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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 1, 2025

724 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $443.22/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,339/hd at 528 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.13/cwt -17.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,167/hd at 542 lb · 39 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $477.48/cwt +12.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 424 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 724 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 530.00–545.00 $540.00 $1,674 —
404 unweaned 404 6 490.00 $490.00 $1,980 +25.00
402–444 429 27 465.00–490.00 $474.70 $2,036 —
459–471 468 25 440.00–457.50 $452.69 $2,119 -14.49
501–545 519 48 440.00–460.00 $451.73 $2,344 +7.67
544 unweaned 544 26 427.50 $427.50 $2,326 —
550–593 571 16 425.00–450.00 $438.84 $2,506 +13.84
610–630 615 30 400.00–417.50 $411.98 $2,534 +6.60
655–698 693 19 392.50–400.00 $395.89 $2,744 —
728 728 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,839 +14.03
755–795 782 8 375.00–385.00 $380.58 $2,976 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–313 311 11 430.00–460.00 $438.12 $1,363 -27.55
365–374 372 7 435.00–455.00 $445.02 $1,655 +5.04
376 unweaned 376 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,579 —
430–438 434 7 420.00–455.00 $424.95 $1,844 +4.95
465–479 475 14 420.00–435.00 $428.58 $2,036 -3.16
478 unweaned 478 10 422.50 $422.50 $2,020 —
500–545 526 15 390.00–425.00 $420.95 $2,214 +20.95
529 unweaned 529 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,248 +30.00
562–597 585 20 395.00–420.00 $409.81 $2,397 +20.59
603–635 609 11 375.00–395.00 $384.12 $2,339 -4.45
653–690 673 11 370.00–390.00 $379.00 $2,551 —
700–745 718 4 330.00–360.00 $340.41 $2,444 -23.37
755–780 769 4 320.00–345.00 $335.15 $2,577 -12.42
800 800 2 335.00–345.00 $340.00 $2,720 —
830 unweaned 830 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,490 —
863–879 876 11 315.00–321.00 $316.07 $2,769 —
920–940 927 3 295.00–300.00 $296.69 $2,750 —
978 978 4 310.00 $310.00 $3,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 365.00–395.00 $380.10 $1,437 -29.70
415–440 428 2 395.00–405.00 $399.85 $1,711 +4.85
450–485 465 6 370.00–395.00 $381.08 $1,772 -13.92
535 535 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,006 —
643 643 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,250 —
663 663 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,238 +2.50
732 unweaned 732 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,233 —
773 773 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,319 -2.45
862 862 3 283.00 $283.00 $2,439 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 8 388.00 $388.00 $2,324 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 unweaned 371 8 435.00 $435.00 $1,614 —
379 379 5 431.00 $431.00 $1,633 —
451 unweaned 451 6 382.50 $382.50 $1,725 —
450–453 452 15 395.00–417.50 $411.53 $1,860 —
531–543 540 32 395.00–417.00 $401.25 $2,167 -15.95
549 unweaned 549 7 395.00 $395.00 $2,169 —
550–558 554 7 400.00–415.00 $408.59 $2,264 +13.59
557–565 unweaned 560 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,296 —
624–648 631 7 377.50–390.00 $385.30 $2,431 —
665–678 670 17 365.00–382.50 $371.25 $2,487 +2.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–340 338 5 400.00–410.00 $405.98 $1,372 -12.38
350–368 363 7 400.00–425.00 $412.82 $1,499 +7.82
415–447 432 7 385.00–405.00 $395.25 $1,707 —
455–495 485 8 370.00–385.00 $381.85 $1,852 -3.59
525–530 unweaned 526 4 340.00–350.00 $342.52 $1,802 -24.90
507–549 541 25 362.50–395.00 $373.24 $2,019 -0.47
568–595 unweaned 570 11 340.00–362.50 $353.58 $2,015 —
565–590 575 3 350.00–372.50 $361.00 $2,076 +3.22
600–635 619 5 347.50–357.50 $352.98 $2,185 —
660–665 662 3 330.00–357.50 $348.29 $2,306 +12.27
745 745 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,496 —
883 883 6 305.00 $305.00 $2,693 -1.00
970–980 972 6 282.50 $282.50 $2,746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 325 3 365.00–370.00 $368.26 $1,197 -21.74
398 398 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,393 —
436 unweaned 436 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,526 —
463 unweaned 463 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,528 —
490 490 4 330.00–347.50 $338.75 $1,660 -6.45
529 529 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,852 —
573 573 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,862 -5.37
614–640 623 10 310.00–315.00 $312.96 $1,950 -17.04
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,593 —
417–430 420 4 410.00–427.50 $423.02 $1,777 -11.19
473–493 483 4 405.00–427.50 $416.48 $2,012 -2.13
501 unweaned 501 9 412.50 $412.50 $2,067 —
522 522 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,984 -29.10
585 585 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,311 +12.86
609–635 614 11 375.00–385.00 $380.45 $2,336 +12.16
653–678 666 4 330.00–370.00 $349.62 $2,328 +10.50
760–795 786 12 290.00–315.00 $306.42 $2,408 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 418 5 460.00–470.00 $461.96 $1,931 —
483 483 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,149 —
500 500 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,275 —
567 unweaned 567 8 397.50 $397.50 $2,254 -7.50
605–640 617 9 387.50–395.00 $392.45 $2,421 +2.45
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 7 280.00 $280.00 $991 —

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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.