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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $414.20/cwt +19.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,618/hd at 632 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $439.43/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,256/hd at 513 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $390.00/cwt +15.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,821/hd at 467 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 726 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,690 —
375 375 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,912 —
400–430 409 16 470.00–505.00 $485.95 $1,988 +24.84
475–482 478 27 457.50–470.00 $464.40 $2,220 +26.88
510 value added 510 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,320 —
509–538 514 29 435.00–445.00 $436.75 $2,245 +6.75
568 value added 568 9 415.00 $415.00 $2,357 —
550–595 572 12 412.00–425.00 $419.13 $2,397 -11.72
605–648 632 43 407.00–417.00 $414.20 $2,618 +19.20
650–651 651 26 400.00–416.00 $413.54 $2,692 +21.43
700–725 713 14 380.00–395.00 $387.31 $2,762 +2.31
798 798 5 376.00 $376.00 $3,000 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 4 475.00–495.00 $484.62 $1,590 +34.92
362–398 377 7 450.00–480.00 $462.56 $1,744 +23.64
400–449 440 19 450.00–465.00 $461.66 $2,031 +36.73
460 unweaned 460 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,978 +22.81
450–490 474 23 420.00–445.00 $433.44 $2,055 +6.56
515–543 534 23 420.00–435.00 $431.11 $2,302 +13.60
557–598 582 23 390.00–412.00 $401.25 $2,335 -2.04
600–635 613 14 380.00–397.00 $393.66 $2,413 +24.53
630–640 unweaned 635 2 375.00–385.00 $379.96 $2,413 —
670–682 679 4 365.00–370.00 $368.77 $2,504 +15.35
708–746 733 16 370.00–375.00 $370.30 $2,714 +21.91
765–768 767 5 348.00–365.00 $358.22 $2,748 +28.22
810–832 829 7 342.50–345.00 $342.85 $2,842 —
941 941 7 302.00 $302.00 $2,842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,592 +5.00
406–415 408 5 405.00–425.00 $420.93 $1,717 +20.58
473–490 482 10 370.00–400.00 $387.79 $1,869 -1.13
510 510 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,014 +17.61
555–590 578 6 375.00–377.50 $376.70 $2,177 -3.30
630 630 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,205 —
790 790 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,370 —
905 905 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,624 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022 1022 2 307.50 $307.50 $3,143 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–391 383 5 375.00–400.00 $395.43 $1,514 +7.86
410–446 430 13 385.00–420.00 $401.90 $1,728 +24.76
450–480 467 25 370.00–405.00 $391.60 $1,829 +16.79
467 unweaned 467 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,798 —
512 unweaned 512 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,869 +23.29
508–549 528 18 370.00–385.00 $381.95 $2,017 +6.69
555–595 566 23 365.00–385.00 $377.38 $2,136 +20.04
598 unweaned 598 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,153 —
604–630 616 26 360.00–370.00 $365.83 $2,254 +24.08
666–672 668 8 337.50–356.00 $349.02 $2,331 +21.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–363 359 6 435.00–440.00 $437.47 $1,571 +23.62
430 430 4 427.50 $427.50 $1,838 —
450–476 464 11 410.00–427.00 $416.26 $1,931 +19.66
492 value added 492 12 418.00 $418.00 $2,057 —
502 value added 502 11 405.00 $405.00 $2,033 —
505–541 515 16 395.00–410.00 $405.50 $2,088 +6.26
558 value added 558 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,260 —
604–642 618 19 375.00–390.00 $377.59 $2,334 —
680–686 685 10 377.50 $377.50 $2,586 +12.86
705 705 2 357.50 $357.50 $2,520 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,339 +21.71
440–445 443 2 360.00–370.00 $364.97 $1,617 +26.95
455–498 483 5 340.00–355.00 $346.18 $1,672 +13.81
510–530 524 4 340.00–365.00 $355.08 $1,861 +30.18
580–595 591 6 340.00–360.00 $350.07 $2,069 +25.07
612 612 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,867 —
865–885 875 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,450 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 11 390.00 $390.00 $1,825 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,612 —
380 380 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,729 +30.00
428–445 434 3 360.00–370.00 $363.42 $1,577 -36.17
476–494 484 21 365.00–415.00 $401.76 $1,945 +6.74
543 543 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,145 +11.92
580 580 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,233 +15.00
612–635 621 5 360.00–365.00 $362.04 $2,248 +5.69
680–681 681 9 355.00–360.00 $359.45 $2,448 —
748 748 2 322.00 $322.00 $2,409 +8.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 6 490.00 $490.00 $1,852 —
415 415 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,950 +30.00
490 490 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,058 —
605 605 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,360 +5.00
719 719 8 375.00 $375.00 $2,696 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 150.00 $150.00 $585 —

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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.