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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

1,027 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $372.60/cwt -15.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,151/hd at 577 lb · 51 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $302.82/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,338/hd at 772 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $339.02/cwt -6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,084/hd at 615 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,027 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 323 4 460.00–490.00 $478.66 $1,546 +28.66
365–387 381 6 435.00–455.00 $446.80 $1,702 +5.85
408 value added 408 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,775 —
405–440 417 20 410.00–425.00 $419.07 $1,748 +7.40
444 unweaned 444 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,776 —
460 unweaned 460 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,863 —
450–466 463 5 407.50–420.00 $409.93 $1,898 +14.62
500–544 536 18 380.00–390.00 $380.79 $2,041 -11.10
542–543 unweaned 543 6 365.00–385.00 $375.01 $2,036 -12.74
553 value added 553 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,046 —
562 unweaned 562 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,051 —
555–597 586 35 365.00–379.00 $375.07 $2,198 -7.00
602 unweaned 602 8 340.00 $340.00 $2,047 —
600–635 618 30 330.00–345.00 $338.76 $2,094 -6.67
653–686 665 16 327.50–332.50 $331.21 $2,203 -2.50
700–713 711 8 310.00 $310.00 $2,204 -15.61
750–779 772 51 290.00–308.00 $302.82 $2,338 +0.75
850–855 853 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,346 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–335 324 5 400.00–435.00 $418.38 $1,356 -4.02
365–393 384 3 410.00–412.50 $411.71 $1,581 -19.27
405–445 434 22 370.00–405.00 $384.41 $1,668 -8.17
460–497 482 23 370.00–395.00 $381.83 $1,840 -1.22
501 unweaned 501 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,804 —
510–547 536 23 350.00–375.00 $361.91 $1,940 -7.64
555–586 573 29 340.00–362.50 $353.76 $2,027 -2.96
608 unweaned 608 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,961 +15.50
630–645 640 18 322.50–335.00 $324.59 $2,077 +2.64
650–688 672 12 307.50–327.50 $320.06 $2,151 +9.49
778–793 788 6 265.00–275.00 $268.29 $2,114 -2.57
800–844 834 10 250.00–275.00 $263.42 $2,197 —
912 912 6 253.00 $253.00 $2,307 —
985 985 2 225.00–241.00 $233.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 365.00–390.00 $377.41 $1,257 +0.02
385–395 391 8 360.00–385.00 $374.98 $1,466 —
420 420 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,491 -0.14
465–495 485 6 335.00–365.00 $358.26 $1,738 +4.45
508–545 516 5 325.00–345.00 $337.88 $1,743 —
570–598 587 5 322.50–337.50 $328.33 $1,927 —
605–625 617 3 300.00–320.00 $308.22 $1,902 —
650–665 658 2 260.00–284.00 $271.86 $1,789 —
850 850 3 239.00 $239.00 $2,032 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,125 —
942 942 7 225.00 $225.00 $2,120 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 329 12 420.00–450.00 $430.20 $1,415 —
350 350 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,435 -2.68
375 unweaned 375 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,519 ±0.00
403–430 417 14 390.00–410.00 $399.20 $1,665 -4.94
420 value added 420 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,659 —
463–465 464 11 370.00 $370.00 $1,717 -7.27
468 unweaned 468 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,685 —
507 unweaned 507 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,622 —
505–530 523 10 327.50–340.00 $336.57 $1,760 +5.10
533 value added 533 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,759 ±0.00
565 unweaned 565 6 306.00–320.00 $317.67 $1,795 —
553–573 569 31 327.50–342.50 $337.15 $1,918 +17.85
600–639 627 19 305.00–322.50 $314.46 $1,972 +5.79
675 675 32 310.00 $310.00 $2,092 +12.50
701–735 707 6 280.00–287.50 $286.20 $2,023 -0.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 338 4 385.00–405.00 $393.61 $1,330 +6.08
350–385 369 6 360.00–392.50 $384.94 $1,420 —
408–448 428 23 360.00–380.00 $366.49 $1,569 -4.03
455–491 471 23 345.00–360.00 $351.70 $1,657 +3.97
515–545 533 8 320.00–325.00 $322.22 $1,717 +4.64
563–595 574 7 290.00–310.00 $298.71 $1,715 -7.16
598 unweaned 598 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,734 —
611–635 620 12 272.50–295.00 $288.73 $1,790 +2.04
660–685 664 7 270.00–285.00 $272.21 $1,807 +0.19
723 723 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,880 +9.79
755–789 775 12 240.00–265.00 $260.01 $2,015 +13.63
830 830 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,075 +21.18
856 856 4 242.00 $242.00 $2,072 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,200 —
410–448 437 4 320.00–357.50 $344.28 $1,505 +7.55
455–490 475 8 310.00–335.00 $325.17 $1,545 +5.06
525 525 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,588 —
703 703 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,529 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,786 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,207 —
460 460 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,426 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,164 -37.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 375.00–400.00 $387.16 $1,432 —
415–420 418 5 405.00–430.00 $413.50 $1,728 +24.32
448 unweaned 448 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,792 +25.00
463–495 487 9 365.00–387.50 $371.77 $1,811 +1.94
505–545 525 2 355.00–360.00 $357.40 $1,876 -1.36
550–585 561 9 335.00–345.00 $339.46 $1,904 +15.93
599 unweaned 599 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,947 —
623 623 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,947 -2.50
670–683 677 4 300.00–317.50 $308.67 $2,090 —
800–820 810 3 237.50–260.00 $246.74 $1,999 +6.74
875–897 888 5 235.00–245.00 $238.94 $2,122 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 unweaned 414 9 432.50 $432.50 $1,791 —
455 455 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 +5.00
525 unweaned 525 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,942 —
555 555 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,026 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,296 —
410 410 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,210 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–357 355 16 285.00–320.00 $302.60 $1,074 +22.60
436 436 17 297.50 $297.50 $1,297 —
508–530 515 21 275.00–310.00 $292.35 $1,506 —
553 553 10 267.00 $267.00 $1,477 —
626 626 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,490 —
755–787 762 52 226.00–242.00 $238.50 $1,817 —
819 819 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,794 —
853–898 865 22 210.00–234.75 $227.74 $1,970 —
930 930 5 203.00 $203.00 $1,888 —
950–957 956 22 195.00–210.00 $197.71 $1,890 —

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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.