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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 27, 2025

1,156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.77/cwt +22.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,052/hd at 517 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $385.70/cwt +15.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,198/hd at 570 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.90/cwt ≈ $2,181/hd at 622 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,156 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 334 9 545.00–580.00 $572.81 $1,913 +6.49
350–355 354 4 500.00–530.00 $521.33 $1,846 +26.01
402–423 unweaned 417 10 465.00–470.00 $466.45 $1,945 -3.55
403–435 422 11 475.00–500.00 $478.59 $2,020 +14.05
475 475 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,232 +13.12
503–543 521 29 430.00–470.00 $448.79 $2,338 +13.23
544 unweaned 544 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,312 —
553–585 562 10 415.00–440.00 $430.31 $2,418 +13.90
605–638 623 23 410.00–422.50 $411.81 $2,566 -4.90
660 660 24 394.00 $394.00 $2,600 -8.19
714–730 720 23 375.00–377.50 $376.51 $2,711 +1.51
760 760 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,660 —
803 803 10 342.50 $342.50 $2,750 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,717 +57.52
385 385 2 480.00–490.00 $485.00 $1,867 +4.97
400–449 436 27 442.50–470.00 $461.68 $2,013 +7.92
450–485 465 13 430.00–460.00 $438.57 $2,039 +5.28
504–545 522 15 410.00–425.00 $420.35 $2,194 +16.29
565–598 590 19 400.00–412.00 $404.54 $2,387 —
602–620 607 19 387.50–400.00 $392.11 $2,380 -2.28
653–695 683 11 362.50–390.00 $378.50 $2,585 +2.66
700–739 722 19 345.00–367.50 $357.74 $2,583 -9.76
785–798 794 4 322.50–337.50 $329.96 $2,620 -5.66
822–845 825 8 320.00–335.00 $333.08 $2,748 +12.08
868 868 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,778 —
923 923 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,741 —
960 960 2 277.50 $277.50 $2,664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,312 —
405–440 426 8 405.00–430.00 $417.35 $1,778 —
515 515 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,060 +30.00
560 560 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,072 +35.00
623–645 634 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,282 —
663–670 666 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,364 —
713–728 719 5 320.00–330.00 $325.95 $2,344 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 11 350.00 $350.00 $1,236 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–565 560 6 320.00–325.00 $322.52 $1,806 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,361 —
350 350 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,382 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,749 —
350–375 362 3 450.00–465.00 $458.16 $1,659 —
406–420 410 10 430.00–445.00 $432.56 $1,773 —
453–490 468 34 400.00–417.00 $409.29 $1,915 -10.71
501–528 516 42 390.00–412.50 $397.58 $2,052 +12.58
526 unweaned 526 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,051 +17.00
550–599 570 45 380.00–402.50 $385.70 $2,198 +15.70
614–633 625 28 370.00–378.00 $373.91 $2,337 -1.09
660 660 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,508 +10.00
722 722 8 342.50 $342.50 $2,473 -12.50
770 770 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,464 -5.00
808–824 818 11 305.00–320.00 $315.02 $2,577 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 13 435.00–475.00 $446.39 $1,473 —
360–390 377 12 420.00–440.00 $430.39 $1,623 +11.91
422 unweaned 422 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,751 —
403–440 428 11 400.00–422.50 $406.64 $1,740 -17.63
465–490 478 9 360.00–390.00 $371.06 $1,774 -26.57
505–548 537 25 360.00–385.00 $376.49 $2,022 +8.81
557–598 575 24 350.00–377.50 $360.96 $2,076 +1.31
605–619 unweaned 614 13 340.00–347.50 $341.14 $2,095 —
600–640 626 23 340.00–365.00 $356.41 $2,231 —
685–694 693 7 330.00–350.00 $347.17 $2,406 —
753–760 755 5 295.00–317.50 $305.97 $2,310 +11.10
845–849 848 6 289.00–290.00 $289.33 $2,454 -5.67
870–887 883 4 280.00–282.50 $280.62 $2,478 —
981 981 4 277.50 $277.50 $2,722 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 4 390.00–410.00 $400.47 $1,494 —
435–445 442 5 360.00–395.00 $388.03 $1,715 —
565–597 593 11 330.00–332.50 $332.06 $1,969 +2.08
600–614 611 14 337.50 $337.50 $2,062 +17.50
660–680 675 8 315.00–320.00 $316.22 $2,134 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,155 —
525 525 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,549 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 2 283.00 $283.00 $2,972 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 384 5 460.00–485.00 $469.77 $1,804 +29.77
407–443 420 21 450.00–460.00 $456.10 $1,916 +10.33
455–491 481 11 415.00–437.50 $432.48 $2,080 +11.31
515–548 534 18 390.00–412.50 $408.59 $2,182 +12.79
565–597 585 14 360.00–390.00 $381.83 $2,234 -5.68
610–639 631 13 370.00–377.50 $375.60 $2,370 +0.60
655 unweaned 655 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,424 —
650–682 672 24 350.00–372.50 $362.84 $2,438 —
700–730 721 10 340.00–365.00 $344.75 $2,486 —
800–841 830 7 280.00–290.00 $282.76 $2,347 —
850–880 870 3 280.00–287.50 $282.44 $2,457 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 317 3 500.00–520.00 $506.84 $1,607 —
408–420 412 3 470.00–500.00 $489.81 $2,018 +19.81
453 453 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,106 +21.15
503–520 510 8 415.00–420.00 $418.74 $2,136 —
568 unweaned 568 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,300 —
575–595 583 5 395.00–400.00 $397.04 $2,315 -14.06
607 607 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,337 +5.00
650–652 651 8 380.00–390.00 $386.26 $2,515 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,806 —
525–529 528 6 362.50–370.00 $368.76 $1,947 —
685 685 3 335.00–345.00 $338.33 $2,318 —
765 765 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,372 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,508 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469–499 487 13 340.00 $340.00 $1,656 —
510–541 525 23 360.00–370.00 $364.93 $1,916 —
563–578 569 5 335.00–365.00 $352.81 $2,007 —
606–638 622 39 265.00–345.00 $305.66 $1,901 —
684 684 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,847 —
723 723 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,844 —
750–763 762 18 285.00–310.00 $307.26 $2,341 —
838 838 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,242 —
864 864 7 283.00 $283.00 $2,445 —
913–920 915 48 259.00–267.50 $265.36 $2,428 —
1001 1001 4 271.00 $271.00 $2,713 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 16 257.50 $257.50 $1,012 —
555 555 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,471 —
600 600 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,410 —
793 793 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,963 —

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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.