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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $414.25/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,601/hd at 628 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $484.53/cwt -51.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 379 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $471.96/cwt -34.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,235/hd at 474 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 598 1,248 370
Feeder cattle 598 1,248 370

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold with a steady to lower undertone based on limited receipts and plainer type calves for much of the offering this week. Rain and thunderstorms in the area contributed to the light run. Demand was moderate to light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,940 -70.94
405–440 417 10 500.00–530.00 $516.58 $2,154 -35.94
465 unweaned 465 2 480.00 $480.00 $2,232 -22.96
460–494 486 9 480.00–515.00 $500.46 $2,432 -8.32
520–535 527 3 475.00–500.00 $485.11 $2,557 -40.23
550–580 566 4 425.00–445.00 $432.40 $2,447 -36.37
606–646 626 26 412.50–420.00 $416.39 $2,607 +1.20
636 unweaned 636 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,576 ±0.00
657–670 660 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,574 -22.89
700 700 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,415 -27.49
750–766 764 9 350.00–360.00 $356.39 $2,723 -12.69
800–820 805 5 325.00–350.00 $344.91 $2,777 +6.17
870 870 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,784 —
970–998 993 6 302.00–306.00 $305.35 $3,032 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–340 323 10 620.00–690.00 $653.96 $2,112 -49.73
365–380 373 6 600.00–625.00 $612.75 $2,286 -3.85
400–435 420 4 540.00–565.00 $553.53 $2,325 -11.90
450–465 457 6 520.00–535.00 $528.65 $2,416 -9.93
502–506 505 11 515.00 $515.00 $2,601 -15.00
554 554 8 470.00 $470.00 $2,604 -6.50
615–627 622 14 425.00–430.00 $425.35 $2,646 -8.63
655 655 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,751 -11.06
700–749 741 10 390.00–392.50 $390.24 $2,892 -20.20
770 770 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,849 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,391 —
400–425 413 5 470.00–485.00 $480.12 $1,983 -24.15
485–490 488 2 440.00–470.00 $454.92 $2,220 -27.52
500–545 523 5 405.00–455.00 $428.14 $2,239 -46.97
592 592 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,398 -21.76
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,219 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 341.00 $341.00 $1,483 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 337 6 480.00–520.00 $491.27 $1,656 -21.00
367–390 378 17 470.00–495.00 $488.35 $1,846 -47.27
368–398 unweaned 382 5 450.00–485.00 $471.53 $1,801 —
425–440 434 10 475.00–495.00 $482.56 $2,094 -28.66
459–498 471 11 440.00–470.00 $457.83 $2,156 -21.92
482–485 unweaned 484 6 405.00–425.00 $418.36 $2,025 —
500–545 527 13 405.00–435.00 $426.66 $2,248 +9.51
560–599 586 13 385.00–405.00 $399.56 $2,341 -15.89
595 unweaned 595 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,172 -22.58
610–640 623 5 360.00–385.00 $375.84 $2,341 +4.90
660–678 673 6 340.00–365.00 $354.16 $2,383 -5.87
730 730 3 332.50 $332.50 $2,427 -11.43
770–780 775 7 340.00–350.00 $341.43 $2,646 +10.63
803–845 809 7 310.00–330.00 $327.02 $2,646 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 313 8 560.00–630.00 $600.50 $1,880 +15.97
394 394 5 510.00 $510.00 $2,009 -40.83
412 unweaned 412 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,122 +0.03
468 unweaned 468 6 460.00 $460.00 $2,153 —
460–488 476 14 475.00–485.00 $477.08 $2,271 -29.38
535 unweaned 535 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,300 —
559 559 7 455.00 $455.00 $2,543 +20.94
612–632 618 16 390.00–417.50 $410.90 $2,539 +8.11
673 673 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,658 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–448 445 3 400.00–420.00 $413.41 $1,840 -3.02
450–480 462 3 400.00–425.00 $409.95 $1,894 -20.90
548 548 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,165 +25.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 325 3 500.00–585.00 $542.56 $1,763 —
372–378 376 6 495.00–530.00 $506.54 $1,905 -83.46
403–442 417 8 460.00–480.00 $467.26 $1,948 -57.56
515 515 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,369 -10.75
529 unweaned 529 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,354 -20.00
568–575 unweaned 571 5 425.00–445.00 $436.94 $2,495 -7.80
605–635 623 3 385.00–395.00 $389.92 $2,429 -33.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 3 580.00–590.00 $586.70 $2,276 —
400–404 403 6 515.00–520.00 $515.83 $2,079 —
460 unweaned 460 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,323 -45.00
612 612 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,479 —
780 780 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,964 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 —
470 470 2 350.00–370.00 $360.00 $1,692 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,118 -25.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
717 717 70 322.00 $322.00 $2,309 +22.00

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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.