Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

1,401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $394.15/cwt -9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 475 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $377.57/cwt -7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,162/hd at 573 lb · 63 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $379.46/cwt +15.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 523 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,401	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	330	5	485.00–510.00	$499.92	$1,650	+41.99
350–398	364	10	440.00–485.00	$457.53	$1,665	+22.70
374–398 thin fleshed	390	17	475.00–510.00	$498.14	$1,943	—
404–444 thin fleshed	416	23	432.50–460.00	$451.07	$1,876	—
422 unweaned	422	18	390.00	$390.00	$1,646	-20.00
403–446	427	10	400.00–440.00	$417.49	$1,783	-12.76
450–490	473	54	382.50–410.00	$398.11	$1,883	-5.94
460–498 unweaned	482	12	365.00–385.00	$376.34	$1,814	—
500–541	522	25	370.00–395.00	$388.88	$2,030	+18.05
510–527 unweaned	523	37	355.00–375.00	$373.10	$1,951	+28.10
560–590	583	23	350.00–385.00	$375.52	$2,189	+8.02
611–643 unweaned	623	20	320.00–350.00	$336.21	$2,095	—
615–635	629	19	337.00–362.50	$352.64	$2,218	+5.23
650–670	664	10	327.50–340.00	$333.00	$2,211	+15.02
674–687 unweaned	680	51	303.00	$303.00	$2,060	—
713–725	714	10	285.00–300.00	$290.51	$2,074	-8.96
753	753	2	284.00	$284.00	$2,139	—
875	875	21	262.00	$262.00	$2,292	—
957–983	961	12	249.75–260.00	$251.50	$2,417	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,785	-19.97
400–415	408	2	440.00–445.00	$442.55	$1,806	-9.94
430 unweaned	430	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,806	-30.00
450–485	456	10	410.00–427.50	$421.68	$1,923	-2.19
516–538 unweaned	523	12	355.00–380.00	$361.74	$1,892	-41.04
518–538	529	44	390.00–400.00	$393.62	$2,082	-7.68
555–587 unweaned	569	25	345.00–370.00	$363.23	$2,067	—
555–578	575	38	380.00–390.00	$387.00	$2,225	+1.68
711–712	712	25	315.00–316.00	$315.68	$2,248	—
769	769	7	295.00	$295.00	$2,269	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329–330	329	5	420.00–472.50	$461.97	$1,520	—
383	383	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,570	+13.21
462–485	468	4	355.00–380.00	$361.48	$1,692	-5.32
553–595	578	9	335.00–347.50	$342.94	$1,982	+17.94
685	685	3	287.50–307.00	$294.00	$2,014	+6.47
777	777	3	277.50	$277.50	$2,156	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–464	460	9	360.00–390.00	$373.19	$1,717	—
573–593	584	15	340.00–345.00	$342.71	$2,001	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,339	—
460	460	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,380	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,200	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	309	8	425.00–440.00	$426.91	$1,319	+12.36
353 thin fleshed	353	6	430.00	$430.00	$1,518	—
355–390	372	15	385.00–410.00	$398.02	$1,481	-0.15
405–407 thin fleshed	407	23	395.00–402.50	$395.97	$1,612	—
425–428 unweaned	427	5	360.00–370.00	$361.99	$1,546	-2.64
415–448	429	30	365.00–387.50	$373.26	$1,601	-6.17
453–498	468	42	355.00–370.00	$360.11	$1,685	-2.38
468–493 unweaned	485	18	325.00–351.00	$346.31	$1,680	+8.81
500–545	504	40	320.00–343.00	$327.67	$1,651	-3.29
506 thin fleshed	506	7	360.00	$360.00	$1,822	—
510–538 unweaned	529	9	320.00–325.00	$321.61	$1,701	-8.68
553–585 unweaned	566	18	300.00–317.50	$314.38	$1,779	—
557–581	570	17	310.00–330.00	$316.87	$1,806	-3.64
600–605 unweaned	603	3	285.00–295.00	$288.31	$1,739	—
605–645	628	5	295.00–310.00	$299.86	$1,883	-8.17
660–675	670	6	272.50–310.00	$299.66	$2,008	+15.53
725–745	738	3	270.00–280.00	$273.27	$2,017	—
764–793	781	12	261.00–280.00	$269.56	$2,105	+13.27
896	896	5	240.00	$240.00	$2,150	-8.87
963	963	3	236.00	$236.00	$2,273	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,551	+45.10
413–435	422	7	365.00–392.50	$381.86	$1,611	-33.05
472	472	5	367.50	$367.50	$1,735	-49.43
490–491 unweaned	491	10	345.00–352.50	$349.50	$1,716	-23.00
501–537	523	28	350.00–360.00	$357.43	$1,869	+0.73
525–541 unweaned	536	14	330.00	$330.00	$1,769	-5.65
604	604	12	315.00	$315.00	$1,903	-6.42
654–698	670	7	295.00–300.00	$297.79	$1,995	-17.82
750–768	764	4	285.00–300.00	$296.32	$2,264	+14.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	10	360.00	$360.00	$1,343	+0.04
424	424	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,526	+28.48
462–495	478	6	315.00–347.50	$336.33	$1,608	+10.21
523–540	526	5	320.00–325.00	$323.97	$1,704	+8.97
578–593	587	8	280.00–315.00	$292.92	$1,719	+1.05
660	660	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,848	—
835	835	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,837	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406 unweaned	406	7	385.00	$385.00	$1,563	—
491	491	10	348.00	$348.00	$1,709	—
534 unweaned	534	7	332.50	$332.50	$1,776	—
550	550	7	325.00	$325.00	$1,788	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,611	-25.00
400–405	402	3	420.00–440.00	$426.72	$1,715	+14.73
462 unweaned	462	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,802	—
485–490	488	9	370.00–415.00	$397.32	$1,939	+9.02
520–535	531	4	355.00–385.00	$362.34	$1,924	+5.87
528–540 unweaned	531	4	347.50	$347.50	$1,845	—
560–573	562	15	345.00–365.00	$348.38	$1,958	-14.61
557–585 unweaned	568	11	320.00–352.50	$343.72	$1,952	—
652–659 unweaned	657	10	285.00–311.00	$303.26	$1,992	—
650–680	670	3	315.00–340.00	$323.08	$2,165	+18.23
721	721	6	297.00	$297.00	$2,141	+9.07

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
244	244	5	265.00	$265.00	$647	—
351–378	367	17	250.00–270.00	$257.88	$946	—
460–477	473	21	257.50–260.00	$259.42	$1,227	—
542	542	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,463	—
586–595	589	15	250.00–260.00	$257.67	$1,518	—
611	611	11	247.00	$247.00	$1,509	—
674–694	677	105	238.00–271.75	$263.42	$1,783	—
727–733	727	76	240.00–260.75	$257.67	$1,873	—
815–830	823	22	227.00–230.00	$228.51	$1,881	—
855–856	855	9	220.00–230.00	$224.00	$1,915	—
995	995	8	217.00	$217.00	$2,159	—

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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.