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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

841 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $388.55/cwt +29.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,215/hd at 570 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.38/cwt +17.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 525 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.72/cwt +15.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 574 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 841 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 3 440.00–455.00 $450.00 $1,395 +25.00
355–376 372 5 440.00–445.00 $440.95 $1,640 +0.93
410–420 415 3 410.00–415.00 $411.67 $1,708 -0.13
453–488 479 15 390.00–405.00 $395.31 $1,894 +0.31
512–522 unweaned 516 18 385.00–390.00 $387.75 $2,001 +27.75
505–535 520 22 380.00–412.50 $391.89 $2,038 +21.53
553–593 568 49 370.00–390.00 $382.07 $2,170 +23.43
579 thin fleshed 579 12 415.00 $415.00 $2,403 —
600–645 621 20 335.00–355.00 $345.43 $2,145 —
650–673 663 14 322.50–355.00 $333.71 $2,212 +20.24
700–740 721 25 312.50–332.50 $325.61 $2,348 +20.00
762–790 768 10 297.50–322.50 $302.07 $2,320 +19.84
828 828 8 278.00 $278.00 $2,302 —
863 863 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,416 +16.00
902 902 5 265.00 $265.00 $2,390 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 338 9 410.00–425.00 $422.40 $1,428 +21.51
378–395 382 9 400.00–435.00 $430.98 $1,646 +15.95
400–442 427 23 370.00–405.00 $392.58 $1,676 +1.35
457–495 470 28 365.00–390.00 $383.05 $1,800 +21.20
472 unweaned 472 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,794 +15.00
494 value added 494 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,852 —
500–545 520 5 352.50–385.00 $369.55 $1,922 +20.34
553–586 574 42 340.00–365.00 $356.72 $2,048 +15.47
610–642 632 20 305.00–330.00 $321.95 $2,035 +8.30
635 unweaned 635 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,949 —
653–675 661 13 300.00–320.00 $310.57 $2,053 +21.62
703–745 714 4 277.50–300.00 $283.37 $2,023 +12.41
780–790 783 3 267.50–277.50 $270.86 $2,121 +10.86
855–856 856 9 247.50–251.00 $250.61 $2,145 +9.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 4 370.00–385.00 $377.39 $1,264 —
415–440 425 3 340.00–365.00 $355.14 $1,509 -9.75
478–495 486 8 345.00–360.00 $353.81 $1,720 +3.81
695 695 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,050 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1031 1031 5 222.00 $222.00 $2,289 —
1208 1208 2 204.00 $204.00 $2,464 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 5 292.50 $292.50 $1,334 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 338 5 365.00–395.00 $387.53 $1,310 +21.78
420 value added 420 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,449 —
415–445 433 8 365.00–380.00 $370.52 $1,604 +24.70
433–444 unweaned 440 9 360.00–365.00 $361.64 $1,591 —
460–495 478 35 335.00–357.50 $347.73 $1,662 +10.24
500–545 527 24 300.00–320.00 $317.58 $1,674 +18.61
565–589 583 9 285.00–312.50 $305.87 $1,783 +21.36
615–648 644 17 270.00–290.00 $286.69 $1,846 +24.77
665–695 676 15 252.50–277.50 $272.02 $1,839 +22.02
704–730 713 8 235.00–257.50 $250.21 $1,784 +1.73
755–795 768 6 230.00–255.00 $246.38 $1,892 +20.73
810–840 825 2 225.00–232.50 $228.82 $1,888 —
875 875 11 233.00 $233.00 $2,039 +10.70
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 359 4 410.00–420.00 $412.68 $1,482 +35.40
371 unweaned 371 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,503 —
417–427 419 14 402.50–410.00 $404.14 $1,693 +29.14
463–471 467 17 365.00–395.00 $377.27 $1,762 +24.08
502 value added 502 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,657 —
503–543 527 44 320.00–342.50 $331.47 $1,747 +17.56
557–588 569 12 310.00–322.50 $319.30 $1,817 +23.38
608–639 617 21 295.00–317.50 $308.67 $1,904 +17.61
674 674 4 297.50 $297.50 $2,005 +9.86
703–705 703 7 265.00–290.00 $286.42 $2,014 +33.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 +9.13
440–445 443 3 320.00–345.00 $336.73 $1,492 +40.51
475–498 490 13 295.00–330.00 $320.11 $1,569 +13.67
495 unweaned 495 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,534 —
580–583 582 8 265.00–275.00 $271.24 $1,579 +6.32
645 645 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,709 +24.46
650–685 662 3 222.50–245.00 $230.26 $1,524 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,056 —
493 493 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,393 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 —
418 unweaned 418 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,568 —
435–445 438 6 380.00–395.00 $389.18 $1,705 -2.87
465–498 483 21 350.00–380.00 $369.83 $1,786 +17.26
500–520 513 8 355.00–370.00 $358.76 $1,840 +9.19
558–596 582 13 320.00–332.50 $323.53 $1,883 -26.47
630–640 633 4 310.00–325.00 $315.00 $1,994 +35.00
840 840 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,016 +12.50
850 850 2 236.00 $236.00 $2,006 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,916 —
533 533 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,025 —
575 575 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,012 —
690 690 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,139 —
725–735 731 5 297.50–310.00 $305.04 $2,230 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,690 ±0.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 8 210.00 $210.00 $689 -90.00
372 372 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,042 ±0.00

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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.