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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

928 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.48/cwt ≈ $1,819/hd at 732 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.19/cwt -18.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,667/hd at 472 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $313.03/cwt -8.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,095/hd at 669 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 928 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 324 7 387.50–415.00 $400.89 $1,299 -20.55
350–398 386 14 395.00–430.00 $415.03 $1,602 -9.14
383–398 unweaned 392 7 390.00–410.00 $401.62 $1,574 —
405–438 425 20 375.00–400.00 $391.23 $1,663 -5.47
430 unweaned 430 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,591 —
453–497 476 13 355.00–380.00 $361.85 $1,722 -18.97
483 unweaned 483 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,763 ±0.00
500–547 529 20 330.00–360.00 $349.21 $1,847 -21.85
558–596 580 12 330.00–345.00 $341.25 $1,979 -3.46
580 unweaned 580 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,972 —
610–645 628 13 302.00–322.50 $313.65 $1,970 -7.03
650–695 668 10 280.00–307.00 $288.95 $1,930 -22.25
703–748 732 10 265.00–280.00 $270.96 $1,983 -18.15
795 795 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,067 -13.00
800–840 821 8 230.00–262.50 $245.84 $2,018 —
850–871 868 13 230.00–245.00 $240.88 $2,091 -20.12
900–920 907 23 225.00–248.00 $241.09 $2,187 -13.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,296 -15.37
358–365 360 4 432.50–455.00 $440.02 $1,584 -24.92
400 unweaned 400 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,620 —
400–420 411 16 400.00–417.50 $411.80 $1,692 -22.27
473 unweaned 473 9 370.00 $370.00 $1,750 —
486 486 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,920 -18.54
500–530 503 16 365.00–385.00 $370.36 $1,863 -19.92
524 unweaned 524 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,886 —
550–571 557 20 350.00–365.00 $358.64 $1,998 -27.30
660 unweaned 660 2 307.50 $307.50 $2,030 —
656–685 670 25 310.00–320.00 $313.47 $2,100 -8.36
705–733 728 23 302.00–307.00 $305.61 $2,225 -1.39
765–782 781 13 282.00–285.00 $282.23 $2,204 -2.77
850 850 25 264.00 $264.00 $2,244 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 370.00–375.00 $372.57 $1,416 -27.94
425–445 435 2 360.00–370.00 $364.89 $1,587 -10.11
460–480 470 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,645 -2.04
500–520 513 3 315.00–325.00 $318.25 $1,633 -27.42
560–588 579 3 265.00–295.00 $285.32 $1,652 -9.10
623 623 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,526 -50.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–428 414 4 322.00–327.50 $324.66 $1,344 —
515 515 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–335 315 12 360.00–367.50 $365.75 $1,152 -22.58
350–393 379 8 340.00–370.00 $355.57 $1,348 -10.33
388 unweaned 388 3 354.00 $354.00 $1,374 —
400–433 417 12 330.00–360.00 $345.82 $1,442 -14.27
455–488 477 6 335.00–345.00 $337.49 $1,610 +3.75
485 unweaned 485 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,552 -10.00
505–548 523 10 285.00–305.00 $298.97 $1,564 -19.59
520–545 unweaned 537 3 277.50–285.00 $282.58 $1,517 —
570–588 581 20 272.50–290.00 $284.51 $1,653 -14.37
623–635 629 5 250.00–275.00 $261.92 $1,647 -14.68
662 662 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,655 -19.16
708–740 732 45 240.00–251.00 $248.48 $1,819 —
760–781 778 8 224.00–237.50 $225.65 $1,756 —
862–870 864 7 220.00–228.00 $222.30 $1,921 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–395 386 13 370.00–382.50 $377.28 $1,456 -22.20
433 433 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,624 -21.20
457–482 472 33 350.00–362.50 $353.19 $1,667 -28.76
508–515 511 9 310.00–317.50 $313.91 $1,604 -26.57
558–583 567 8 295.00–297.50 $295.92 $1,678 -25.78
615–628 622 4 285.00–297.00 $291.06 $1,810 -5.72
657–666 664 14 287.00–290.00 $287.64 $1,910 —
709–735 726 14 250.00–260.00 $253.32 $1,839 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–390 377 7 307.50–342.50 $330.87 $1,247 -13.61
415–435 429 4 290.00–310.00 $296.22 $1,271 -32.21
455–470 462 7 295.00–310.00 $306.44 $1,416 -5.28
550–570 556 4 250.00–275.00 $264.92 $1,473 —
618–635 622 4 227.50–245.00 $240.54 $1,496 —
710–735 725 3 210.00–220.00 $215.06 $1,559 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–435 422 5 270.00–300.00 $287.85 $1,215 —
450 450 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,328 —
597 597 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,373 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,208 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 381 5 390.00–417.50 $397.30 $1,514 -8.12
413–440 423 8 370.00–402.50 $392.05 $1,658 —
466–480 468 8 350.00–370.00 $352.57 $1,650 -6.91
513–531 524 8 337.50–360.00 $349.57 $1,832 +4.30
553 553 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,936 —
640 640 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,792 -60.00
720–740 733 3 240.00–265.00 $254.07 $1,862 —
824 824 5 227.50 $227.50 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 433 3 337.00–355.00 $343.76 $1,488 +3.76
495 495 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,708 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778 778 2 272.50 $272.50 $2,120 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 8 300.00 $300.00 $990 —
369–393 377 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,056 —
403–448 431 25 235.00–300.00 $275.39 $1,187 —
458–473 466 11 260.00–295.00 $280.21 $1,306 —
512 512 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,331 —
630 630 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,399 —
780 780 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,599 —
825–849 844 29 190.00–205.00 $201.97 $1,705 —
856 856 41 207.50 $207.50 $1,776 —
937 937 16 214.00 $214.00 $2,005 —
1001–1005 1002 74 186.00–210.75 $203.71 $2,041 —

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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.