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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $423.17/cwt +5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 584 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $367.31/cwt -12.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,925/hd at 524 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $404.17/cwt -10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,530/hd at 626 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 562 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 322 3 505.00–535.00 $521.99 $1,681 +1.99
355–385 373 10 490.00–510.00 $498.50 $1,859 -11.50
426 unweaned 426 10 487.50 $487.50 $2,077 —
452–464 461 11 450.00–455.00 $452.73 $2,087 -11.67
471 unweaned 471 7 455.00 $455.00 $2,143 —
500 unweaned 500 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,150 —
531–539 536 16 427.50–435.00 $430.75 $2,309 -6.00
568–593 unweaned 581 12 412.00–425.00 $418.64 $2,432 —
580–595 587 15 420.00–440.00 $426.80 $2,505 +7.67
600–645 626 22 380.00–414.00 $404.17 $2,530 -10.03
722–728 725 4 382.50–387.50 $384.99 $2,791 -2.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 336 7 460.00–470.00 $468.66 $1,575 -15.96
380 380 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,805 +12.44
403–405 403 11 450.00–485.00 $453.20 $1,826 —
450–485 474 7 417.50–440.00 $431.86 $2,047 -1.58
490–498 unweaned 495 3 415.00–430.00 $425.05 $2,104 -4.95
502–538 519 20 400.00–425.00 $411.22 $2,134 -19.89
562–584 572 18 400.00–417.00 $413.03 $2,363 +11.78
585 unweaned 585 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,252 —
645 645 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,483 -8.66
651–697 674 17 365.00–395.00 $375.69 $2,532 +6.92
725–728 727 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,654 -5.30
757 757 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,725 +1.78
880–890 883 3 310.00–320.00 $316.64 $2,796 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,310 —
450 450 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,710 -7.79
532–542 535 7 365.00–385.00 $377.87 $2,022 -17.13
590 590 4 355.00–380.00 $365.00 $2,154 -11.70
617 617 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,190 +5.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 318 4 420.00–435.00 $431.34 $1,372 —
370–375 371 10 417.50–435.00 $425.24 $1,578 +29.81
415 unweaned 415 7 385.00 $385.00 $1,598 —
402–445 422 11 407.00–417.50 $412.25 $1,740 +10.35
460–482 477 15 380.00–395.00 $391.05 $1,865 -0.55
500–535 522 18 360.00–370.00 $368.36 $1,923 -13.59
520–538 unweaned 534 4 355.00–365.00 $362.56 $1,936 -2.44
566–592 573 14 350.00–370.00 $357.14 $2,046 -20.24
612–625 614 8 330.00–360.00 $355.56 $2,183 -10.27
658 658 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,237 -9.02
748 unweaned 748 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,487 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 452.50 $452.50 $1,606 +15.03
407–410 408 10 425.00–430.00 $426.01 $1,738 -1.49
464–469 466 10 400.00–417.50 $407.05 $1,897 -9.21
511–512 unweaned 512 14 375.00–381.00 $377.14 $1,931 —
698 698 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,583 -7.50
713–715 713 7 340.00–385.00 $378.56 $2,699 +21.06
816 816 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,693 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–332 331 5 370.00–400.00 $388.04 $1,284 —
447 447 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,564 -14.97
458–480 465 4 340.00–370.00 $353.98 $1,646 +7.80
562–568 567 8 327.50–350.00 $333.08 $1,889 -16.99
630–645 635 3 322.50–325.00 $324.15 $2,058 +19.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,824 +81.58
495 495 7 435.00 $435.00 $2,153 +33.24
515 515 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,086 +10.00
551–582 563 11 385.00–400.00 $392.69 $2,211 +7.69
649 unweaned 649 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,207 —
680–694 689 10 342.50–367.50 $354.46 $2,442 -4.99
734 734 5 332.50 $332.50 $2,441 +10.50
882 882 5 302.00 $302.00 $2,664 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 495.00 $495.00 $1,841 +5.00
412–430 422 6 470.00–475.00 $472.45 $1,994 +2.45
465 unweaned 465 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,023 —
515–540 523 6 415.00–425.00 $418.44 $2,188 —
614–631 623 10 385.00–400.00 $392.60 $2,446 +2.60
661 661 4 372.00 $372.00 $2,459 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,813 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,304 —
529–538 534 9 260.00–305.00 $285.19 $1,523 —
595–598 597 6 240.00–300.00 $259.93 $1,552 —
641–648 642 16 280.00–285.00 $284.37 $1,826 —
671–682 678 16 270.00–285.00 $279.43 $1,895 —
700 700 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,925 —
1038 1038 6 240.00 $240.00 $2,491 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,190 —

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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.