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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

1,929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $371.84/cwt -11.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,692/hd at 724 lb · 94 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $355.53/cwt -18.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,870/hd at 526 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $393.49/cwt -9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,294/hd at 583 lb · 87 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,929

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–340 332 6 490.00–530.00 $498.44 $1,655
350–393 375 9 440.00–450.00 $447.85 $1,679 -12.94
405–437 420 33 420.00–455.00 $434.52 $1,825 -29.83
450–494 478 22 415.00–445.00 $433.94 $2,074 -6.81
503–548 523 55 400.00–440.00 $412.82 $2,159 -9.27
550–598 583 87 380.00–417.50 $393.49 $2,294 -9.42
600–645 631 42 362.50–387.50 $377.72 $2,383 -12.64
633–635 unweaned 633 17 360.00–365.00 $363.82 $2,303
660–675 667 13 350.00–370.00 $361.59 $2,412 -9.39
720 value added 720 12 365.00 $365.00 $2,628
700–748 744 24 360.00–370.00 $364.37 $2,711 +4.37
750–799 781 30 340.00–357.50 $349.97 $2,733 +12.47
806 806 57 348.00 $348.00 $2,805
918 918 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,731
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–320 315 9 540.00–585.00 $566.09 $1,783 +7.93
350–378 372 10 532.50–535.00 $534.53 $1,988 +20.14
409 unweaned 409 8 487.50 $487.50 $1,994
405–445 424 6 485.00–510.00 $496.90 $2,107 -2.69
450–465 464 15 480.00–495.00 $488.02 $2,264 +20.06
500–528 506 71 445.00–475.00 $463.97 $2,348 +23.16
556 unweaned 556 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,307
562–587 574 33 418.00–442.50 $425.62 $2,443 -11.49
621 value added 621 7 395.00 $395.00 $2,453
631 unweaned 631 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,335
604–644 636 45 392.50–416.00 $399.09 $2,538 -5.39
660–670 665 5 375.00–385.00 $376.98 $2,507 -34.74
700–740 724 94 369.00–377.50 $371.84 $2,692 -11.90
751–768 759 17 359.00–371.00 $365.29 $2,773 -0.41
805–819 810 43 350.00–357.50 $354.23 $2,869 +14.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–439 434 7 375.00–380.00 $377.11 $1,637 -21.85
455–473 463 12 395.00–400.00 $399.15 $1,848 -17.85
530–540 538 8 370.00–395.00 $380.61 $2,048 -9.11
550–597 583 15 340.00–370.00 $354.67 $2,068 -13.93
628 628 7 342.50–350.00 $347.86 $2,185 -12.14
650–685 670 9 325.00–345.00 $330.62 $2,215
764–775 765 8 320.00–330.00 $328.73 $2,515
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 5 382.00 $382.00 $2,330
1030 value added 1030 5 282.00 $282.00 $2,905
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,058
512 512 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,562
627 627 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,787

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 3 410.00–440.00 $423.18 $1,375 -31.98
375–395 380 15 395.00–432.50 $407.19 $1,547 -17.94
391 unweaned 391 17 385.00 $385.00 $1,505
400–437 421 30 395.00–420.00 $403.74 $1,700 -8.75
450–489 468 53 370.00–395.00 $388.11 $1,816 +1.10
508–545 526 90 345.00–370.00 $355.53 $1,870 -18.94
553–595 575 60 340.00–367.50 $352.11 $2,025 -15.16
596 value added 596 5 347.50 $347.50 $2,071
603–646 631 29 330.00–347.50 $333.89 $2,107 -16.80
656–660 656 18 330.00–347.50 $346.52 $2,273 +1.17
683 unweaned 683 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,049
700–740 713 17 300.00–330.00 $308.81 $2,202 -13.69
750–780 763 3 300.00–316.00 $306.94 $2,342 -5.58
821–840 823 10 270.00–305.00 $301.43 $2,481
883–896 893 26 267.50–305.00 $300.14 $2,680
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 475.00–495.00 $478.33 $1,650 -16.57
411–431 417 16 420.00–440.00 $430.93 $1,797 +5.91
456–478 464 30 405.00–430.00 $420.30 $1,950 +10.43
513 unweaned 513 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,975
508–531 520 70 372.00–390.50 $382.89 $1,991 -7.06
555–598 572 35 370.00–390.00 $381.12 $2,180 -3.64
602–649 630 38 356.00–385.00 $375.20 $2,364 -4.31
670–682 672 33 348.00–366.00 $356.12 $2,393
770 770 66 345.00 $345.00 $2,656
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 ±0.00
358–392 377 19 360.00–385.00 $374.15 $1,411 +5.92
433–442 439 9 365.00–375.00 $372.36 $1,635 +6.99
458–498 484 9 335.00–345.00 $339.30 $1,642 -13.82
500–543 517 15 340.00–345.00 $342.02 $1,768
565–595 585 8 325.00–337.50 $330.55 $1,934
610–640 620 12 305.00–320.00 $317.23 $1,967 -5.32
660–680 670 2 290.00–300.00 $295.07 $1,977
700–725 711 4 270.00–287.50 $279.13 $1,985
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 318 9 325.00–350.00 $340.45 $1,083
370–393 377 9 320.00–350.00 $336.23 $1,268
403–405 404 3 300.00–320.00 $306.69 $1,239
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,274
410 410 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,414

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 415 3 370.00–420.00 $403.73 $1,675 -60.45
455–499 494 39 395.00–415.00 $410.82 $2,029 -26.18
508–523 517 5 380.00–385.00 $383.03 $1,980 -30.02
553–590 574 17 370.00–380.00 $376.81 $2,163 -19.73
555–593 unweaned 580 6 375.00–377.50 $376.70 $2,185
605–625 615 3 330.00–350.00 $339.95 $2,091 -40.60
661 661 9 345.00 $345.00 $2,280 -23.16
710–718 713 7 307.00–330.00 $326.73 $2,330 -19.34
773–780 777 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,409 -11.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,555 -5.00
404 404 8 435.00 $435.00 $1,757
500–513 505 19 415.00–420.00 $417.86 $2,110
603 unweaned 603 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,322
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,360 -90.00
463–490 477 6 350.00–375.00 $362.85 $1,731 -24.61
536 unweaned 536 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,876
593 593 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,076 ±0.00
710–720 715 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,930
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,522
519 519 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,765

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–425 419 7 307.50 $307.50 $1,288
468 468 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,381
515–528 524 3 270.00–290.00 $276.56 $1,449
570–581 579 6 282.50–295.00 $284.55 $1,648
613–648 639 15 267.00–274.00 $268.28 $1,714
669 669 10 269.00 $269.00 $1,800
710–746 744 21 262.50–274.00 $273.48 $2,035
779 779 11 271.00 $271.00 $2,111
810–840 816 33 244.00–267.50 $260.59 $2,126
912 912 9 256.00 $256.00 $2,335
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 4 250.00–260.00 $254.85 $1,053
480 480 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,224

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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.