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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 23, 2025

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.34/cwt ≈ $2,193/hd at 578 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $327.10/cwt -34.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,608/hd at 492 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $386.20/cwt -12.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,989/hd at 515 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 442 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–412 404 9 420.00 $420.00 $1,697 -26.24
498 498 8 397.00 $397.00 $1,977 —
500–527 515 18 375.00–404.00 $386.20 $1,989 -11.71
550–598 578 38 360.00–391.00 $379.34 $2,193 —
655–695 682 6 340.00–350.00 $343.20 $2,341 -9.41
718 718 9 345.00 $345.00 $2,477 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,478 -20.88
502 502 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,882 +1.50
563–581 572 15 350.00–362.50 $358.03 $2,048 -9.17
653–680 662 12 320.00–347.50 $338.08 $2,238 +5.02
769–790 780 10 320.00–322.50 $321.23 $2,506 +28.66
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 12 380.00 $380.00 $1,835 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,548 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–368 362 12 390.00–407.00 $394.15 $1,427 -4.80
448 448 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,568 -22.56
467–495 487 12 330.00–345.00 $337.03 $1,641 -24.94
493–499 unweaned 497 10 312.00–320.00 $315.18 $1,566 —
548 548 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,808 -14.08
550–570 561 11 320.00–337.50 $329.70 $1,850 -7.48
625–628 628 12 312.50–315.00 $314.58 $1,976 -13.79
652–690 663 7 305.00–322.50 $317.30 $2,104 -5.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,631 -15.91
506 506 6 362.50 $362.50 $1,834 —
558–567 565 9 330.00–337.50 $331.65 $1,874 -16.40
584 unweaned 584 5 312.00 $312.00 $1,822 -29.00
628 628 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,104 -10.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,133 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 9 371.00 $371.00 $2,066 +12.27

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–442 429 12 300.00–305.00 $302.85 $1,299 —
510 510 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,504 —
550–568 559 34 260.00–282.00 $274.61 $1,535 —
727 727 16 211.00–213.00 $211.75 $1,539 —
810 810 62 276.00 $276.00 $2,236 —
873 873 16 250.00 $250.00 $2,182 —
968 968 16 253.00 $253.00 $2,449 —

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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.