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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

737 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $359.50/cwt -19.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 518 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $338.34/cwt -17.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,617/hd at 478 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $348.74/cwt -26.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,009/hd at 576 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 737 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 10 427.50 $427.50 $1,436 -72.42
371–390 376 4 400.00–420.00 $414.81 $1,560 -42.72
400–447 438 14 385.00–410.00 $394.19 $1,727 -23.30
450–482 469 12 360.00–380.00 $376.27 $1,765 -21.84
485 unweaned 485 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,746 -16.34
504–545 517 36 350.00–370.00 $360.71 $1,865 -28.17
510–545 unweaned 532 3 335.00–355.00 $344.97 $1,835 -28.13
562–581 575 30 337.50–355.00 $350.16 $2,013 -25.36
567–596 unweaned 582 6 340.00–345.00 $341.62 $1,988 —
631–647 637 8 315.00–335.00 $330.62 $2,106 -22.02
650–652 651 4 315.00–318.00 $316.50 $2,060 -16.50
705–747 741 21 275.00–297.00 $295.00 $2,186 +4.49
775 775 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,092 -14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 330 3 440.00–455.00 $444.70 $1,468 —
354–380 362 13 430.00–445.00 $431.82 $1,563 -28.18
392 unweaned 392 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,686 —
400–437 417 13 412.00–430.00 $419.55 $1,750 -23.00
462–472 unweaned 468 9 380.00–385.00 $382.80 $1,792 —
457–492 474 23 387.50–397.00 $392.27 $1,859 -29.41
508 unweaned 508 12 375.00 $375.00 $1,905 +13.26
500–535 509 16 370.00–395.00 $387.15 $1,971 -6.47
568 unweaned 568 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,016 -8.23
560–580 574 10 365.00–385.00 $366.95 $2,106 -20.05
605 unweaned 605 12 327.50 $327.50 $1,981 —
600–625 607 15 337.50–345.00 $342.15 $2,077 —
660–685 673 2 322.50–337.50 $329.86 $2,220 —
727 727 4 332.50 $332.50 $2,417 +16.82
782 782 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,307 ±0.00
816 816 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,366 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–371 370 8 370.00–380.00 $378.77 $1,401 -31.23
405 405 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,498 —
470–490 480 2 330.00–352.50 $341.48 $1,639 -20.00
512–532 516 6 320.00–347.50 $341.11 $1,760 —
593 593 4 327.50 $327.50 $1,942 -15.44
646 646 6 297.50 $297.50 $1,922 —
680–695 688 2 290.00–295.00 $292.53 $2,013 -1.47
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,530 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 2 196.00 $196.00 $2,528 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 400.00–420.00 $409.06 $1,379 -17.85
355–365 360 9 375.00–390.00 $384.98 $1,386 -13.04
392 unweaned 392 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,519 —
402–427 414 15 357.50–375.00 $369.25 $1,529 -4.01
417–430 unweaned 423 9 360.00–365.00 $362.26 $1,532 +0.27
451–497 476 31 325.00–352.50 $340.49 $1,621 -19.62
489 unweaned 489 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,589 -21.31
500–545 521 25 305.00–325.00 $316.84 $1,651 -10.83
583–593 586 13 292.00–305.00 $300.81 $1,763 -16.06
608–635 616 24 265.00–287.50 $279.84 $1,724 -20.02
650 650 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 -24.66
710–720 715 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,895 -8.27
725–735 unweaned 728 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,711 —
750–765 758 2 260.00–265.00 $262.48 $1,990 -7.08
875 875 2 248.00 $248.00 $2,170 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 10 420.00–427.50 $425.49 $1,383 -44.51
360–375 368 2 405.00–415.00 $410.10 $1,509 —
406–415 unweaned 409 9 380.00–385.00 $383.31 $1,568 —
400–434 420 17 380.00–397.50 $384.01 $1,613 +2.15
465 465 8 352.50–370.00 $365.63 $1,700 -1.87
500–540 519 16 330.00–342.50 $338.23 $1,755 -19.20
523–545 unweaned 529 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,746 ±0.00
550–585 572 28 310.00–329.00 $316.84 $1,812 —
581 unweaned 581 6 317.50 $317.50 $1,845 —
609 unweaned 609 6 294.00 $294.00 $1,790 —
600–627 618 14 310.00–319.00 $312.51 $1,931 -2.49
650–661 658 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,875 -12.79
710–730 723 3 275.00–280.00 $278.36 $2,013 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 10 365.00 $365.00 $1,230 —
410–435 423 2 345.00–350.00 $347.43 $1,470 -12.57
455–490 478 10 297.50–322.50 $310.72 $1,485 -25.61
525–545 539 4 280.00–300.00 $291.33 $1,570 -32.64
572–585 576 6 255.00–285.00 $271.68 $1,565 -21.24
645 645 2 240.00–250.00 $245.00 $1,580 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,243 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 420 3 350.00–360.00 $354.90 $1,491 -71.82
470–488 484 8 340.00–365.00 $346.08 $1,675 -51.24
500–535 522 5 330.00–340.00 $332.05 $1,733 -30.29
550–590 571 13 322.50–350.00 $331.72 $1,894 -16.66
600–628 620 18 300.00–320.00 $316.77 $1,964 —
660–687 679 8 255.00–285.00 $263.68 $1,790 -59.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–385 unweaned 384 6 420.00–425.00 $420.84 $1,616 —
410 unweaned 410 2 392.50 $392.50 $1,609 —
415–445 438 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,708 —
450–460 455 2 375.00–380.00 $377.47 $1,717 —
520–540 530 2 360.00–370.00 $364.91 $1,934 —
568 568 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,016 —
600 600 3 330.00–345.00 $335.00 $2,010 —
788 788 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,285 —

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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.