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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $415.53/cwt +9.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,561/hd at 616 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $398.80/cwt +14.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,636/hd at 661 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $359.65/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 577 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 438 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 314 8 550.00–570.00 $566.32 $1,778 +68.39
355–390 378 3 490.00–507.00 $495.32 $1,872 +5.32
400–415 403 11 462.50–480.00 $464.54 $1,872 -30.46
433 unweaned 433 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,035 -15.00
460 460 4 447.50–460.00 $456.88 $2,102 -10.66
513–545 524 18 425.00–445.00 $435.56 $2,282 -2.15
550–596 568 15 410.00–420.00 $416.41 $2,365 +8.15
569 unweaned 569 7 410.00 $410.00 $2,333 —
605–615 610 8 410.00–432.00 $416.71 $2,542 +16.86
619 unweaned 619 18 415.00 $415.00 $2,569 +17.00
650–662 654 20 397.50–420.00 $402.19 $2,630 +17.59
684 unweaned 684 6 387.50 $387.50 $2,650 —
703 703 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,636 -1.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 445.00–450.00 $447.48 $1,445 -2.52
365–370 368 2 475.00–485.00 $480.03 $1,767 +15.10
425–430 428 4 450.00–455.00 $453.76 $1,942 -6.12
460–498 480 23 427.00–437.50 $433.29 $2,080 -0.99
510–545 526 9 397.50–420.00 $404.06 $2,125 +5.73
550 550 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,172 +22.90
555 unweaned 555 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,192 —
610–635 630 7 375.00–400.00 $394.39 $2,485 +16.21
660–670 667 3 365.00–387.50 $375.84 $2,507 +16.19
693 value added 693 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,529 —
700 700 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,572 —
765–775 768 3 325.00–341.00 $335.62 $2,578 +3.47
829 829 4 321.00 $321.00 $2,661 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,613 —
453–499 486 12 380.00–400.00 $386.30 $1,877 -25.42
528 528 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,954 —
575 575 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,926 —
765–780 773 2 260.00–300.00 $280.19 $2,166 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–398 376 11 415.00–425.00 $418.48 $1,573 -20.67
403–425 412 15 412.00–430.00 $424.27 $1,748 +12.82
450–480 463 5 380.00–410.00 $397.63 $1,841 +9.50
513–540 527 19 362.00–377.50 $367.68 $1,938 -2.24
555–588 577 23 355.00–365.00 $359.65 $2,075 +1.16
653–659 657 10 340.00–360.00 $354.04 $2,326 +4.72
770–790 780 2 285.00–305.00 $294.87 $2,300 -8.11
847 847 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,499 +20.15
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–308 306 4 500.00–510.00 $502.45 $1,537 +52.45
417 unweaned 417 9 432.50 $432.50 $1,804 +11.50
490 490 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,058 +15.71
508 508 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,956 -13.26
531 unweaned 531 16 373.00 $373.00 $1,981 -15.00
585 585 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,164 -6.14
608 unweaned 608 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,128 —
600–625 617 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,314 +0.22
668 668 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,472 -1.84
733 733 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,602 —
755 755 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 480 5 350.00–372.50 $366.64 $1,760 +6.55
590–598 595 3 327.50–335.00 $329.98 $1,963 -2.02
640 640 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,048 —
723 723 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,916 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1082 1080 7 200.00–220.00 $217.17 $2,345 -47.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 437.50 $437.50 $1,444 —
385 385 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,694 -20.10
405–445 430 5 425.00–455.00 $445.77 $1,917 -1.78
450–470 460 2 417.50–425.00 $421.17 $1,937 -0.35
533–548 537 8 385.00–400.00 $395.80 $2,125 -5.17
559–595 577 15 380.00–390.00 $387.51 $2,236 +13.46
620 620 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,325 +17.81
758 758 2 314.00 $314.00 $2,380 -9.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,007 ±0.00
455–456 456 7 442.00–455.00 $443.85 $2,024 +8.85
555–583 569 4 407.00–415.00 $411.10 $2,339 +12.41
632 632 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,402 -5.00

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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.