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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

299 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $334.05/cwt -9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,911/hd at 572 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $319.09/cwt -1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 483 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.54/cwt +6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 411 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 299 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–335 318 13 425.00–435.00 $430.18 $1,368 -10.96
350–380 372 5 410.00–425.00 $418.87 $1,558 -20.59
505–510 506 5 345.00–350.00 $348.99 $1,766 -5.88
556 unweaned 556 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,835 —
560–588 576 17 335.00 $335.00 $1,930 -8.31
653–663 659 11 305.00–318.00 $308.24 $2,031 +7.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 331 4 390.00–415.00 $402.92 $1,334 +2.92
383–390 385 3 395.00–405.00 $401.63 $1,546 -5.86
405–439 429 10 375.00–395.00 $390.54 $1,675 +12.76
455–490 483 6 360.00–365.00 $363.39 $1,755 -7.21
545 545 3 320.00–330.00 $326.67 $1,780 -3.16
563–590 577 6 295.00–330.00 $314.11 $1,812 -5.87
600–635 621 5 275.00–300.00 $284.66 $1,768 -9.95
650–685 668 2 265.00–286.00 $275.22 $1,838 -9.35
738 738 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,941 -6.61
775 775 2 262.50 $262.50 $2,034 -1.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 -2.59
425–445 435 2 325.00–340.00 $332.67 $1,447 -3.92
460–470 464 4 300.00–320.00 $307.49 $1,427 +10.55
555–590 573 2 275.00–277.50 $276.29 $1,583 -17.83
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
846 846 5 213.00 $213.00 $1,802 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 327 3 370.00–375.00 $373.47 $1,221 +18.85
363–372 368 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,325 +6.69
400–420 411 14 337.50–347.50 $340.54 $1,400 +5.42
455–493 479 15 312.50–327.50 $320.45 $1,535 -0.88
495 unweaned 495 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,559 -1.91
510–535 522 5 277.50–302.50 $289.70 $1,512 +1.55
560–575 571 4 272.50–285.00 $281.12 $1,605 +3.08
617–621 620 8 260.00–265.00 $263.13 $1,631 +1.62
665–685 678 5 242.50–265.00 $251.92 $1,708 -8.33
720–745 737 6 229.00–249.00 $242.48 $1,787 -3.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 318 8 390.00–395.00 $393.75 $1,252 +17.52
350–375 358 3 365.00–375.00 $371.51 $1,330 -12.00
455–477 474 8 330.00–337.50 $330.90 $1,568 -1.94
507–537 521 13 305.00–320.00 $308.09 $1,605 -2.02
605–642 628 8 265.00–280.00 $270.42 $1,698 -7.08
659 659 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,746 -11.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,371 +45.23
520 520 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,391 +7.50
560–580 570 2 260.00–265.00 $262.54 $1,496 +17.76
625 625 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,550 —
675 675 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,539 -17.25
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 5 130.00 $130.00 $768 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 385.00–405.00 $394.81 $1,532 —
412 412 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,566 +10.09
460–465 461 4 330.00–345.00 $341.22 $1,573 -25.32
520–533 532 9 312.50–327.50 $325.87 $1,734 +13.37
548 unweaned 548 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,671 —
550–580 562 3 305.00–325.00 $314.85 $1,769 +6.17
683 683 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,878 -7.00
718 718 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,795 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,307 -10.00
437 437 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,682 -10.00
453 453 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,721 —
522 unweaned 522 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,749 —
528–540 534 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,762 —
557–563 559 5 327.50–337.50 $333.47 $1,864 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,264 -32.25

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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.