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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 16, 2025

696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $364.30/cwt -17.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 535 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.46/cwt -3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 580 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $367.60/cwt -5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,115/hd at 575 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 696 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 378 3 425.00–450.00 $440.88 $1,667 +10.47
420–435 427 6 405.00–427.50 $417.77 $1,784 +0.93
480–495 486 4 390.00–405.00 $398.71 $1,938 +9.41
490 unweaned 490 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,813 —
510–545 521 17 370.00–390.00 $373.50 $1,946 -8.42
503–547 unweaned 544 26 357.00–375.00 $358.28 $1,949 —
572 value added 572 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,116 —
553–596 576 30 352.50–375.00 $367.20 $2,115 -6.38
601 value added 601 7 343.00 $343.00 $2,061 —
600–630 620 25 325.00–350.00 $339.12 $2,103 -11.06
650–691 682 12 320.00–337.50 $333.06 $2,271 +9.14
708–725 712 17 315.00–325.00 $320.71 $2,283 +13.87
770–797 786 5 290.00–300.00 $292.57 $2,300 -8.70
805–823 819 5 286.00–287.50 $286.29 $2,345 -3.71
900–945 923 2 279.00–286.00 $282.41 $2,607 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–326 324 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,620 +24.10
355–360 358 2 460.00–480.00 $469.93 $1,682 +22.12
400–446 431 10 440.00–452.50 $446.24 $1,923 +7.85
457–470 462 12 410.00–437.50 $423.48 $1,956 +3.52
500–515 508 12 390.00–405.00 $397.91 $2,021 +1.53
513–520 value added 517 16 395.00–405.00 $399.34 $2,065 —
603–644 626 9 355.00–360.00 $356.64 $2,233 -4.87
630–644 unweaned 634 20 350.00 $350.00 $2,219 —
650–669 661 13 337.50–360.00 $352.61 $2,331 +4.46
665–673 value added 668 15 347.50–349.00 $348.50 $2,328 —
710 value added 710 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,343 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,346 —
460 460 22 355.00 $355.00 $1,633 —
510 510 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,556 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 unweaned 502 17 370.00 $370.00 $1,857 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,470 —
470–498 482 7 360.00–375.00 $371.50 $1,791 -4.58
505–530 518 2 350.00–365.00 $357.32 $1,851 -5.23
593–595 594 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,049 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 12 266.00 $266.00 $2,434 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1048 1048 2 257.00 $257.00 $2,693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–310 303 5 420.00–440.00 $424.10 $1,285 —
370 value added 370 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,554 —
389–395 390 5 422.50 $422.50 $1,648 -17.50
408–430 419 4 405.00–407.00 $406.03 $1,701 -5.28
455–477 466 20 372.50–380.00 $375.91 $1,752 +0.90
534 value added 534 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,922 —
560 unweaned 560 9 341.00 $341.00 $1,910 —
569–595 585 10 345.00–350.00 $348.05 $2,036 -0.14
586–598 value added 588 17 344.00–345.00 $344.18 $2,024 —
605–633 619 23 335.00–355.00 $345.08 $2,136 +7.95
663 663 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,287 -5.22
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 400.00–410.00 $404.84 $1,295 -4.76
350–375 368 4 385.00–410.00 $398.95 $1,468 +10.06
400–430 420 4 365.00–385.00 $372.56 $1,565 -14.59
455–488 477 12 355.00–375.00 $361.97 $1,727 +5.34
510–543 528 18 335.00–355.00 $344.08 $1,817 +1.03
528 unweaned 528 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,808 -7.50
550–597 576 26 330.00–345.00 $337.18 $1,942 +5.19
600–608 605 6 320.00–332.50 $328.37 $1,987 +3.04
680–698 686 6 310.00–330.00 $323.22 $2,217 +13.10
733–745 737 4 270.00–282.50 $276.84 $2,040 —
840 840 2 257.50 $257.50 $2,163 -5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–385 382 5 365.00–385.00 $372.91 $1,425 +20.05
411–445 418 5 345.00–375.00 $351.39 $1,469 -11.32
460–495 478 2 330.00–342.00 $336.22 $1,607 +6.59
525–545 532 10 305.00–327.50 $320.96 $1,708 -1.98
645–648 647 4 300.00–307.50 $303.76 $1,965 +12.74
655–680 673 4 275.00–285.00 $279.94 $1,884 -0.06
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 unweaned 573 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,719 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–385 366 5 400.00–440.00 $410.91 $1,504 —
411–433 421 9 407.50–427.50 $415.98 $1,751 +5.31
499 499 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,871 -10.89
515–540 532 20 365.00–375.00 $371.00 $1,974 +5.07
558–595 578 5 350.00–370.00 $358.73 $2,073 -3.71
605–615 610 2 327.50–335.00 $331.28 $2,021 -8.64
625 unweaned 625 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,016 -15.50
660–695 677 6 307.00–337.50 $317.17 $2,147 -10.19
720–739 733 11 285.00–307.00 $303.07 $2,222 -0.50
755–780 772 3 290.00–292.00 $290.65 $2,244 +9.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–353 352 6 490.00–500.00 $494.98 $1,742 +44.98
420–425 423 3 430.00–440.00 $436.69 $1,847 —
468 unweaned 468 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,872 —
452–491 476 12 405.00–427.50 $410.34 $1,953 —
503–515 510 10 387.50–395.00 $389.99 $1,989 +2.50
573 573 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,149 -2.47

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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.