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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $421.48/cwt +19.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,714/hd at 644 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $494.74/cwt +44.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,647/hd at 535 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $391.23/cwt +18.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,212/hd at 565 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 498 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,736 —
395 395 3 550.00 $550.00 $2,172 +29.47
405–447 436 12 480.00–540.00 $520.00 $2,267 +36.12
457–495 478 10 490.00–540.00 $510.12 $2,438 +31.73
500–548 535 43 470.00–500.00 $494.74 $2,647 +48.96
565–594 581 17 400.00–450.00 $421.19 $2,447 +6.87
600–648 644 63 390.00–425.00 $421.48 $2,714 +19.87
655–691 678 9 370.00–385.00 $379.58 $2,574 -5.25
764–771 767 18 330.00–360.00 $355.57 $2,727 +8.73
927 927 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,943 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,040 ±0.00
352–390 360 9 600.00–610.00 $608.80 $2,192 +48.16
415–447 437 18 560.00–580.00 $564.25 $2,466 +30.08
457–492 475 7 540.00–590.00 $557.52 $2,648 +68.71
505–545 524 21 520.00–580.00 $541.32 $2,837 +51.32
562 562 5 470.00 $470.00 $2,641 —
568 unweaned 568 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,670 —
607–620 610 10 420.00–450.00 $431.98 $2,635 +14.90
655–663 662 12 400.00–415.00 $402.47 $2,664 -2.36
762–787 769 11 362.50–372.50 $369.71 $2,843 +12.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,965 +31.72
480 480 6 465.00–470.00 $465.83 $2,236 +35.83
502–547 525 6 410.00–440.00 $429.64 $2,256 +18.71
725–730 728 2 300.00–305.00 $302.51 $2,202 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 10 275.00 $275.00 $979 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,125 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,034 —
585 585 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,398 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 +8.04
417–440 430 10 440.00–465.00 $449.10 $1,931 +19.66
450–492 474 8 427.50–460.00 $435.50 $2,064 +32.99
478 unweaned 478 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,055 +55.66
500–545 532 10 390.00–420.00 $409.67 $2,179 +27.62
562 unweaned 562 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,248 —
552–584 566 27 375.00–405.00 $389.93 $2,207 +17.12
608–648 623 9 365.00–370.00 $368.92 $2,298 +16.42
665–685 673 4 320.00–340.00 $325.09 $2,188 -9.30
753–790 762 4 300.00–322.50 $316.67 $2,413 -0.79
837 837 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,511 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,860 —
400–438 425 3 470.00–495.00 $477.84 $2,031 +27.84
458–470 464 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,158 +14.82
508 508 8 442.50 $442.50 $2,248 +40.33
553 553 5 427.50 $427.50 $2,364 +40.38
605 unweaned 605 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,299 +30.00
610–624 616 19 380.00–400.00 $390.46 $2,405 +12.16
669 669 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,475 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 3 360.00–400.00 $386.81 $1,211 —
492–498 496 6 405.00–415.00 $408.31 $2,025 +55.69
540 540 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,971 +12.60
560–590 575 5 330.00–365.00 $350.07 $2,013 +20.07
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,368 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,777 -20.00
425–439 435 10 485.00–490.00 $486.47 $2,116 —
520 unweaned 520 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,418 —
500–540 524 4 440.00–480.00 $454.65 $2,382 +38.34
612–632 622 4 370.00–385.00 $377.62 $2,349 —
650 650 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,372 -10.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 580.00 $580.00 $2,697 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,349 —

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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.