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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $274.13/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 579 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.03/cwt -10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 528 lb · 48 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.08/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,422/hd at 421 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 991 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 334 5 372.50–400.00 $388.58 $1,298 +48.58
370–393 388 12 360.00–380.00 $371.39 $1,441 -11.07
425–445 430 10 345.00–362.00 $354.88 $1,526 -3.92
450–493 480 25 325.00–346.00 $337.42 $1,620 +7.39
498 unweaned 498 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,631 —
510–545 525 43 312.50–330.00 $327.72 $1,721 +4.82
555–587 572 15 301.00–317.00 $309.34 $1,769 +3.82
600–647 632 31 280.00–295.00 $290.46 $1,836 +3.13
655–686 668 41 265.00–286.00 $276.31 $1,846 -0.63
705–743 722 7 249.00–266.00 $261.12 $1,885 +7.24
785–795 788 3 246.00–261.00 $251.32 $1,980 -8.91
826–845 831 26 231.00–250.00 $244.11 $2,029 —
860–895 881 22 238.00–248.00 $243.75 $2,147 -0.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–345 318 8 410.00–435.00 $426.42 $1,356 -3.53
350–380 370 3 400.00–410.00 $403.15 $1,492 -11.46
410–435 418 3 365.00–387.50 $379.70 $1,587 -12.54
454–497 466 11 360.00–365.00 $363.54 $1,694 -8.96
500–538 522 30 327.50–342.50 $337.12 $1,760 -7.07
536 unweaned 536 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,715 ±0.00
551–575 563 26 324.00–341.00 $328.81 $1,851 +2.37
621–638 634 18 302.00–304.00 $302.44 $1,917 -19.33
650–654 651 26 290.00–298.00 $292.47 $1,904 —
718–736 727 17 271.00–273.00 $271.95 $1,977 -14.53
863–898 881 8 249.00–254.00 $251.55 $2,216 -13.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,386 +58.51
463–490 470 4 310.00–320.00 $312.47 $1,469 -6.49
500–505 503 8 270.00–291.00 $280.55 $1,411 -8.04
582 582 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,702 +12.01
603 603 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,628 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–398 393 7 305.00–335.00 $322.01 $1,265 -2.04
408–433 423 5 322.50–327.50 $325.57 $1,377 +4.05
450–493 482 22 292.50–308.00 $300.28 $1,447 -17.18
507–548 528 39 270.00–287.50 $278.78 $1,472 -9.15
520–540 unweaned 529 9 267.50–272.50 $269.46 $1,425 —
555–599 579 61 265.00–280.00 $274.13 $1,587 -0.77
615–625 unweaned 623 5 231.00–245.00 $236.82 $1,475 —
600–645 625 31 251.00–265.00 $259.43 $1,621 -5.05
661–690 669 20 237.00–253.00 $248.20 $1,660 -2.52
710–748 726 7 229.00–235.00 $231.93 $1,684 -6.25
755–770 763 2 232.00–233.00 $232.50 $1,774 +0.03
849 849 7 215.50 $215.50 $1,830 -3.07
885 885 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,947 +18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–325 unweaned 315 7 340.00–345.00 $344.26 $1,084 —
310–345 329 7 350.00–370.00 $354.19 $1,165 -3.84
360–390 384 7 340.00–360.00 $356.51 $1,369 -0.28
394 unweaned 394 4 337.50 $337.50 $1,330 —
403–445 419 41 325.00–342.50 $339.22 $1,421 +4.15
442 unweaned 442 3 322.50 $322.50 $1,425 —
451–483 463 20 307.50–327.50 $318.90 $1,477 -17.35
505–511 unweaned 509 12 279.00–280.00 $279.41 $1,422 -21.43
500–543 529 22 290.00–320.00 $295.53 $1,563 -12.00
555 555 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 -12.50
602–641 613 18 268.00–284.00 $272.05 $1,668 -10.93
661 661 15 263.00 $263.00 $1,738 -13.63
755–796 793 13 240.00–242.50 $240.18 $1,905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–388 379 5 282.50–295.00 $290.18 $1,100 -5.33
425–447 443 9 260.00–299.00 $292.46 $1,296 —
456–463 459 7 275.00–287.50 $280.40 $1,287 -3.27
513–548 531 4 240.00–259.00 $249.81 $1,326 —
565 565 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,370 -17.50
603 603 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,417 —
775–785 780 2 192.50–210.00 $201.31 $1,570 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
581 581 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,429 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–488 475 5 205.00–225.00 $213.21 $1,013 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–310 309 3 360.00–370.00 $363.35 $1,123 —
382 382 5 363.00 $363.00 $1,387 +25.50
405–445 434 20 335.00–360.00 $352.68 $1,531 +19.48
450–499 482 10 322.50–330.00 $326.31 $1,573 -8.96
513–548 534 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,669 -7.50
549 unweaned 549 7 305.00 $305.00 $1,674 —
565–590 578 8 284.00–310.00 $296.36 $1,713 +1.79
630–645 635 3 259.00–285.00 $276.20 $1,754 +3.41
691 691 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,859 +3.74
703–737 714 18 240.00–260.00 $245.50 $1,753 -5.34
893 893 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,991 +5.55
915 915 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,830 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,568 +8.30
493 unweaned 493 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,652 —
509 unweaned 509 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,705 —
547 547 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,942 —
550–555 553 3 317.50–325.00 $322.52 $1,784 —
606–622 616 12 287.00–309.00 $292.48 $1,802 -6.13
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,172 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,097 —
824 824 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,533 —

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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.