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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 28, 2025

1,449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.60/cwt +16.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 588 lb · 103 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.47/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 522 lb · 95 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.90/cwt +9.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 570 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,449 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 315 3 460.00–490.00 $471.75 $1,486 +27.05
350–367 364 12 435.00–450.00 $438.92 $1,598 +7.10
403–410 405 14 410.00–425.00 $422.85 $1,713 +3.30
462 value added 462 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,802 —
470–499 485 31 382.50–405.00 $394.77 $1,915 +2.50
486 unweaned 486 4 372.50 $372.50 $1,810 -10.30
513–539 530 49 382.00–400.00 $391.80 $2,077 +4.65
552–599 588 103 363.00–389.00 $379.60 $2,232 +12.65
603–640 616 44 342.00–365.00 $360.10 $2,218 +17.95
625 unweaned 625 4 336.00 $336.00 $2,100 +8.50
654 value added 654 16 335.00 $335.00 $2,191 —
651–668 661 55 326.00–342.00 $335.32 $2,216 +5.46
700–720 710 2 310.00–327.00 $318.38 $2,260 -14.12
768–780 771 4 295.00–309.00 $305.46 $2,355 +10.46
860 860 9 289.00 $289.00 $2,485 —
903 903 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,438 —
992 992 26 265.00 $265.00 $2,629 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 378 4 395.00–425.00 $408.54 $1,544 -6.27
405–449 439 18 380.00–397.00 $391.90 $1,720 -2.29
455–495 477 33 365.00–380.00 $371.85 $1,774 -4.42
500–541 524 51 350.00–370.00 $361.58 $1,895 +0.87
558 value added 558 4 354.00 $354.00 $1,975 —
555–590 571 41 340.00–360.00 $348.53 $1,990 -1.63
576–592 unweaned 579 23 330.00–337.00 $335.45 $1,942 -6.17
607–645 624 32 315.00–340.00 $322.65 $2,013 -7.97
655–696 676 51 295.00–318.50 $312.95 $2,116 -3.55
678 unweaned 678 9 309.00 $309.00 $2,095 —
705–745 731 10 293.00–308.00 $299.09 $2,186 +4.09
774–785 776 21 277.50–286.50 $282.04 $2,189 +12.04
818–833 828 15 271.00–278.00 $275.46 $2,281 —
870–898 888 4 255.00–270.00 $260.92 $2,317 —
940 940 5 260.00 $260.00 $2,444 —
950–955 951 4 259.00 $259.00 $2,463 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,454 +3.73
484–495 486 5 347.50–357.50 $349.54 $1,699 +8.06
526–535 532 13 322.50–345.00 $328.05 $1,745 -13.06
560–590 572 12 322.50–335.00 $330.09 $1,888 +2.59
605–645 625 2 307.00–310.00 $308.55 $1,928 +11.05
721 721 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,766 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988 988 10 247.50 $247.50 $2,445 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,399 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 318 5 430.00–450.00 $440.17 $1,400 +14.68
355–372 368 4 390.00–415.00 $396.03 $1,457 -14.07
405–425 409 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,513 -14.01
451–474 458 20 360.00–365.00 $361.63 $1,656 -4.00
503–542 522 68 332.50–347.00 $341.25 $1,781 +3.02
523 value added 523 27 335.00 $335.00 $1,752 —
550–575 568 37 325.00–340.00 $328.80 $1,868 +11.96
562–590 unweaned 568 26 314.00–330.00 $323.99 $1,840 +6.49
583 value added 583 9 327.50 $327.50 $1,909 —
604–640 617 34 307.50–325.00 $319.13 $1,969 +6.62
661 661 15 315.00 $315.00 $2,082 +30.00
735 735 17 280.00 $280.00 $2,058 +1.64
750 750 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,369 -4.06
359–375 364 10 380.00–390.00 $386.71 $1,408 +1.73
415–445 429 32 347.50–367.50 $357.91 $1,535 -11.34
452–498 479 56 337.50–355.00 $346.96 $1,662 +6.47
490 unweaned 490 2 346.00 $346.00 $1,695 +21.00
515–545 528 19 317.00–335.00 $324.88 $1,715 +8.04
550–597 574 57 310.00–330.00 $318.32 $1,827 +17.51
670–698 689 3 280.00–282.50 $280.81 $1,935 —
708–735 726 17 268.00–277.50 $271.20 $1,969 +6.20
765–790 778 2 247.50–258.00 $252.67 $1,966 -9.81
815–830 824 5 232.50–260.00 $251.09 $2,069 —
935–945 940 2 240.00–245.00 $242.49 $2,279 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 422 22 320.00–347.50 $334.72 $1,413 -12.71
548 548 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,685 +16.17
570–580 575 18 282.50–304.00 $286.37 $1,647 +14.69
580 unweaned 580 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,668 —
620–635 628 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,601 +10.00
653–680 660 8 264.00–266.00 $264.52 $1,746 —
703 703 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,758 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,348 —
563 563 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,484 —
373 373 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,492 —
428 428 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,637 +27.60
455–490 474 5 360.00–385.00 $376.95 $1,787 +30.87
530–543 538 6 342.50–360.00 $351.65 $1,892 +19.60
591–595 592 5 320.00–335.00 $323.02 $1,912 -8.70
620–635 630 3 297.00–317.00 $310.44 $1,956 -6.33
652 unweaned 652 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,858 —
660–690 675 2 285.00–305.00 $294.78 $1,990 +31.10
705–730 715 4 260.00–290.00 $274.95 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–615 608 4 325.00–327.50 $326.23 $1,983 -8.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,738 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712–740 723 22 225.00–250.00 $246.38 $1,781 —
818 818 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,820 —
934 934 6 217.50 $217.50 $2,031 —
950–957 955 76 218.00–244.00 $238.22 $2,275 —

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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.