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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 13, 2025

1,450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $373.78/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,738/hd at 733 lb · 117 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $405.78/cwt +23.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,538/hd at 625 lb · 104 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.78/cwt +28.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,361/hd at 630 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,450 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 309 5 490.00–500.00 $497.93 $1,539 -8.35
368–387 382 8 490.00 $490.00 $1,872 +25.00
413 413 3 495.00 $495.00 $2,044 +30.21
437 unweaned 437 5 485.00 $485.00 $2,119 +30.00
450–498 481 26 455.00–475.00 $467.54 $2,249 +34.60
501–548 512 50 425.00–442.00 $437.71 $2,241 +29.02
527–536 unweaned 532 7 420.00–425.00 $422.12 $2,246 +7.12
551–595 579 68 397.50–422.50 $408.26 $2,364 +9.53
613 unweaned 613 20 398.00 $398.00 $2,440 —
616 value added 616 26 425.00 $425.00 $2,618 —
600–645 634 58 390.00–405.00 $399.85 $2,535 +17.35
655–683 663 20 370.00–390.00 $384.60 $2,550 +9.60
715 unweaned 715 14 355.00 $355.00 $2,538 —
714–742 735 103 360.00–382.50 $376.33 $2,766 +0.33
760–795 791 8 340.00–350.00 $348.80 $2,759 —
801 801 11 349.00 $349.00 $2,795 +21.00
855–872 870 10 325.00–335.00 $328.11 $2,855 —
951–958 954 21 306.00–324.00 $317.11 $3,025 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–328 325 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,462 —
375–385 380 2 460.00–470.00 $464.93 $1,767 +18.73
423–443 433 4 455.00–465.00 $459.88 $1,991 +23.22
453–498 487 21 420.00–445.00 $434.28 $2,115 —
516–545 529 13 390.00–415.00 $398.33 $2,107 +10.85
558 value added 558 13 380.00 $380.00 $2,120 —
555–590 562 5 370.00–380.00 $372.10 $2,091 -15.41
600–640 622 18 367.50–385.00 $378.18 $2,352 +14.49
670 unweaned 670 4 357.50 $357.50 $2,395 —
652–698 675 29 335.00–367.50 $359.65 $2,428 +5.78
728 unweaned 728 13 339.00 $339.00 $2,468 —
749 749 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,584 —
769–784 775 22 327.50–335.00 $332.15 $2,574 +12.15
809 value added 809 21 327.00 $327.00 $2,645 —
883 883 14 319.00 $319.00 $2,817 —
971 971 12 305.50 $305.50 $2,966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–490 475 3 410.00–415.00 $411.72 $1,956 —
600–638 618 5 340.00–352.50 $347.12 $2,145 +7.98
738 738 4 317.50 $317.50 $2,343 —
806–843 828 10 285.00–297.50 $292.63 $2,423 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,732 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,037 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–320 319 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,436 +16.72
350–376 372 9 450.00–457.50 $455.89 $1,696 +35.89
421–435 427 13 425.00–436.00 $431.22 $1,841 +28.65
439 unweaned 439 18 421.00 $421.00 $1,848 —
450–496 474 27 400.00–415.00 $404.29 $1,916 +6.46
505–548 529 26 392.50–405.00 $398.26 $2,107 +11.56
544 unweaned 544 8 388.00 $388.00 $2,111 —
557 unweaned 557 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,047 —
550–581 561 51 362.50–377.50 $376.14 $2,110 +11.41
601–646 630 69 365.00–380.00 $374.78 $2,361 +26.65
674–695 678 16 365.00–375.00 $371.84 $2,521 +11.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 unweaned 353 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,553 —
355–398 378 4 435.00–447.50 $439.15 $1,660 +43.73
400–449 443 12 390.00–417.00 $411.45 $1,823 +32.21
463–498 487 17 375.00–392.50 $388.13 $1,890 +11.36
535–548 542 13 360.00–380.00 $369.92 $2,005 +10.68
555–588 569 47 335.00–360.00 $358.49 $2,040 +15.69
606–640 620 28 340.00–360.00 $351.41 $2,179 +20.13
663–680 669 7 330.00–357.50 $349.32 $2,337 +22.64
751–787 769 23 292.50–310.00 $302.98 $2,330 —
815–840 835 5 273.00–282.50 $274.85 $2,295 -16.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,588 +50.00
449 449 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,729 —
455–470 463 3 350.00–365.00 $360.09 $1,667 +25.47
595 595 2 332.00 $332.00 $1,975 —
600–605 603 2 310.00–320.00 $314.98 $1,899 +4.13
650–695 668 4 305.00–320.00 $312.81 $2,090 +20.32
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 unweaned 474 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,469 —
685–690 687 3 255.00–282.00 $264.04 $1,814 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 5 362.50 $362.50 $2,132 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,782 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 455.00–465.00 $460.10 $1,716 —
410–446 435 10 435.00–452.50 $447.55 $1,947 +32.55
455–470 465 3 415.00–435.00 $421.52 $1,960 +22.95
510–533 525 5 400.00–405.00 $400.97 $2,105 +15.51
550–584 577 5 370.00–375.00 $374.05 $2,158 +12.55
638–642 639 14 345.00–364.00 $357.19 $2,282 +22.20
665–698 690 6 320.00–345.00 $340.89 $2,352 +11.64
715–735 730 4 335.00–340.00 $338.78 $2,473 +9.17
750–765 756 5 320.00–335.00 $323.99 $2,449 +6.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,675 +44.07
425–444 433 9 470.00 $470.00 $2,035 +21.62
475 475 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,066 +16.48
537 537 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,255 —
553–590 566 9 390.00–410.00 $398.69 $2,257 —
635 635 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,445 —
710 710 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,556 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 10 345.00 $345.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,718 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–377 372 18 340.00–345.00 $341.41 $1,270 —
461–483 470 8 305.00–327.50 $315.18 $1,481 —
505–540 514 7 310.00–335.00 $313.76 $1,613 —
570 570 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,653 —
620–638 632 8 290.00–306.00 $294.60 $1,862 —
662–667 666 11 296.00–308.00 $304.75 $2,030 —
751–760 753 8 265.00–292.50 $285.56 $2,150 —
800–840 812 21 258.00–281.00 $266.80 $2,166 —
855–899 860 75 283.00–300.00 $297.31 $2,557 —
905–909 907 14 270.50–285.00 $277.73 $2,519 —
1001 1001 43 267.50 $267.50 $2,678 —

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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.