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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 10, 2025

1,798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $369.77/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,548/hd at 689 lb · 124 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $349.54/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,338/hd at 669 lb · 117 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $362.24/cwt +18.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,899/hd at 524 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,798 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,673 -27.50
363–375 367 9 500.00–510.00 $506.15 $1,858 +31.94
405–425 416 15 480.00–500.00 $489.42 $2,036 +29.42
455–470 457 19 485.00–511.00 $505.44 $2,310 +29.67
502–539 521 49 435.00–462.50 $445.76 $2,322 +17.25
510–545 unweaned 528 14 420.00–425.00 $423.05 $2,234 —
565 unweaned 565 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,345 -10.00
556–579 575 60 420.00–437.00 $433.40 $2,492 +15.13
600–633 619 56 395.00–406.00 $400.34 $2,478 -2.88
670–697 689 124 366.00–387.50 $369.77 $2,548 —
714–730 724 16 340.00–350.00 $345.00 $2,498 —
757–769 760 86 330.00–346.00 $342.95 $2,606 —
814 814 8 326.00 $326.00 $2,654 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,578 +30.00
355–385 363 6 460.00–480.00 $470.89 $1,709 +9.50
405–442 434 16 450.00–470.00 $461.46 $2,003 +21.46
450–485 470 28 430.00–465.00 $449.73 $2,114 +5.55
505–548 521 26 400.00–432.50 $421.26 $2,195 +14.96
517–549 unweaned 541 12 400.00–420.00 $404.78 $2,190 —
550–592 578 68 385.00–412.00 $400.69 $2,316 +0.39
595 unweaned 595 13 397.00 $397.00 $2,362 —
601–642 unweaned 621 10 360.00 $360.00 $2,236 —
602–644 624 52 360.00–395.00 $375.94 $2,346 +1.33
655–687 unweaned 661 16 315.00–322.50 $321.04 $2,122 —
650–695 670 101 337.50–362.00 $354.06 $2,372 -1.29
708–742 725 41 315.00–340.00 $328.56 $2,382 +2.97
750–790 782 13 307.00–327.50 $317.11 $2,480 -2.78
805–830 817 6 292.50–317.00 $304.49 $2,488 -1.62
850 850 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,703 +16.40
939–945 940 15 291.00–305.00 $303.12 $2,849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–492 473 24 400.00–425.00 $414.68 $1,961 -2.32
498 unweaned 498 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,042 —
542 542 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,141 +22.50
561–590 569 8 350.00–385.00 $377.37 $2,147 +24.58
610–645 623 5 335.00–365.00 $349.83 $2,179 +23.16
669–678 670 13 317.00–332.00 $329.67 $2,209 -0.33
859–875 861 10 280.00–290.00 $288.98 $2,488 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 17 262.00 $262.00 $2,659 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 8 290.00 $290.00 $1,473 —
938 938 8 277.50 $277.50 $2,603 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–480 472 6 375.00–395.00 $384.82 $1,816 —
638 638 2 312.00 $312.00 $1,991 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,518 —
355–395 380 10 395.00–425.00 $412.33 $1,567 +24.32
405–415 409 10 390.00–417.00 $408.99 $1,673 +26.72
441 unweaned 441 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,720 +15.00
450–464 unweaned 461 12 375.00–385.00 $382.56 $1,764 +27.56
460–495 473 28 360.00–387.50 $377.92 $1,788 +4.85
500–548 521 69 350.00–390.00 $368.71 $1,921 +21.38
528–545 unweaned 537 18 332.50–345.00 $337.45 $1,812 -2.55
555–597 unweaned 579 11 325.00–330.00 $329.13 $1,906 —
554–598 580 38 340.00–363.00 $356.02 $2,065 +19.74
608–644 unweaned 628 21 308.00–325.00 $317.46 $1,994 +7.46
630–644 641 15 325.00–350.00 $338.82 $2,172 +24.52
655 655 3 312.00–340.00 $330.67 $2,166 +16.59
709 unweaned 709 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,233 —
705–720 713 19 305.00–325.00 $310.65 $2,215 +7.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–330 323 11 450.00–500.00 $484.74 $1,566 +69.62
400–445 426 20 422.00–440.00 $436.86 $1,861 +10.49
515–540 524 25 400.00–405.00 $400.84 $2,100 +25.84
552–585 558 35 375.00–390.00 $384.98 $2,148 +41.61
588 unweaned 588 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,117 —
606 value added 606 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,333 —
600–649 627 22 360.00–370.00 $360.43 $2,260 —
650–678 675 9 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 +9.53
702–710 705 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,326 —
750 750 6 317.00 $317.00 $2,378 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 374 4 380.00–390.00 $383.88 $1,436 +28.95
367–391 unweaned 384 14 342.50–365.00 $360.80 $1,385 —
415–445 435 8 350.00–380.00 $365.85 $1,591 +20.27
446 unweaned 446 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,650 —
459–485 471 19 350.00–370.00 $358.33 $1,688 +11.81
503–545 518 8 317.00–340.00 $331.37 $1,716 +5.07
544 unweaned 544 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,659 —
555–590 573 2 300.00–320.00 $309.69 $1,775 -6.01
652–675 660 3 302.00–307.00 $303.71 $2,004 —
765 765 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,104 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
981 981 7 282.00 $282.00 $2,766 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,408 +40.00
538 538 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,506 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043 1043 3 235.00 $235.00 $2,451 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,642 +25.22
405–448 439 7 450.00–470.00 $454.07 $1,993 +24.07
465 unweaned 465 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,930 —
450–476 467 19 420.00–445.00 $430.41 $2,010 +18.80
510–545 530 12 415.00–435.00 $423.52 $2,245 —
560–575 563 7 370.00–395.00 $380.05 $2,140 -9.95
600–640 619 7 335.00–365.00 $353.69 $2,189 -20.74
632 unweaned 632 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,149 -25.00
650 unweaned 650 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,145 —
705–736 729 6 300.00–310.00 $301.61 $2,199 —
780 780 5 314.00 $314.00 $2,449 +56.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,921 +15.00
475 475 7 452.50 $452.50 $2,149 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 415.00–420.00 $418.33 $2,071 —
535 535 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,060 —
700–745 723 2 250.00–290.00 $270.62 $1,957 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 290.00 $290.00 $951 —
556–582 563 12 290.00–292.50 $290.65 $1,636 —
614–649 638 30 275.00–287.50 $281.88 $1,798 —
671–673 672 10 235.00–265.00 $244.02 $1,640 —
710 710 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,810 —
772 772 14 242.00 $242.00 $1,868 —
901–928 921 69 242.00–248.00 $246.98 $2,275 —
957 957 58 246.50 $246.50 $2,359 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
932 932 6 215.00 $215.00 $2,004 —

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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.