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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 9, 2025

1,004 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $332.17/cwt +16.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,916/hd at 577 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $361.51/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,241/hd at 620 lb · 39 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $386.11/cwt +22.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 428 lb · 35 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,004

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–330 317 12 450.00–485.00 $475.90 $1,509 +14.20
355–388 378 10 440.00–465.00 $447.81 $1,693 +9.34
424 unweaned 424 8 435.00 $435.00 $1,844
420–435 426 11 425.00–455.00 $438.39 $1,868 +15.68
453–480 461 6 410.00–430.00 $419.96 $1,936 +15.60
502–530 509 21 387.50–410.00 $396.38 $2,018 +18.84
550–575 565 12 380.00–397.50 $389.95 $2,203 +9.39
604–627 620 39 355.00–375.00 $361.51 $2,241 +4.98
655–688 664 21 337.50–360.00 $348.15 $2,312 +6.52
707–745 709 29 325.00–338.00 $337.07 $2,390 +17.86
756 unweaned 756 7 323.00 $323.00 $2,442
750–766 762 8 315.00–324.00 $321.79 $2,452 +4.96
905 905 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,715
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–392 390 7 417.50–432.50 $430.41 $1,679 +16.48
400–432 422 6 412.00–418.00 $416.84 $1,759 +18.98
450–490 472 19 385.00–407.00 $389.30 $1,837 +9.18
509–543 518 35 370.00–390.00 $381.92 $1,978 +20.17
550–580 564 7 360.00–380.00 $373.58 $2,107 +25.96
629 unweaned 629 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,202
628–649 639 23 345.00–355.00 $350.18 $2,238 +14.27
653–685 663 10 315.00–330.00 $323.92 $2,148 +0.19
700–745 727 13 295.00–317.00 $306.84 $2,231 +3.21
770–780 772 6 295.00–312.50 $301.27 $2,326 +16.27
843 843 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,445 +13.86
865–875 870 2 275.00–280.00 $277.51 $2,414
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 367.50–387.50 $377.50 $1,491
460–495 482 3 373.00–380.00 $376.08 $1,813 +18.66
520–540 530 2 360.00–365.00 $362.55 $1,922 +21.21
596 unweaned 596 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,056
680–685 682 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,046 +7.74
772 772 3 277.50 $277.50 $2,142
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
812 812 8 284.00 $284.00 $2,306
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,041
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
702 702 3 278.00 $278.00 $1,952

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–336 334 7 385.00–420.00 $409.60 $1,368 +4.25
360–395 378 2 380.00–397.00 $388.89 $1,470 +14.16
427 unweaned 427 17 385.00 $385.00 $1,644
418–440 428 18 380.00–397.50 $387.15 $1,657 +23.06
453–494 477 27 345.00–365.00 $356.63 $1,701 +2.45
500–513 510 23 340.00–360.00 $343.05 $1,750 -0.02
532 unweaned 532 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,862 +27.50
569 unweaned 569 17 332.50 $332.50 $1,892
550–595 581 32 320.00–340.00 $331.99 $1,929 +20.11
610–635 619 12 310.00–332.00 $325.33 $2,014 +31.60
685–696 692 11 300.00–315.00 $310.12 $2,146 +13.70
820 820 5 263.00 $263.00 $2,157 +6.70
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,562
405–410 406 4 405.00–430.00 $411.31 $1,670 +21.43
409 unweaned 409 8 420.00 $420.00 $1,718
459–463 462 12 370.00–377.50 $375.01 $1,733 +3.71
500–544 517 20 360.00–367.50 $364.22 $1,883 -0.04
519 unweaned 519 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,842
550–590 584 28 345.00–355.00 $348.19 $2,033 +10.87
600–604 602 7 335.00–340.00 $337.13 $2,030 -1.74
664 unweaned 664 9 340.00 $340.00 $2,258
668–672 669 23 345.00–355.00 $350.22 $2,343
750 750 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,288
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,207 +12.50
385–395 392 7 335.00–365.00 $352.86 $1,383
410–448 428 7 352.50–370.00 $362.71 $1,552 +34.79
479–495 488 13 325.00–345.00 $329.63 $1,609 +1.63
505–543 527 8 315.00–330.00 $322.94 $1,702 +10.85
574–580 574 18 297.00–313.00 $312.10 $1,791 +13.42
620–647 642 9 285.00–305.00 $291.02 $1,868 +13.83
665–680 673 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,884 +8.51
855 855 2 247.50 $247.50 $2,116
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 9 282.50 $282.50 $963
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 337.00 $337.00 $1,432

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–441 439 8 395.00–420.00 $410.67 $1,803 +5.67
462 unweaned 462 11 375.00 $375.00 $1,732
460–490 480 8 375.00–400.00 $385.89 $1,852 +11.92
500–548 520 8 350.00–380.00 $365.93 $1,903
562–595 571 28 350.00–370.00 $362.44 $2,070 +5.78
615 unweaned 615 14 338.00 $338.00 $2,079
608–645 623 8 320.00–345.00 $339.92 $2,118 +15.12
653 653 11 315.00–332.00 $327.36 $2,138 +31.87
700–735 712 9 297.50–305.00 $303.57 $2,161 +16.94
760–778 772 3 280.00–285.00 $281.64 $2,174 +27.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,665
381 unweaned 381 7 437.50 $437.50 $1,667
520–525 523 4 385.00–390.00 $387.49 $2,027
557–573 567 10 375.00–380.00 $377.47 $2,140
605 605 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,118 +2.50
653 653 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,318
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,023 +17.94

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,182 +13.20
553 553 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,604 +17.50
632–645 638 15 282.50–287.50 $285.14 $1,819
670 670 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,769
707–746 740 31 256.00–285.00 $260.47 $1,927
800–840 827 3 245.00–262.50 $256.85 $2,124 +37.96
920–943 936 5 235.00–260.00 $240.95 $2,255 +13.70
979 979 53 251.75 $251.75 $2,465
1015 1015 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,436
1078 1078 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,641
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 8 200.00 $200.00 $986

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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.