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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 6, 2025

519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $376.00/cwt +17.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,662/hd at 708 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $400.40/cwt +19.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,281/hd at 570 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $410.63/cwt +7.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,151/hd at 524 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 519 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–308 307 4 495.00–510.00 $506.28 $1,554 +19.65
365 365 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,697 -0.97
414 unweaned 414 4 455.00 $455.00 $1,884 —
400–443 431 7 460.00–475.00 $464.79 $2,003 +21.90
450–498 483 15 420.00–441.00 $432.94 $2,091 +15.92
501 unweaned 501 8 415.00 $415.00 $2,079 —
505–545 534 18 397.50–420.00 $408.69 $2,182 +5.85
556 unweaned 556 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,280 —
550–588 572 23 390.00–417.50 $398.73 $2,281 +18.11
600 600 2 382.50 $382.50 $2,295 -6.52
652 652 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,445 +5.03
708 708 33 376.00 $376.00 $2,662 +11.81
750 750 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,644 —
801 801 7 328.00 $328.00 $2,627 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 unweaned 353 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,588 —
388–395 390 4 435.00–450.00 $446.20 $1,740 +6.20
418–419 419 6 432.50–445.00 $436.66 $1,830 +11.72
525–533 529 4 385.00–390.00 $387.48 $2,050 +2.41
549 unweaned 549 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,141 —
565–595 583 3 385.00–390.00 $387.51 $2,259 +19.99
578–599 unweaned 587 14 370.00–380.00 $375.63 $2,205 —
618–645 627 12 355.00–370.00 $363.69 $2,280 -8.39
650–695 669 19 337.50–365.00 $353.87 $2,367 +0.13
700 700 2 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $2,345 —
770 770 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,464 —
830–840 835 2 290.00–300.00 $294.97 $2,463 -15.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 535 2 325.00–340.00 $332.64 $1,780 —
600–620 608 3 335.00–345.00 $339.14 $2,062 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 430.00–435.00 $433.28 $1,430 +8.27
388 388 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,630 +6.42
410–431 425 13 395.00–420.00 $402.57 $1,711 -4.81
460–485 481 13 395.00–412.50 $397.83 $1,914 +4.06
514–540 519 19 372.50–390.00 $386.70 $2,007 +14.23
552–585 558 23 355.00–375.00 $364.73 $2,035 —
605 unweaned 605 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,027 —
620–639 637 12 340.00–355.00 $348.13 $2,218 —
672–685 682 20 357.50–367.50 $359.96 $2,455 +14.96
763 763 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,670 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 -4.31
370–390 382 6 380.00–412.00 $395.42 $1,511 +19.31
405–430 418 4 375.00–392.50 $379.24 $1,585 -2.30
450–495 464 13 355.00–387.50 $376.77 $1,748 +0.24
500–549 534 7 350.00–365.00 $359.24 $1,918 +9.50
570–592 583 16 340.00–345.00 $342.80 $1,999 -5.90
615–622 620 4 320.00–335.00 $331.28 $2,054 +13.68
653–656 655 6 320.00–330.00 $326.68 $2,140 —
803–840 810 5 290.00–297.00 $291.45 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,384 —
450–490 464 4 330.00–347.50 $334.62 $1,553 -3.84
620–640 627 3 310.00–312.50 $310.85 $1,949 —
655–697 687 4 287.00–310.00 $292.49 $2,009 —
752–795 763 4 270.00–285.00 $273.91 $2,090 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 425 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,764 —
470–495 483 4 390.00–402.00 $398.57 $1,925 -1.62
493 unweaned 493 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,947 —
525–548 542 10 365.00–395.00 $385.46 $2,089 —
552–591 566 14 342.50–380.00 $361.50 $2,046 +8.38
566 unweaned 566 9 367.50 $367.50 $2,080 —
635–645 641 8 330.00–340.00 $334.99 $2,147 -15.70
663–698 685 7 325.00–335.00 $329.25 $2,255 —
700–737 723 14 326.00–340.00 $329.61 $2,383 —
770–790 780 2 315.00–320.00 $317.47 $2,476 -9.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 334 10 445.00–475.00 $455.93 $1,523 —
397 397 3 447.50 $447.50 $1,777 +2.50
415–445 431 11 430.00–455.00 $448.38 $1,933 +20.53
451–466 457 10 417.50–420.00 $418.52 $1,913 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 —

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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.