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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

964 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $254.84/cwt ≈ $2,327/hd at 913 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $390.28/cwt +9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 512 lb · 44 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $311.20/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,113/hd at 679 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 964 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–340 322 12 405.00–435.00 $421.44 $1,357 -0.72
355–388 382 30 410.00–440.00 $424.17 $1,620 +5.57
405–447 434 12 385.00–405.00 $396.70 $1,722 -10.12
464 unweaned 464 9 365.00 $365.00 $1,694 -10.00
468–483 475 21 370.00–390.00 $380.82 $1,809 +7.66
504–535 513 13 360.00–377.50 $371.06 $1,904 +0.59
550–598 576 13 335.00–355.00 $344.71 $1,986 -9.24
610–648 623 9 310.00–327.50 $320.68 $1,998 -5.80
677–698 679 44 290.00–314.50 $311.20 $2,113 +3.15
708–734 717 30 272.50–293.00 $289.11 $2,073 +0.26
776 776 5 273.00 $273.00 $2,118 +8.00
870 870 2 261.00 $261.00 $2,271 —
912–933 913 57 247.50–255.25 $254.84 $2,327 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 314 9 435.00–447.50 $440.37 $1,383 -18.72
365–384 377 16 445.00–475.00 $464.94 $1,753 —
400–428 414 5 430.00–440.00 $434.07 $1,797 +3.08
455–470 462 37 405.00–417.50 $413.54 $1,911 +10.56
501–545 512 44 380.00–395.00 $390.28 $1,998 +3.72
550–580 561 15 370.00–390.00 $385.94 $2,165 -4.97
569 unweaned 569 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,048 —
601 fancy 601 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,344 —
610–640 621 24 340.00–355.00 $345.12 $2,143 +6.06
660–670 662 11 312.00–330.00 $321.83 $2,131 -4.31
720 720 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,210 +7.00
763 763 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,175 —
883 883 2 269.00 $269.00 $2,375 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–375 365 4 400.00–402.00 $400.51 $1,462 +16.11
425 425 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,594 +14.95
463–485 470 14 330.00–360.00 $352.04 $1,655 +7.99
500–536 529 11 325.00–350.00 $345.67 $1,829 +3.88
566–590 575 8 292.50–297.50 $294.42 $1,693 -25.58
615 615 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,814 -5.95
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
754 754 14 277.50 $277.50 $2,092 +12.50
1032 1032 5 215.00 $215.00 $2,219 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 463 4 310.00–320.00 $314.95 $1,458 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327–328 327 18 385.00–390.00 $388.33 $1,270 +4.96
333 unweaned 333 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,199 -25.00
350–390 380 11 360.00–370.00 $365.90 $1,390 +2.84
412 unweaned 412 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,442 -15.00
405–445 428 40 347.50–375.00 $360.09 $1,541 -6.79
459–488 473 33 325.00–352.50 $333.74 $1,579 -13.13
491 unweaned 491 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,620 +5.00
500–540 518 24 312.00–330.00 $318.56 $1,650 -5.78
573–590 578 9 290.00–305.00 $298.88 $1,728 -12.37
618–633 628 9 272.50–285.00 $276.60 $1,737 -7.41
655–665 658 3 267.50–270.00 $269.16 $1,771 -2.95
940 940 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,927 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,200 -26.77
354–395 361 18 380.00–407.50 $399.48 $1,442 +8.22
405–440 413 21 380.00–405.00 $396.20 $1,636 +7.85
452 unweaned 452 11 355.00 $355.00 $1,605 +5.00
450–463 454 19 365.00–390.00 $381.95 $1,734 +24.78
510–531 523 19 330.00–350.00 $340.48 $1,781 +4.38
553–591 573 12 310.00–335.00 $321.70 $1,843 -7.67
600 unweaned 600 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,725 -2.50
600–645 612 20 285.00–302.50 $296.78 $1,816 -7.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–342 321 9 330.00–355.00 $347.86 $1,117 +33.08
372 unweaned 372 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,246 —
360–387 375 7 330.00–350.00 $344.48 $1,292 +29.48
400–443 425 16 310.00–340.00 $328.43 $1,396 +6.19
453 unweaned 453 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,382 —
470–495 486 10 300.00–320.00 $311.72 $1,515 +7.80
505–530 517 5 275.00–302.50 $283.57 $1,466 -18.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–395 388 6 405.00–407.50 $405.42 $1,573 -7.73
454 unweaned 454 21 365.00 $365.00 $1,657 —
460–495 483 16 340.00–365.00 $359.48 $1,736 -7.20
515–545 531 21 340.00–365.00 $345.27 $1,833 -12.57
576 unweaned 576 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,045 —
628 628 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,135 +36.88
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,428 —
344 unweaned 344 9 417.50 $417.50 $1,436 —
391 391 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,662 -10.00
455 unweaned 455 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,774 —
455–474 471 7 395.00–417.50 $398.10 $1,875 -11.90
500–518 510 17 360.00–385.00 $373.23 $1,903 -1.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,404 -10.00
535 535 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,696 -20.50

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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.