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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $372.73/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 524 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $350.83/cwt -16.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 581 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $322.39/cwt -15.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 522 lb · 27 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 582

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–314 309 6 415.00–430.00 $420.81 $1,300 -40.27
395–398 397 12 405.00–435.00 $427.53 $1,697 +3.76
405–448 437 11 400.00–430.00 $422.85 $1,848 +4.90
454–490 472 18 370.00–400.00 $378.45 $1,786 -26.22
502–542 524 48 360.00–385.00 $372.73 $1,953 -1.71
550–596 579 38 345.00–360.00 $353.57 $2,047 -13.84
596 unweaned 596 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,967
600–645 622 16 330.00–350.00 $341.30 $2,123 -6.84
670 unweaned 670 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 -30.00
660–691 678 25 322.00–340.00 $331.27 $2,246 -15.88
727–734 733 21 317.00–322.00 $321.29 $2,355
778 unweaned 778 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,334
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 427 8 440.00–450.00 $441.90 $1,887 +8.74
450–469 464 9 400.00–435.00 $407.12 $1,889 -6.86
511–532 522 11 395.00–415.00 $403.89 $2,108 +3.89
560–595 578 2 365.00–370.00 $367.42 $2,124 -17.58
600–616 608 12 355.00–365.00 $360.82 $2,194
637 unweaned 637 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,230
655 655 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,325 -8.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,357 +46.42
355–365 360 2 370.00–395.00 $382.67 $1,378
400–432 425 5 370.00–395.00 $388.06 $1,649
455–490 483 5 350.00–365.00 $355.07 $1,715 -24.93
508–547 530 8 340.00–355.00 $350.16 $1,856 +1.11
575–592 590 11 330.00 $330.00 $1,947
600–610 603 3 290.00–317.50 $308.22 $1,859 -16.74
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,768
855 855 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,710
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–448 438 5 325.00–350.00 $335.90 $1,471
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,048

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–332 327 7 350.00–365.00 $352.07 $1,151 -5.37
402–448 427 25 355.00–380.00 $370.80 $1,583 -0.55
470–485 481 10 337.50–350.00 $342.01 $1,645 -26.20
484 unweaned 484 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,646
500–530 unweaned 521 7 320.00–325.00 $321.37 $1,674
500–547 523 20 320.00–335.00 $322.75 $1,688 -15.05
564 unweaned 564 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,805 -22.50
560–585 576 10 310.00–330.00 $320.00 $1,843 -7.46
600–635 615 9 300.00–320.00 $310.06 $1,907 -20.96
655–670 661 19 290.00–314.00 $309.08 $2,043 -6.68
708 unweaned 708 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,071
710–720 715 5 290.00–307.00 $296.80 $2,122
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–398 390 5 310.00–325.00 $315.82 $1,232 -9.52
430–442 439 4 345.00–352.50 $350.66 $1,539 +35.75
450–475 463 2 325.00–332.00 $328.59 $1,521 -1.30
505–527 518 5 290.00–317.00 $300.52 $1,557 -21.92
550–564 561 6 270.00–295.00 $277.43 $1,556 -37.57
578 unweaned 578 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,474
600–640 620 2 280.00–300.00 $289.68 $1,796
650–680 665 2 267.50–285.00 $276.45 $1,838 -16.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,490 -7.50
412–432 424 6 390.00–400.00 $396.71 $1,682 -2.52
435 unweaned 435 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,631
540 540 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,890
560 560 4 342.00 $342.00 $1,915 -20.50
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–495 473 6 290.00–300.00 $296.51 $1,402 -8.49

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,470
355 355 4 400.00–410.00 $407.50 $1,447
403–438 418 9 385.00–420.00 $400.03 $1,672
460–480 471 6 370.00–392.50 $377.36 $1,777 -22.64
510–545 527 10 330.00–350.00 $348.06 $1,834 -21.94
560–585 574 6 330.00–345.00 $334.97 $1,923 -21.30
620 620 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,139
655–680 663 3 320.00–335.00 $329.87 $2,187 +1.32
720–740 727 5 290.00–310.00 $301.93 $2,195
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,940
455–465 460 2 405.00–420.00 $412.42 $1,897
502 502 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,983
558 unweaned 558 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,925
565–566 566 7 350.00–360.00 $351.43 $1,989
608–610 609 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,132
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–432 421 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,558
460 460 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,518
513–545 521 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,563 -30.00
594–595 594 6 300.00–315.00 $309.99 $1,841

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,370
617 617 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,357
758 758 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,554

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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.