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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

1,945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $448.93/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,588/hd at 576 lb · 149 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $431.94/cwt +9.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,697/hd at 624 lb · 125 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $378.77/cwt -27.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,187/hd at 577 lb · 101 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,945 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–326 324 7 550.00–570.00 $567.18 $1,838 -71.82
350–390 368 6 530.00–560.00 $538.67 $1,982 -36.24
400–442 418 14 515.00–540.00 $524.03 $2,190 -42.90
437 unweaned 437 21 510.00 $510.00 $2,229 —
452–497 471 31 495.00–525.00 $512.65 $2,415 -9.90
520–543 533 58 470.00–502.00 $483.45 $2,577 -6.50
552–594 572 62 438.00–472.50 $460.32 $2,633 +9.24
560–582 unweaned 579 71 435.00–452.50 $438.18 $2,537 —
582 value added 582 16 452.50 $452.50 $2,634 —
601–630 624 117 416.00–440.00 $432.24 $2,697 +10.25
629 value added 629 8 427.50 $427.50 $2,689 —
650–683 671 59 394.00–413.00 $400.65 $2,688 -2.01
684 unweaned 684 8 377.50 $377.50 $2,582 —
704–736 720 21 377.50–387.00 $380.72 $2,741 -4.69
756–791 779 67 359.00–365.00 $360.78 $2,810 +2.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 3 480.00–530.00 $513.69 $1,603 +13.69
360–399 373 25 460.00–505.00 $480.38 $1,792 -65.22
405–449 425 34 460.00–510.00 $487.38 $2,071 +9.25
455–488 474 54 450.00–480.00 $472.73 $2,241 +6.53
489–498 unweaned 491 9 440.00–475.00 $447.89 $2,199 —
508 value added 508 11 467.50 $467.50 $2,375 —
503–548 526 67 425.00–465.00 $441.56 $2,323 -8.85
550–597 577 62 405.00–435.00 $425.54 $2,455 +3.21
582–590 unweaned 588 7 400.00–409.00 $406.45 $2,390 —
620–649 639 32 370.00–415.00 $395.14 $2,525 +4.24
641–642 unweaned 641 6 365.00–402.00 $377.35 $2,419 —
654–699 679 29 350.00–375.00 $367.03 $2,492 -14.51
680 unweaned 680 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,380 —
707–748 731 26 355.00–375.00 $370.05 $2,705 +2.24
767–795 778 29 330.00–355.00 $344.98 $2,684 -3.43
805–845 810 10 325.00–345.00 $341.92 $2,770 +3.36
868 868 20 330.00 $330.00 $2,864 +5.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 420.00–440.00 $426.67 $1,813 -4.42
457–498 468 10 400.00–425.00 $407.78 $1,908 -10.30
500 500 5 422.50 $422.50 $2,112 +22.03
780 780 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,496 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 9 420.00 $420.00 $2,125 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,806 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–347 328 8 440.00–460.00 $455.15 $1,493 -24.85
391 391 8 467.50 $467.50 $1,828 +12.18
402–429 418 37 430.00–462.50 $450.88 $1,885 -0.74
420–448 unweaned 432 9 400.00–402.50 $401.35 $1,734 —
450–490 473 57 405.00–435.00 $427.99 $2,024 +2.72
498 unweaned 498 3 408.00 $408.00 $2,032 —
500–541 523 78 385.00–407.50 $399.63 $2,090 +0.79
538 value added 538 9 400.00 $400.00 $2,152 —
561–569 564 32 355.00–390.00 $369.06 $2,081 -11.98
605–647 621 25 325.00–340.00 $334.36 $2,076 -29.59
675–691 677 36 327.50–330.00 $329.72 $2,232 -17.19
703–732 717 14 307.00–320.00 $317.53 $2,277 -12.49
752–772 764 16 307.00–320.00 $315.10 $2,407 +10.10
815–836 832 5 282.50–297.00 $294.16 $2,447 -20.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–372 367 6 480.00–485.00 $480.83 $1,765 —
400–444 438 16 450.00–462.50 $457.72 $2,005 -29.55
459–472 466 11 440.00–455.00 $449.03 $2,092 -20.02
482–490 unweaned 488 30 425.00–430.00 $429.01 $2,094 —
526 unweaned 526 12 385.00 $385.00 $2,025 —
505–542 533 51 415.00–436.00 $426.87 $2,275 -5.35
561 value added 561 5 402.00 $402.00 $2,255 —
558–595 571 53 387.50–405.00 $397.25 $2,268 -9.43
553–592 unweaned 587 43 350.00–380.00 $353.28 $2,074 —
617–626 unweaned 623 8 342.50–370.00 $352.72 $2,197 —
605–645 638 36 362.50–380.00 $367.61 $2,345 -91.39
650–692 665 30 336.00–362.50 $352.75 $2,346 -23.34
679 value added 679 7 357.50 $357.50 $2,427 —
705–719 716 5 335.00–340.00 $335.98 $2,406 -5.37
762 762 5 322.50 $322.50 $2,457 -20.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–335 321 8 420.00–425.00 $421.31 $1,352 -18.69
380–399 389 9 420.00–425.00 $422.18 $1,642 —
421–448 431 12 390.00–420.00 $405.08 $1,746 -7.40
450–490 464 16 370.00–400.00 $391.58 $1,817 +26.58
502–542 526 15 350.00–380.00 $363.99 $1,915 —
562–595 583 14 330.00–352.50 $333.83 $1,946 -13.07
587–599 unweaned 594 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,960 —
688 688 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,030 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–385 375 5 350.00–395.00 $376.51 $1,412 -8.49
446 446 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,427 —
450 450 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,530 -15.00
500–540 520 2 330.00–335.00 $332.60 $1,730 —
588 588 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,882 —
696 696 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,053 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,809 —
575 unweaned 575 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,754 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762 762 4 307.00 $307.00 $2,339 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 —
395 395 7 505.00 $505.00 $1,995 —
415–440 418 12 450.00–475.00 $455.94 $1,906 —
460–499 485 15 430.00–465.00 $449.16 $2,178 —
545 unweaned 545 9 425.00 $425.00 $2,316 —
563–597 580 13 390.00–405.00 $396.97 $2,302 —
602–638 631 15 390.00–400.00 $391.91 $2,473 —
650–695 673 2 350.00–365.00 $357.25 $2,404 +6.25
702–740 722 7 340.00–367.50 $352.14 $2,542 —
752–778 765 7 310.00–322.50 $317.55 $2,429 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,647 —
402 402 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,010 —
462–465 463 6 480.00–510.00 $485.03 $2,246 —
552 unweaned 552 11 407.00 $407.00 $2,247 —
551–576 567 16 410.00–422.50 $414.41 $2,350 —
608–625 614 3 420.00–425.00 $421.70 $2,589 —
720 720 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–494 492 14 421.00–422.50 $421.64 $2,074 —

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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.