Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 25, 2026

1,248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $401.49/cwt +11.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,485/hd at 619 lb · 59 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $468.77/cwt +23.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,705/hd at 577 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $506.46/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,340/hd at 462 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,248	3,246	2,122
Feeder cattle	1,248	3,246	2,122

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold unevenly steady from 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower after last week's impressive wean vac special sale. Heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	377	10	550.00–580.00	$570.94	$2,152	-8.09
410–440	426	16	530.00–560.00	$552.52	$2,354	+1.43
438 unweaned	438	5	550.00	$550.00	$2,409	—
453–472	458	15	500.00–530.00	$508.78	$2,330	-18.86
475–490 unweaned	481	5	500.00–505.00	$502.96	$2,419	—
500–549	544	28	500.00–527.50	$525.34	$2,858	+20.72
561–588	577	38	460.00–474.00	$468.77	$2,705	+23.45
602–632	620	9	395.00–435.00	$415.19	$2,574	-1.45
630 unweaned	630	3	405.00	$405.00	$2,552	—
663 unweaned	663	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,453	-12.87
655–688	674	13	407.50–415.00	$412.89	$2,783	+3.02
730–732	732	4	370.00–380.00	$372.49	$2,727	-2.02
754–788	769	27	360.00–377.50	$369.08	$2,838	-1.06
834–840	835	6	332.50–340.00	$338.74	$2,828	-20.92
920–932	929	12	300.00–325.00	$318.01	$2,954	-14.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	312	3	670.00–720.00	$703.69	$2,196	+14.42
360–365	364	18	610.00–640.00	$616.60	$2,244	-14.78
408–432	421	26	560.00–580.00	$565.43	$2,380	-29.97
450 unweaned	450	4	520.00	$520.00	$2,340	—
460–495	485	29	530.00–545.00	$538.58	$2,612	-27.66
525	525	3	530.00	$530.00	$2,782	-24.12
555–579	568	13	475.00–495.00	$476.50	$2,707	-2.33
610 unweaned	610	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,532	-33.88
602–648	637	13	432.50–440.00	$433.98	$2,764	-11.89
650–675	664	27	415.00–434.00	$431.06	$2,862	+8.69
713–714	713	36	406.00–414.00	$410.44	$2,926	+8.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	430	7	500.00–515.00	$504.27	$2,168	+40.88
450–490	478	10	460.00–490.00	$482.44	$2,306	-2.35
503–542	527	13	465.00–477.50	$475.11	$2,504	+34.28
555–588	578	14	415.00–430.00	$426.76	$2,467	+23.57
691	691	5	365.00	$365.00	$2,522	-14.42
762	762	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,591	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464	464	7	490.00	$490.00	$2,274	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	6	570.00	$570.00	$2,006	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	470	4	400.00–440.00	$421.22	$1,980	+1.22
515	515	2	410.00–430.00	$420.00	$2,163	+20.00

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
798	798	4	295.00	$295.00	$2,354	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–337	327	14	570.00–600.00	$584.53	$1,911	-16.17
331 unweaned	331	4	600.00	$600.00	$1,986	+20.00
360 unweaned	360	4	520.00	$520.00	$1,872	—
354–399	375	18	530.00–600.00	$550.83	$2,066	-19.17
405–422	412	16	520.00–550.00	$537.01	$2,212	+9.03
415–418 unweaned	417	4	510.00–530.00	$514.97	$2,147	—
451–470	462	37	490.00–520.00	$506.46	$2,340	+13.60
500–540	518	14	455.00–472.50	$465.00	$2,409	+24.88
550–565	560	19	430.00–445.00	$434.06	$2,431	+8.29
601–631	618	53	385.00–409.00	$402.79	$2,489	+11.28
628 unweaned	628	6	390.00	$390.00	$2,449	+20.00
748	748	4	385.00	$385.00	$2,880	+16.76
765	765	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,792	-8.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–342	335	5	500.00–515.00	$512.27	$1,716	—
365–391	384	11	520.00–540.00	$535.62	$2,057	+39.30
400–448	435	18	500.00–525.00	$511.22	$2,224	+41.01
458–490	478	34	465.00–495.00	$479.75	$2,293	+32.44
500–548	536	30	408.00–445.00	$417.15	$2,236	+13.61
565–590 unweaned	571	4	385.00–395.00	$387.58	$2,213	+11.16
551–591	577	33	405.00–425.00	$415.45	$2,397	+15.75
600–642	622	25	360.00–380.00	$370.94	$2,307	-4.94
650–682	672	11	340.00–365.00	$360.03	$2,419	+6.09
705–743	730	12	330.00–365.00	$343.93	$2,511	+10.59
765–792	785	8	310.00–337.50	$330.80	$2,597	-5.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	450.00–470.00	$459.53	$1,470	—
360	360	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,746	—
412–448	432	5	385.00–455.00	$416.43	$1,799	-24.57
460–468	467	7	375.00–440.00	$430.85	$2,012	-0.40
520–540	530	3	350.00–390.00	$369.87	$1,960	-7.17
550–595	583	11	350.00–390.00	$368.81	$2,150	+9.69
605–645	626	5	320.00–345.00	$331.73	$2,077	-14.04

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,356	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	590.00	$590.00	$2,124	+65.97
422–432	427	4	510.00–540.00	$524.82	$2,241	—
467 unweaned	467	6	515.00	$515.00	$2,405	—
460–490	474	6	500.00–535.00	$511.07	$2,422	-5.13
510–540	519	5	455.00–480.00	$470.75	$2,443	—
544 unweaned	544	5	465.00	$465.00	$2,530	-5.00
550–595	577	14	420.00–470.00	$433.67	$2,502	-27.29
577–594 unweaned	585	15	440.00–450.00	$444.74	$2,602	—
600–608	607	6	415.00–425.00	$423.35	$2,570	+13.68
652–695	663	8	375.00–385.00	$382.38	$2,535	+42.38
700–747	741	14	350.00–370.00	$362.90	$2,689	+14.91
772–780	774	4	345.00–365.00	$359.96	$2,786	+4.96

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,576	—
447	447	3	475.00	$475.00	$2,123	—
458	458	2	465.00	$465.00	$2,130	—
534	534	4	430.00	$430.00	$2,296	—
562–577	571	5	400.00–410.00	$403.94	$2,306	+3.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486 unweaned	486	6	550.00	$550.00	$2,673	—
623 unweaned	623	3	435.00	$435.00	$2,710	+15.00
682–690	684	4	405.00	$405.00	$2,770	—
710	710	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,734	+10.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–487	475	21	325.00–340.00	$334.15	$1,587	—
527–533	529	10	285.00–350.00	$330.35	$1,748	—
585	585	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,930	—
605–645	612	25	330.00–360.00	$337.67	$2,067	—
658	658	6	310.00	$310.00	$2,040	—
748	748	9	300.00	$300.00	$2,244	—
823	823	9	255.00	$255.00	$2,099	—
852–884	862	26	258.00–265.00	$260.21	$2,243	—

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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.