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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 18, 2025

673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $316.48/cwt -13.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 521 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $347.35/cwt -8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,135/hd at 615 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.79/cwt -17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 582 lb · 38 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 673

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,578 -27.21
408–444 435 15 390.00–400.00 $393.75 $1,713 -12.67
450–491 477 11 370.00–385.00 $375.76 $1,792 -25.15
526 unweaned 526 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,867
505–549 541 11 350.00–365.00 $360.54 $1,951 -14.47
558–597 578 25 330.00–345.00 $339.52 $1,962 -18.56
590 unweaned 590 13 332.00–341.00 $340.31 $2,008 -14.41
600–638 625 12 320.00–335.00 $330.06 $2,063 -13.29
660–665 663 2 305.00–312.00 $308.51 $2,045 -15.32
720–739 738 29 297.00–307.50 $298.29 $2,201 -9.39
760–798 782 11 272.50–300.00 $279.15 $2,183 -12.31
888 888 3 266.00 $266.00 $2,362 -15.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 323 3 450.00–470.00 $463.20 $1,496 -32.67
370–379 378 9 440.00–447.50 $446.68 $1,688 -18.59
409–432 421 19 400.00–420.00 $409.79 $1,725 -19.28
450–477 467 12 385.00–395.00 $387.84 $1,811 -35.12
512 512 10 372.00 $372.00 $1,905 -19.41
527 value added 527 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,950 -30.00
580–593 591 6 350.00–370.00 $353.27 $2,088 -19.92
609 value added 609 8 352.50 $352.50 $2,147
611–615 614 32 346.00–351.00 $349.76 $2,148 -5.99
608–632 unweaned 620 12 337.50 $337.50 $2,092
655–673 667 12 326.00–330.00 $327.32 $2,183 -19.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 8 364.00 $364.00 $1,634 -3.50
465–475 471 7 332.00–347.50 $339.47 $1,599 -12.77
510–547 537 5 345.00–347.50 $345.50 $1,855 +4.37
650–675 663 2 302.00 $302.00 $2,002 +27.90
828 828 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,904

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,449 -1.83
350–398 380 21 372.50–395.00 $380.50 $1,446 -29.26
400–446 423 13 342.50–365.00 $351.86 $1,488 -25.19
450–480 463 10 335.00–357.50 $348.20 $1,612 -8.01
500–545 520 41 309.00–325.00 $317.08 $1,649 -13.08
525–540 unweaned 526 11 307.00–315.00 $314.25 $1,653
550–575 567 20 305.00–315.00 $312.03 $1,769 -9.87
605 605 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,845 -2.39
655–693 688 7 280.00–310.00 $305.92 $2,105 +27.91
750 750 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,025 -10.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 322 3 430.00–445.00 $438.37 $1,412 -21.71
355 355 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,473 -20.14
415 unweaned 415 4 362.50 $362.50 $1,504
457 457 11 360.00 $360.00 $1,645 -20.00
469 unweaned 469 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,642 -21.26
501–523 unweaned 510 7 315.00–325.00 $320.61 $1,635 -14.39
504–525 512 11 335.00–360.00 $344.33 $1,763 -6.04
529 value added 529 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,878 -5.00
558–590 unweaned 574 26 317.00–325.00 $321.11 $1,843
603–608 606 4 330.00–335.00 $332.51 $2,015 -0.51
653 653 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,220 +25.00
655–658 657 5 315.00–335.00 $322.98 $2,122 +7.98
704–718 706 15 295.00–310.00 $297.03 $2,097
759 759 8 308.00 $308.00 $2,338
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 317.00–330.00 $323.43 $1,407 -24.90
450–495 481 14 307.00–330.00 $322.35 $1,551 -8.26
510–545 527 3 285.00–290.00 $288.39 $1,520 -19.31
595 595 3 292.00–292.50 $292.33 $1,739 -2.69
615–645 637 7 275.00–285.00 $283.62 $1,807 +3.60
675 675 2 265.00–275.00 $270.00 $1,822 +5.00
713 713 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,818
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–475 459 6 290.00–300.00 $293.45 $1,347 +8.45
594 594 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,693

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 420 3 390.00–392.50 $390.79 $1,641 -32.15
470–485 479 4 350.00–375.00 $358.64 $1,718 -29.65
500–545 522 9 342.50–357.50 $350.40 $1,829 -32.98
534 unweaned 534 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,869
565–577 573 11 327.50–340.00 $329.88 $1,890 -19.11
605–620 610 5 307.00–327.50 $318.84 $1,945 -17.09
625 unweaned 625 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,906
700–743 737 11 277.50–290.00 $288.01 $2,123 +0.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,673 -35.00
450–490 473 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,797 -20.00
501 501 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,804
555 555 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,970 -10.00
619 unweaned 619 8 325.00 $325.00 $2,012
635 635 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,096
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–435 428 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,477

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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.