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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $385.44/cwt +10.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 482 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $431.74/cwt +19.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 468 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.58/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,563/hd at 695 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 446 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–345 332 11 460.00–475.00 $465.67 $1,546 -14.33
393–395 394 4 425.00–445.00 $439.98 $1,734 +2.19
415–427 424 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,781 -10.06
435 unweaned 435 3 417.00 $417.00 $1,814 —
455–490 468 24 420.00–440.00 $431.74 $2,021 -10.02
515 unweaned 515 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,034 —
530 530 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,120 -4.46
550–565 559 7 385.00–395.00 $389.22 $2,176 +4.43
619–635 624 13 372.50–395.00 $388.57 $2,425 +14.22
710–720 716 8 357.50–367.50 $363.78 $2,605 +6.38
783–793 792 15 325.00–351.00 $347.57 $2,753 +0.92
805–844 836 5 315.00–325.00 $323.07 $2,701 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,668 —
435 unweaned 435 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,023 —
458–479 469 8 459.00–475.00 $467.18 $2,191 —
519–548 527 7 430.00–450.00 $444.06 $2,340 +17.37
550–560 553 8 425.00 $425.00 $2,350 +19.50
618–638 627 11 400.00–410.00 $405.38 $2,542 +9.73
706–732 717 7 374.00–377.50 $375.97 $2,696 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–390 375 3 400.00–415.00 $409.80 $1,537 +21.82
423 423 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,671 +12.06
455 455 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,797 +14.39
698 698 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,338 —
765–795 780 2 300.00–305.00 $302.45 $2,359 -2.91
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 —
821 821 9 287.50 $287.50 $2,360 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,976 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
813 813 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,459 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–337 331 6 410.00–430.00 $418.36 $1,385 -16.80
388 388 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,571 -11.24
458–495 482 26 367.50–397.50 $385.44 $1,858 +7.99
510–543 524 7 365.00–385.00 $373.71 $1,958 +23.88
515–549 unweaned 532 8 365.00–370.00 $367.42 $1,955 +17.42
560–588 571 9 350.00–370.00 $357.78 $2,043 +8.57
658–693 676 10 327.50–345.00 $336.02 $2,271 -0.82
679 unweaned 679 4 309.00 $309.00 $2,098 —
755–760 758 2 302.00–307.00 $304.49 $2,308 +6.06
880–895 886 8 306.00 $306.00 $2,711 +5.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 427.50 $427.50 $1,881 +14.22
510–545 524 19 405.00–425.00 $417.20 $2,186 +49.70
557 557 12 395.00 $395.00 $2,200 —
694–698 695 21 362.50–377.00 $368.44 $2,561 -2.04
698 value added 698 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,583 —
704 704 7 348.00 $348.00 $2,450 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,221 -8.72
450–495 472 7 330.00–350.00 $345.20 $1,629 +2.36
565–575 568 3 327.00–337.00 $330.37 $1,877 +7.87
640 640 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,112 +7.44
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1048 1048 11 257.50 $257.50 $2,699 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,898 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 430 5 425.00–440.00 $434.21 $1,867 +12.29
465–496 481 16 410.00–440.00 $418.61 $2,014 +37.25
500–530 517 3 400.00–420.00 $409.10 $2,115 +25.71
565–590 577 9 360.00–390.00 $382.14 $2,205 +2.51
605–616 612 6 365.00–375.00 $368.29 $2,254 +13.29
658–696 682 8 322.50–355.00 $339.12 $2,313 -1.76
905 905 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,670 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,544 —
530 530 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,988 —
640 640 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 unweaned 572 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,317 +15.00
590 590 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,330 -20.00
623 623 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,430 +15.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 10 310.00 $310.00 $1,714 —
623–639 632 7 250.00–270.00 $261.55 $1,653 —
738 738 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,066 —
763 763 4 265.00 $265.00 $2,022 —

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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.