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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $374.81/cwt -7.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,739/hd at 464 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $421.63/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 473 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $392.11/cwt -3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,619/hd at 668 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 877 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–337 321 6 435.00–460.00 $449.70 $1,444 +11.58
360–392 376 10 425.00–445.00 $438.92 $1,650 -6.10
405–440 434 23 415.00–435.00 $424.93 $1,844 -0.02
450–495 471 33 410.00–430.00 $426.88 $2,011 -1.70
460–499 unweaned 480 12 400.00–415.00 $407.19 $1,955 -15.31
510–544 538 22 410.00–425.00 $417.51 $2,246 -3.44
554–598 580 17 390.00–417.50 $403.29 $2,339 -6.52
604–614 610 12 365.00–375.00 $369.13 $2,252 -14.99
670–680 673 3 345.00–370.00 $353.42 $2,379 -25.58
705–740 730 4 330.00–360.00 $348.39 $2,543 +7.98
752 752 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,482 -5.15
865 865 2 302.00 $302.00 $2,612 -14.07
988 988 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,618 -45.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–422 417 25 455.00–465.00 $461.11 $1,923 -13.59
451–481 467 11 430.00–445.00 $437.52 $2,043 -15.17
507–510 508 5 430.00 $430.00 $2,184 -21.73
555–578 569 10 425.00–440.00 $430.85 $2,452 -7.99
601–635 605 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,390 -16.98
652–698 668 34 385.00–395.00 $392.11 $2,619 -3.78
709 709 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,730 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 385.00–400.00 $392.50 $1,256 —
376 376 10 415.00 $415.00 $1,560 +34.90
415–445 430 2 390.00–410.00 $400.35 $1,722 +0.50
465–491 478 14 360.00–400.00 $388.92 $1,859 +7.84
505–520 513 2 370.00–385.00 $377.39 $1,936 +2.39
589 589 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,238 —
690–695 690 11 325.00–330.00 $325.46 $2,246 -12.04
710–715 713 2 295.00–315.00 $305.04 $2,175 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,214 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–349 331 14 410.00–415.00 $412.36 $1,365 +6.38
360–392 378 22 375.00–400.00 $387.57 $1,465 -25.25
400–432 424 16 365.00–385.00 $377.14 $1,599 -18.11
430 unweaned 430 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,591 —
460–478 464 49 355.00–382.00 $374.81 $1,739 -7.04
500–520 unweaned 507 6 340.00–345.00 $341.71 $1,732 -0.81
501–525 509 8 365.00–377.50 $375.26 $1,910 +2.02
558–582 570 4 350.00–365.00 $357.34 $2,037 -3.66
600–634 612 30 335.00–362.50 $341.75 $2,092 -11.23
653–696 677 9 320.00–330.00 $327.50 $2,217 -20.79
705–710 708 2 320.00–325.00 $322.49 $2,283 —
797 797 5 307.50 $307.50 $2,451 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–387 381 11 412.50–415.00 $413.85 $1,577 -17.15
454–485 472 14 385.00–410.00 $396.60 $1,872 -14.93
519–545 524 9 390.00–402.00 $399.24 $2,092 -2.01
550–566 562 24 400.00–425.00 $406.01 $2,282 -2.58
663–667 666 23 357.50–385.00 $364.64 $2,429 -6.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–340 334 6 330.00–360.00 $353.29 $1,180 -14.97
386–395 387 9 330.00–355.00 $348.29 $1,348 -1.71
415–425 420 5 330.00–340.00 $338.02 $1,420 —
468–490 474 4 320.00–350.00 $332.37 $1,575 -6.38
505–525 517 3 310.00–335.00 $324.90 $1,680 -25.10
598 598 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,944 ±0.00
650–691 685 7 300.00–305.00 $303.60 $2,080 —
800 800 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,120 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–396 391 6 310.00–320.00 $316.76 $1,239 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,390 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,594 -25.00
405–440 423 2 390.00–410.00 $399.59 $1,690 -23.43
460–485 474 9 385.00–405.00 $395.02 $1,872 -21.46
508–545 515 11 375.00–390.00 $383.08 $1,973 +3.08
560 unweaned 560 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,072 —
590 590 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,183 -25.00
618–640 625 3 330.00–370.00 $356.35 $2,227 -24.10
628 unweaned 628 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,167 —
730–745 740 4 305.00–317.50 $313.79 $2,322 —
809 809 5 275.00 $275.00 $2,225 —
872–885 875 4 270.00–280.00 $272.53 $2,385 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–442 437 11 320.00–350.00 $337.61 $1,475 —
472 472 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,628 —
528–542 537 8 330.00–345.00 $334.41 $1,796 —
792 792 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,336 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 unweaned 382 7 440.00 $440.00 $1,681 —
438 438 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,927 -21.96
565 565 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,204 —
613 613 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,360 -7.45
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 unweaned 514 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,568 —
618 618 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,854 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,095 +20.00
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,233 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,101 —
570 570 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,653 —
687–694 688 85 290.00–319.00 $315.21 $2,169 —
738 738 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,103 —
789 789 12 285.00 $285.00 $2,249 —
885–889 889 46 265.00–287.50 $286.04 $2,543 —
954 954 6 260.00 $260.00 $2,480 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 7 220.00 $220.00 $933 —

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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.