Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 17, 2025

545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $433.04/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,421/hd at 559 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $402.42/cwt +23.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,926/hd at 479 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $432.80/cwt +16.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,264/hd at 523 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	545	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392–395	393	3	460.00–470.00	$463.35	$1,821	-7.54
402–445	423	11	440.00–475.00	$457.39	$1,935	-4.07
460–496	490	18	427.00–460.00	$432.45	$2,119	-17.28
506–540	523	26	420.00–449.00	$432.80	$2,264	+11.54
570–595	585	10	402.00–417.00	$406.69	$2,379	+6.00
622–646	637	16	360.00–392.50	$373.71	$2,381	-2.23
704–742	714	8	322.00–325.00	$322.78	$2,305	-5.78
780	780	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,496	+2.89
800–835	820	12	310.00–320.00	$316.51	$2,595	+12.02
900–925	913	2	280.00–312.00	$295.78	$2,700	-7.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	359	10	500.00–520.00	$512.85	$1,841	+6.70
450–494	472	13	490.00–525.00	$507.68	$2,396	+2.24
500 fancy	500	2	500.00	$500.00	$2,500	—
501–545	522	17	450.00–477.50	$461.27	$2,408	+15.51
550–560 unweaned	555	13	425.00–435.00	$426.91	$2,369	+11.91
550–583	561	28	433.00–460.00	$435.89	$2,445	+2.49
603–612	607	13	397.50–405.00	$401.76	$2,439	+1.42
660 unweaned	660	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,508	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	426	5	400.00–435.00	$411.20	$1,752	—
488–492	491	6	390.00–420.00	$399.95	$1,964	-14.73
546	546	7	405.00	$405.00	$2,211	+10.00
558 unweaned	558	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,148	—
560–590	573	5	300.00–385.00	$351.67	$2,015	-25.70
629	629	4	342.50	$342.50	$2,154	-7.33

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	430	4	360.00–385.00	$378.97	$1,630	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,197	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–322	320	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,280	-40.00
350–395	364	6	410.00–430.00	$416.83	$1,517	+4.50
475 unweaned	475	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,662	-32.56
468–499	479	31	385.00–417.00	$407.49	$1,952	+29.57
522–548	539	13	360.00–385.00	$371.26	$2,001	+2.55
585 unweaned	585	8	360.00	$360.00	$2,106	+30.87
592–597	595	11	350.00–380.00	$370.02	$2,202	+14.00
618–631	625	21	340.00–355.00	$348.31	$2,177	+9.49
660	660	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,178	-0.67
700–724	717	7	295.00–315.00	$302.06	$2,166	-8.59
806	806	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,337	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	320	6	460.00–480.00	$463.13	$1,482	-21.61
357	357	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,571	—
408–425	417	5	430.00–445.00	$439.92	$1,834	+3.06
460 unweaned	460	3	415.00	$415.00	$1,909	—
465–488	476	12	415.00–435.00	$422.11	$2,009	—
518–539	525	14	390.00–415.00	$403.71	$2,119	+2.87
555–565	557	5	390.00	$390.00	$2,172	+5.02
615 fancy	615	2	417.00	$417.00	$2,565	—
610–633	622	6	360.00–365.00	$362.55	$2,255	+2.12
650–676	672	8	340.00–370.00	$359.35	$2,415	+9.35
718	718	3	326.00	$326.00	$2,341	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–393	382	11	340.00–360.00	$353.81	$1,352	-30.07
405–445	420	6	330.00–370.00	$338.84	$1,423	-27.01
452–460	455	7	350.00–365.00	$352.16	$1,602	-6.17
522–536	530	11	330.00–347.50	$339.93	$1,802	+8.56
562–588	575	4	310.00–325.00	$317.67	$1,827	+7.98
750	750	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,912	-20.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,086	—
472–498	485	4	270.00–290.00	$279.73	$1,357	—
508	508	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,524	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,748	—
405–420	413	2	440.00–460.00	$450.18	$1,859	-3.89
432 unweaned	432	4	440.00	$440.00	$1,901	—
462–485	466	8	380.00–400.00	$386.33	$1,800	-44.08
516 unweaned	516	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,961	—
532	532	4	395.00	$395.00	$2,101	-28.52
580–583	582	4	385.00–395.00	$392.51	$2,284	+12.46
650–680	664	4	345.00–365.00	$354.89	$2,356	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,984	—
488	488	3	475.00	$475.00	$2,318	+22.50
534–540	536	6	430.00–445.00	$435.04	$2,332	—
555	555	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,331	—
608 unweaned	608	5	387.50	$387.50	$2,356	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,538	—
500	500	7	355.00	$355.00	$1,775	-30.00
644	644	5	325.00	$325.00	$2,093	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–365	361	5	290.00–300.00	$294.05	$1,062	—
455	455	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,388	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404	404	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,071	—

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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.