Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

1,705 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $323.83/cwt +18.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 611 lb · 175 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $305.69/cwt +20.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,112/hd at 691 lb · 98 head
light 7-weight L 1 heifers $257.50/cwt ≈ $1,821/hd at 707 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,705 921 1,851
Feeder cattle 1,705 921 1,851

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600lbs sold mostly steady, 600lb to 750lb steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher on multiple groups of attractive quality yearlings, and steers over 750lbs were not well tested. Heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good for the majority of the offering, even with the futures board trending down for the day, and supply was moderate.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–348 344 4 410.00–440.00 $429.95 $1,479 +7.43
360–375 368 9 400.00–425.00 $414.61 $1,526 +6.69
405–425 415 23 382.50–395.00 $392.24 $1,628 -22.11
478 478 2 372.50 $372.50 $1,781 +0.37
514 unweaned 514 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,645 —
503–538 524 34 337.50–360.00 $344.19 $1,804 +0.68
551–568 556 14 320.00–330.00 $326.44 $1,815 -3.43
610 fancy 610 14 347.50 $347.50 $2,120 —
603–649 611 161 300.00–326.00 $321.77 $1,966 +16.42
650–696 691 98 295.00–316.00 $305.69 $2,112 —
705–735 730 35 275.50–296.50 $286.48 $2,091 +9.97
820 820 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,214 —
865–880 873 2 260.00–270.00 $265.04 $2,314 —
901 901 4 264.00 $264.00 $2,379 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,105 -44.00
360–390 379 12 350.00–395.00 $382.46 $1,450 —
400–435 424 27 345.00–385.00 $358.80 $1,521 -31.17
457–495 475 26 322.00–345.00 $330.03 $1,568 -7.08
500–545 520 54 305.00–335.00 $322.90 $1,679 +5.55
550–598 578 52 287.50–312.50 $305.52 $1,766 +4.40
600–648 627 42 275.00–297.50 $287.33 $1,802 -0.87
660–695 674 26 270.00–285.00 $276.94 $1,867 +1.94
691 unweaned 691 8 262.50 $262.50 $1,814 —
700–738 717 9 248.00–267.00 $253.88 $1,820 —
750–795 770 24 250.00–266.00 $260.23 $2,004 +3.53
864–895 870 5 241.00–245.00 $244.18 $2,124 —
954–965 956 7 237.00–246.00 $243.70 $2,330 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–375 360 7 300.00–310.00 $301.49 $1,085 -4.79
460–493 475 24 307.50–322.50 $318.96 $1,515 +16.93
500–545 523 2 285.00–292.50 $288.59 $1,509 —
580–594 591 5 280.00–282.50 $280.49 $1,658 +5.49
691 691 7 257.50 $257.50 $1,779 +2.81
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,903 —
823 823 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,983 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,276 —
801 801 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,282 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–333 324 3 325.00–345.00 $338.72 $1,097 —
351–385 360 17 320.00–347.50 $324.05 $1,167 +1.55
405–428 424 8 320.00–327.50 $321.52 $1,363 -0.98
450 unweaned 450 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,451 —
455–483 469 18 311.00–320.00 $317.46 $1,489 —
500–546 527 24 275.00–297.50 $287.93 $1,517 +2.05
550–595 571 52 265.00–283.00 $274.90 $1,570 +3.81
615–643 631 49 260.00–268.00 $264.48 $1,669 +4.59
665–692 684 15 242.00–259.00 $250.72 $1,715 +5.38
670–698 unweaned 684 7 238.00–242.50 $239.60 $1,639 —
702–745 724 18 225.00–247.00 $238.18 $1,724 —
768–798 784 8 225.00–240.00 $232.47 $1,823 +2.94
837–838 837 7 215.00–220.00 $218.57 $1,829 -0.40
856 856 5 202.00 $202.00 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 327 5 350.00–365.00 $358.03 $1,171 —
378–395 381 15 342.50–367.50 $356.79 $1,359 +6.47
403–435 412 18 330.00–350.00 $335.07 $1,380 -23.54
456–477 462 27 320.00–345.00 $336.25 $1,553 +6.22
500–535 509 26 297.50–312.50 $307.53 $1,565 +4.70
503–548 unweaned 514 12 282.50–307.50 $300.84 $1,546 —
553–588 566 25 287.50–302.50 $297.50 $1,684 +6.40
600–631 609 27 267.50–290.00 $282.98 $1,723 +8.22
610 fancy 610 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,830 —
619 unweaned 619 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,677 —
650–675 668 23 262.50–277.50 $276.63 $1,848 —
700 700 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,785 -1.00
841 841 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,976 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707 707 75 257.50 $257.50 $1,821 —
925 925 5 217.00 $217.00 $2,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–340 335 11 290.00–315.00 $301.04 $1,008 —
370–398 390 20 285.00–297.50 $295.51 $1,152 —
482–495 491 15 280.00–292.50 $283.67 $1,393 +3.67
560 560 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 —
904 904 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,627 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,198 —
425–440 435 3 327.50–345.00 $333.20 $1,449 —
453–490 467 7 320.00–347.50 $335.27 $1,566 +6.56
543–544 544 13 320.00 $320.00 $1,741 +10.45
555–593 569 19 282.50–312.00 $294.57 $1,676 -5.01
625–640 629 8 260.00–277.50 $272.79 $1,716 +0.80
655–697 669 11 259.00–270.00 $265.26 $1,775 —
700–740 710 22 244.00–260.00 $250.84 $1,781 +1.67
768–795 782 7 230.00–252.50 $240.73 $1,883 +2.64
850–888 869 4 215.00–220.00 $217.45 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 432 3 362.50–375.00 $366.70 $1,584 —
506 506 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,670 —
584 unweaned 584 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,854 -3.50
629–632 631 9 297.50–300.00 $298.61 $1,884 +6.23
710–715 714 6 265.00–267.50 $265.41 $1,895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,537 —
778 778 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,750 —

↑ Back to top

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.