587 567 21 286.00–295.00 $291.10 $1,651 +4.28
610–623 612 17 273.00–275.00 $274.76 $1,682 +0.75
728 728 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,864 +1.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,129 +26.38
427 unweaned 427 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,366 +25.00
428 428 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,380 +14.15
505 unweaned 505 4 277.50 $277.50 $1,401 —
505–540 523 19 272.00–295.00 $285.88 $1,495 +9.38
553–580 563 19 266.00–277.00 $271.09 $1,526 +0.73
616 unweaned 616 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,546 —
610–635 622 10 242.50–267.00 $259.89 $1,617 -5.09
670–683 682 9 240.00–246.00 $245.34 $1,673 -2.35
765–795 783 4 226.00–231.00 $229.53 $1,797 -5.61
807–830 816 6 214.00–225.00 $218.97 $1,787 -8.03
906–939 925 11 204.00–218.00 $209.89 $1,941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 unweaned 338 6 295.00 $295.00 $997 —
445 445 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,313 —
495 495 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,076 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 475 2 327.50–330.00 $328.71 $1,561 +11.02
515–525 523 6 307.50–320.00 $309.55 $1,619 +2.79
550–575 555 5 282.50–310.00 $299.58 $1,663 —
640–646 645 9 271.00–280.00 $271.99 $1,754 -4.73
705–715 708 4 244.00–261.00 $249.17 $1,764 -1.25
783–790 784 6 237.50–241.00 $238.09 $1,867 -2.25
803 803 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,927 +2.50
904–933 912 11 196.00–210.00 $207.06 $1,888 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 473 3 340.00–355.00 $344.75 $1,631 —
555 unweaned 555 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,782 —
605–635 615 12 288.00–305.00 $292.38 $1,798 -17.62

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–490 472 4 220.00–241.00 $230.09 $1,086 —
523–530 525 6 237.50 $237.50 $1,247 —
550–577 562 16 235.00–250.00 $243.49 $1,368 —
600 600 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,350 —
703–720 705 10 180.00–196.00 $194.37 $1,370 —
752–790 753 44 182.00–207.50 $206.89 $1,558 —
859–875 860 38 194.00–197.50 $197.31 $1,697 —
953 953 47 200.75 $200.75 $1,913 —
1084 1084 4 206.00 $206.00 $2,233 —
1148 1148 2 182.00 $182.00 $2,089 —

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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.