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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

924 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.09/cwt -0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,671/hd at 514 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $394.23/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 470 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $289.12/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,676/hd at 580 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 924 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 5 465.00 $465.00 $1,428 —
324–345 331 14 435.00–450.00 $442.31 $1,464 -17.25
359–385 unweaned 379 18 425.00–460.00 $432.36 $1,639 —
409–410 unweaned 409 7 385.00–420.00 $395.02 $1,616 -5.10
404–438 415 9 400.00–427.00 $418.72 $1,738 +10.39
453–482 468 33 390.00–415.00 $400.38 $1,874 +1.26
467–478 unweaned 475 16 362.50–390.00 $381.54 $1,812 +21.54
500–538 518 32 365.00–395.00 $381.62 $1,977 +19.55
557 unweaned 557 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,117 +48.59
570–598 587 5 360.00–375.00 $365.83 $2,147 +7.08
603–640 624 39 320.00–350.00 $336.46 $2,100 +5.36
653–692 676 26 306.00–327.00 $316.43 $2,139 -0.59
721–733 723 25 307.00–310.00 $309.63 $2,239 +2.15
776 776 4 290.00 $290.00 $2,250 +10.00
822–831 830 33 280.00–284.50 $284.09 $2,358 +14.09
902 902 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,435 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 unweaned 368 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,490 —
437 437 9 400.00 $400.00 $1,748 +12.84
453–498 470 12 355.00–377.50 $363.49 $1,708 -5.27
493 unweaned 493 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,775 —
533 unweaned 533 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,759 —
569 unweaned 569 7 342.50 $342.50 $1,949 +12.50
550–598 576 26 322.50–350.00 $340.47 $1,961 -1.88
623 unweaned 623 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,913 +17.00
629 629 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,856 -10.17
683 683 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,015 +1.52
802 802 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,005 -14.02
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 10 305.00 $305.00 $973 —
518–543 535 10 255.00–276.00 $271.63 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 4 255.00 $255.00 $826 -82.55
360 360 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,296 +12.39
510 510 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,606 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
971 971 4 230.00 $230.00 $2,233 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,584 -2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 unweaned 300 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,260 —
320 320 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 +28.66
361–395 382 23 370.00–395.00 $386.07 $1,475 +6.49
374–391 unweaned 386 13 380.00–382.50 $381.75 $1,474 +13.49
400–429 unweaned 415 15 372.50–377.50 $374.75 $1,555 +23.86
415–438 429 5 380.00–385.00 $383.06 $1,643 -0.13
460–496 473 33 337.50–370.00 $356.21 $1,685 -8.35
504–535 514 52 317.00–335.00 $325.09 $1,671 -0.46
561–590 577 17 307.00–320.00 $312.32 $1,802 +2.12
605–621 614 35 295.00–312.00 $296.32 $1,819 +1.25
657–690 660 23 287.50–295.00 $294.32 $1,943 +11.42
780–794 787 25 262.00–264.00 $263.05 $2,070 +17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,130 +10.00
356–385 unweaned 379 19 335.00–365.00 $359.07 $1,361 —
376–385 379 8 335.00–355.00 $347.39 $1,317 -0.64
413–425 420 5 350.00–360.00 $356.07 $1,495 +8.69
425–440 unweaned 433 8 342.50–350.00 $346.32 $1,500 —
483 unweaned 483 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,521 -22.50
488–498 493 23 325.00–345.00 $336.51 $1,659 -0.52
563–595 unweaned 579 13 280.00–295.00 $288.51 $1,670 —
558–598 580 27 283.00–295.00 $289.42 $1,679 +2.23
610 unweaned 610 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,678 —
606–648 629 22 278.00–295.00 $285.07 $1,793 +5.86
656 unweaned 656 4 262.50 $262.50 $1,722 —
690–694 693 8 277.50–290.00 $280.61 $1,945 +26.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,026 +5.00
442–446 444 7 280.00–322.50 $298.12 $1,324 -20.14
459 459 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,377 +0.32
533 533 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,599 +22.50
578 578 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,647 +17.24
703 703 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,722 —
755 755 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,718 +11.08
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,647 —
673 673 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,750 —
1018 1018 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,934 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,267 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,323 -40.00
440 440 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,562 -25.52
472–492 484 23 335.00–367.50 $351.37 $1,701 -6.49
503–538 532 14 316.00–355.00 $322.55 $1,716 -14.96
548 unweaned 548 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,795 —
560 560 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,624 -34.31
685–695 692 3 270.00–286.00 $275.28 $1,905 -14.15
710–718 716 4 277.50–285.00 $279.36 $2,000 +24.24
767 767 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,071 +11.63
846 846 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,925 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,641 +10.00
400–435 412 6 380.00–390.00 $386.48 $1,592 -13.63
458 458 2 417.00 $417.00 $1,910 +34.41
508 508 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,981 +20.00
547 unweaned 547 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,819 —
608–633 621 6 300.00–310.00 $304.90 $1,893 -17.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,321 —
520–523 521 6 270.00–307.00 $294.62 $1,535 —

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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.