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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $399.74/cwt ≈ $2,459/hd at 615 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $419.82/cwt ≈ $2,361/hd at 562 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $398.12/cwt ≈ $1,875/hd at 471 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 561 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,495 +12.36
358–392 378 8 450.00–470.00 $461.39 $1,744 +56.39
410–445 430 6 435.00–445.00 $440.00 $1,892 +15.12
449 unweaned 449 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,976 —
468 unweaned 468 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,989 —
460–495 474 14 420.00–455.00 $444.18 $2,105 +45.06
500–535 520 20 395.00–420.00 $406.30 $2,113 +23.29
560–581 573 7 390.00–407.00 $400.30 $2,294 +52.91
603–646 625 19 365.00–385.00 $374.61 $2,341 +28.81
650–688 675 12 340.00–365.00 $355.35 $2,399 —
714–747 727 18 320.00–330.00 $325.59 $2,367 +11.31
756–790 771 8 300.00–325.00 $319.89 $2,466 —
805–835 825 6 300.00–307.50 $306.11 $2,525 —
855–884 881 9 290.00–303.00 $301.60 $2,657 +15.10
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 537.50 $537.50 $1,752 +77.50
360–390 376 8 470.00–490.00 $474.21 $1,783 —
382 unweaned 382 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,795 —
420 420 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,932 —
450–482 465 5 460.00–490.00 $475.77 $2,212 —
483 unweaned 483 3 467.50 $467.50 $2,258 —
501 thin fleshed 501 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,405 —
502–545 517 11 420.00–440.00 $428.51 $2,215 —
554 unweaned 554 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,354 —
557–575 565 20 410.00–430.00 $418.27 $2,363 —
601–630 611 28 390.00–407.00 $403.22 $2,464 —
627 unweaned 627 10 390.00 $390.00 $2,445 —
677 unweaned 677 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,505 —
702 unweaned 702 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,457 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 417.00 $417.00 $2,077 —
530–532 531 4 370.00–375.00 $372.50 $1,978 +62.56
578–584 581 9 350.00–355.00 $352.79 $2,050 +27.79
610–612 611 3 320.00–330.00 $326.67 $1,996 —
674 674 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,224 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,032 —
612 612 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,203 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–392 377 10 380.00–395.00 $388.01 $1,463 +24.57
400–442 429 12 370.00–397.50 $382.27 $1,640 —
430 unweaned 430 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,612 —
450–483 470 15 360.00–385.00 $373.07 $1,753 —
478–485 unweaned 480 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,704 —
508–548 unweaned 532 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,809 —
520–548 539 4 340.00–360.00 $347.33 $1,872 +23.92
552–599 574 23 325.00–340.00 $336.28 $1,930 —
600–645 622 9 305.00–327.00 $314.30 $1,955 —
622 unweaned 622 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,928 -5.00
660–672 668 16 295.00–316.00 $314.08 $2,098 —
735–745 739 4 290.00–317.00 $303.52 $2,243 —
880 880 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 400.00–430.00 $415.12 $1,320 —
351–358 353 10 415.00–425.00 $421.96 $1,490 —
365 unweaned 365 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,533 —
401–410 404 7 417.50–430.00 $426.37 $1,723 —
450–479 471 11 387.50–402.00 $398.43 $1,877 —
460–474 unweaned 471 12 385.00–402.00 $397.84 $1,874 —
513 unweaned 513 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,847 —
540 540 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,025 —
555–585 560 6 342.50–347.50 $343.37 $1,923 —
658–666 663 7 330.00–347.00 $340.47 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–390 385 3 345.00–360.00 $354.93 $1,366 —
405–440 421 4 330.00–360.00 $345.58 $1,455 —
450–490 470 3 340.00–350.00 $346.52 $1,629 —
508–535 515 4 325.00–330.00 $326.30 $1,680 —
565–594 583 8 310.00–320.00 $315.70 $1,841 —
605–635 615 4 270.00–280.00 $273.81 $1,684 +13.81
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,226 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 450.00–480.00 $464.78 $1,580 —
435 435 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,870 —
460–495 476 11 400.00–435.00 $411.61 $1,959 —
550 550 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,145 +60.06
610–624 617 9 365.00–380.00 $374.43 $2,310 —
640 unweaned 640 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,336 —
670–698 691 4 320.00–325.00 $323.79 $2,237 —
780–790 785 2 250.00–265.00 $257.55 $2,022 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,728 —
502–519 511 14 425.00 $425.00 $2,172 —
758 758 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,464 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,514 —
555 555 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,554 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 16 233.00 $233.00 $1,969 —

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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.