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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $297.65/cwt +8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 634 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $379.67/cwt +14.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,166/hd at 571 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $318.66/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 488 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 230 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–428 422 5 420.00–435.00 $432.16 $1,824 +13.09
488 unweaned 488 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,928 -10.00
535–540 537 7 390.00–395.00 $393.56 $2,113 +12.77
550 550 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,090 —
590 unweaned 590 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,330 +30.00
624 unweaned 624 5 387.50 $387.50 $2,418 +47.50
685 685 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,192 -11.21
760 760 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,280 -2.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,444 -26.71
455–482 471 9 375.00–395.00 $380.40 $1,792 -1.43
600–640 618 6 325.00–345.00 $333.28 $2,060 +8.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,660 -38.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,268 -3.61
350–395 378 7 370.00–392.50 $379.17 $1,433 -5.77
425–426 426 6 337.50–352.50 $342.49 $1,459 -24.00
465–485 471 7 327.50–337.50 $335.32 $1,579 -16.38
485 unweaned 485 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,552 —
500–538 527 12 305.00–315.00 $313.80 $1,654 -8.42
550–585 557 5 300.00–305.00 $301.05 $1,677 +2.34
615–645 634 17 285.00–300.00 $297.65 $1,887 +8.92
675–695 685 2 270.00–290.00 $280.15 $1,919 +7.94
705 705 2 255.00–270.00 $262.50 $1,851 +2.50
763 763 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,022 +4.99
888 888 2 233.00 $233.00 $2,069 -9.00
910 910 2 226.00 $226.00 $2,057 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–518 509 8 320.00–331.00 $325.83 $1,658 -10.74
550–565 unweaned 556 5 310.00–315.00 $312.03 $1,735 -5.64
584 584 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,869 -17.15
615–636 632 9 305.00–315.00 $306.90 $1,940 -7.56
666 666 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,998 -10.00
730 730 2 277.50 $277.50 $2,026 -8.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,152 -15.00
425 425 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,381 -19.28
465–495 488 15 310.00–320.00 $318.66 $1,555 -6.51
648 648 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,750 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 250.00 $250.00 $962 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,784 —
450–497 478 5 400.00–440.00 $415.06 $1,984 +15.06
536–549 542 9 385.00–400.00 $393.24 $2,131 —
555 unweaned 555 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,276 —
573 573 13 375.00 $375.00 $2,149 +10.00
715 715 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,673 -3.50
470–490 480 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,824 +8.23
505–535 525 3 370.00–375.00 $373.40 $1,960 +16.00
570–590 580 2 360.00–365.00 $362.46 $2,102 +23.00
655–690 671 5 290.00–300.00 $295.89 $1,985 -12.78
937 937 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 657 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,741 —

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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.