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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $380.56/cwt -12.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,136/hd at 561 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $349.84/cwt -5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,840/hd at 526 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $374.81/cwt -13.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 473 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 702 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,536 -18.44
375–398 389 13 430.00–450.00 $437.79 $1,703 -10.06
430–435 433 2 420.00–440.00 $430.06 $1,862 -4.46
450–458 455 3 425.00–450.00 $441.76 $2,010 +7.82
468–478 unweaned 475 13 400.00–407.50 $405.06 $1,924 —
503–544 521 24 390.00–417.00 $404.46 $2,107 -8.36
556–564 unweaned 559 14 370.00 $370.00 $2,068 —
550–585 562 35 370.00–395.00 $384.79 $2,163 -8.70
603–640 620 10 350.00–385.00 $374.35 $2,321 -3.37
645 unweaned 645 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,290 -8.82
665–666 666 6 350.00–355.00 $354.17 $2,359 -7.42
705–740 716 4 350.00–362.50 $357.40 $2,559 -6.97
750–785 769 11 340.00–355.00 $346.65 $2,666 -3.32
868 868 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,778 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 306 4 505.00–540.00 $522.14 $1,598 -43.95
518–528 unweaned 521 7 415.00–420.00 $416.45 $2,170 —
539–545 541 25 422.50–435.00 $426.69 $2,308 -37.28
565–566 566 8 405.00–407.00 $405.50 $2,295 -20.12
613–627 621 15 390.00–400.00 $395.65 $2,457 -3.44
655–680 664 5 372.50–385.00 $378.02 $2,510 +1.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–375 372 5 380.00–390.00 $387.98 $1,443 —
403–440 415 3 370.00–390.00 $382.94 $1,589 +5.83
478–496 488 8 375.00–387.50 $380.61 $1,857 -18.54
515–530 523 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,987 -0.61
580 580 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,001 -9.67
648 648 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,203 -7.86
650 650 2 342.50 $342.50 $2,226 +11.88
770 unweaned 770 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,464 —
785–795 792 3 300.00–308.00 $305.36 $2,418 -23.37

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–333 326 5 412.50–450.00 $435.16 $1,419 +11.98
365–396 383 9 407.00–440.00 $416.24 $1,594 +9.05
403–445 419 14 385.00–400.00 $396.68 $1,662 -7.06
450–471 unweaned 459 21 367.50–375.00 $371.80 $1,707 —
465–493 485 24 367.50–390.00 $377.45 $1,831 -10.66
500–545 524 42 340.00–360.00 $349.83 $1,833 -5.70
548 unweaned 548 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,918 —
558–566 562 16 337.50–360.00 $349.21 $1,963 -2.90
576–591 unweaned 581 14 335.00–340.00 $336.82 $1,957 —
610 unweaned 610 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,013 —
621–630 625 16 345.00–357.50 $350.39 $2,190 +16.50
650–695 681 6 320.00–345.00 $336.84 $2,294 -9.68
725–727 726 5 310.00–320.00 $313.99 $2,280 +5.18
750–780 765 2 295.00–302.00 $298.43 $2,283 -8.51
855–865 863 4 285.00–305.00 $300.04 $2,589 -0.10
908 908 2 301.00 $301.00 $2,733 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–335 326 4 395.00–400.00 $398.72 $1,300 -1.28
345 unweaned 345 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,294 —
354–381 364 15 370.00–400.00 $385.63 $1,404 +11.48
463–488 472 7 340.00–350.00 $342.84 $1,618 +3.54
500–542 517 13 330.00–340.00 $333.58 $1,725 -8.44
575 575 4 320.00–330.00 $322.50 $1,854 -8.05
620–630 625 2 315.00–330.00 $322.56 $2,016 +5.33
678 678 4 319.00 $319.00 $2,163 +23.93
713 713 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,103 +15.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 445.00–475.00 $459.69 $1,669 —
418–440 425 6 410.00–415.00 $413.28 $1,756 -17.65
450–460 452 10 395.00–410.00 $405.48 $1,833 -14.82
520 520 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,911 -15.39
547 unweaned 547 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,942 -30.00
643–646 645 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,386 -5.20
665–690 685 6 355.00–377.50 $370.48 $2,538 +14.36
710 710 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,414 —
800–840 820 6 315.00–327.50 $321.10 $2,633 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–393 384 7 345.00–375.00 $366.24 $1,406 +30.01
530–543 537 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,745 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,620 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 327 3 450.00–470.00 $463.47 $1,516 —
365–395 382 10 410.00–440.00 $429.04 $1,639 —
412–449 428 11 405.00–435.00 $421.92 $1,806 +18.19
473–495 488 8 370.00–390.00 $381.36 $1,861 -29.46
505–525 522 11 360.00–395.00 $383.39 $2,001 +0.36
528–535 unweaned 532 4 360.00–370.00 $365.03 $1,942 —
557–595 565 24 365.00–385.00 $379.63 $2,145 +2.82
586 unweaned 586 14 367.50 $367.50 $2,154 -9.20
625 unweaned 625 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,156 —
625 625 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,219 +15.05
660–696 685 7 325.00–347.50 $340.88 $2,335 -4.12
710–726 718 15 307.00–330.00 $326.91 $2,347 +0.18
815 815 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,445 —
992 992 3 245.00 $245.00 $2,430 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 410.00 $410.00 $1,890 —
483 unweaned 483 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,956 —
555 555 3 415.00 $415.00 $2,303 —
572 unweaned 572 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,231 —
603–628 622 8 375.00 $375.00 $2,332 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,315 —
375 375 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,388 —
401 401 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,383 —

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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.