Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

813 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle report →

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $319.00/cwt ≈ $2,967/hd at 930 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $382.05/cwt -11.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,010/hd at 526 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $450.57/cwt -9.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,400/hd at 533 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 813 — —

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,040 +19.99
355–390 374 11 550.00–580.00 $560.64 $2,097 -20.97
400–407 404 5 510.00–550.00 $534.17 $2,158 -14.94
442 unweaned 442 7 517.50 $517.50 $2,287 -42.50
453–499 486 19 487.50–490.00 $488.81 $2,376 -16.58
504–547 523 14 480.00–500.00 $490.00 $2,563 -23.87
602–642 627 25 414.00–425.00 $417.08 $2,615 -11.87
636 value added 636 12 423.00 $423.00 $2,690 —
668–674 670 25 395.00–409.00 $404.83 $2,712 -0.18
708–735 715 16 370.00–380.00 $377.43 $2,699 -3.49
763 763 12 357.50 $357.50 $2,728 -10.04
930 930 58 319.00 $319.00 $2,967 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–393 381 32 500.00–540.00 $520.53 $1,983 +21.26
405–448 435 4 475.00–490.00 $483.88 $2,105 -24.10
468–495 474 25 470.00–485.00 $478.39 $2,268 -3.71
505 unweaned 505 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,247 -10.92
533 value added 533 9 470.00 $470.00 $2,505 -5.00
500–543 535 33 430.00–470.00 $445.78 $2,385 -15.17
558–585 574 39 400.00–440.00 $414.32 $2,378 -14.96
578 unweaned 578 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,196 -52.50
600–645 626 21 380.00–410.00 $401.61 $2,514 -18.55
660–698 673 11 370.00–395.00 $384.83 $2,590 +5.05
697 value added 697 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,718 -5.00
710–735 724 9 345.00–370.00 $360.33 $2,609 -1.39
750–785 760 4 335.00–355.00 $346.84 $2,636 -7.03
800–822 811 4 317.50–327.50 $322.57 $2,616 -17.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,771 -10.00
400–440 418 5 420.00–450.00 $438.28 $1,832 +3.28
495 495 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,128 —
505–542 532 5 400.00–420.00 $410.93 $2,186 -9.07
560–599 591 7 375.00–390.00 $382.18 $2,259 +1.14
625–640 633 3 350.00–375.00 $363.24 $2,299 -6.76

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 313 4 420.00–450.00 $441.96 $1,383 -15.37
350–398 376 6 430.00–450.00 $437.89 $1,646 -4.94
400–444 420 29 400.00–440.00 $429.44 $1,804 -1.24
450–492 476 18 370.00–430.00 $402.51 $1,916 -13.38
488–495 unweaned 493 7 360.00–380.00 $374.34 $1,845 -25.66
508–548 526 54 375.00–390.00 $382.05 $2,010 -13.19
561–593 576 27 360.00–375.00 $372.81 $2,147 +0.84
611 611 9 352.50 $352.50 $2,154 +4.64
650–682 675 8 325.00–345.00 $334.39 $2,257 +7.83
712–735 721 7 310.00–322.00 $317.99 $2,293 +5.49
759–788 774 18 311.00–319.00 $317.46 $2,457 +0.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,845 —
455–465 457 5 440.00–490.00 $450.18 $2,057 —
515–530 520 14 400.00–410.00 $402.17 $2,091 -22.06
588 588 13 385.00–387.50 $387.12 $2,276 -17.85
612 unweaned 612 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,142 —
610–633 622 7 360.00–387.50 $378.30 $2,353 +7.57
639 fancy 639 7 407.50 $407.50 $2,604 —
650 650 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,308 -14.13
705 705 5 322.50 $322.50 $2,274 —
777–780 779 14 320.00–323.00 $320.64 $2,498 -1.86
820 820 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,624 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,452 —
404–444 418 20 370.00–400.00 $393.55 $1,645 +4.88
480–495 488 2 345.00–360.00 $352.62 $1,721 -29.67
510–538 531 8 350.00–360.00 $352.40 $1,871 -8.34
590 590 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,947 -20.00
822 822 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,384 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,505 —
1106 1106 5 189.00 $189.00 $2,090 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,455 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,886 -36.61
468–480 471 7 430.00–440.00 $434.98 $2,049 -13.21
515–545 533 15 405.00–420.00 $416.31 $2,219 -20.31
585 585 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,282 -29.07
668–688 678 4 370.00–380.00 $375.07 $2,543 +10.07
700–743 730 12 320.00–350.00 $342.06 $2,497 +0.35
740 unweaned 740 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,442 —
760–785 773 2 325.00–330.00 $327.54 $2,532 —
925 925 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,498 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 unweaned 361 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,949 —
535 unweaned 535 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,274 —
559 559 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 6 420.00 $420.00 $2,096 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,271 —
590 590 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,829 -75.00

↑ Back to top

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.