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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 11, 2026

653 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $456.69/cwt +12.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 474 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $502.82/cwt +6.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,403/hd at 478 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $510.06/cwt -6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,206/hd at 432 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 653 598 2,088
Feeder cattle 653 598 2,088

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold unevenly from 10.00 lower to 7.00 higher based on a limited test. Demand was moderate to good despite the futures board trending down throughout the day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–332 327 11 570.00–610.00 $590.26 $1,930 —
355–395 370 14 510.00–560.00 $540.76 $2,001 +40.76
415–444 432 24 495.00–520.00 $511.32 $2,209 -5.26
438 unweaned 438 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,168 —
450–499 478 27 470.00–515.00 $502.82 $2,403 +2.36
508–538 528 22 480.00–490.00 $487.70 $2,575 +2.59
552–595 578 12 405.00–435.00 $426.35 $2,464 -6.05
610–649 630 10 395.00–420.00 $404.80 $2,550 -11.59
670–690 677 3 345.00–392.50 $373.88 $2,531 -16.12
767 767 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,608 -16.39
813–830 820 6 310.00–330.00 $325.79 $2,671 -19.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 358 4 570.00 $570.00 $2,041 -42.75
423–440 425 9 542.50–550.00 $543.36 $2,309 -10.17
450–477 465 22 517.50–540.00 $523.32 $2,433 -5.33
512 unweaned 512 8 510.00 $510.00 $2,611 —
530 530 2 500.00–530.00 $515.00 $2,730 ±0.00
565–575 571 4 455.00–470.00 $462.45 $2,641 -7.55
600–638 619 7 425.00–440.00 $433.70 $2,685 +8.35
732–733 733 9 374.00–375.00 $374.44 $2,745 -15.80
755 755 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,831 +5.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 11 157.50 $157.50 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 420.00–430.00 $424.89 $1,394 —
355–390 365 4 420.00–500.00 $476.27 $1,738 +101.27
430 430 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,021 -10.12
475–480 478 2 450.00–460.00 $454.97 $2,175 +0.05
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,204 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,305 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 335 8 540.00–550.00 $548.73 $1,838 +57.46
365–383 377 5 470.00–480.00 $478.04 $1,802 -10.31
416–437 423 22 450.00–490.00 $474.62 $2,008 -7.94
450–491 474 34 440.00–475.00 $456.69 $2,165 -1.14
500–548 534 13 400.00–435.00 $414.61 $2,214 -12.05
550–596 576 15 380.00–405.00 $390.22 $2,248 -9.34
620–642 636 11 382.50 $382.50 $2,433 +6.66
655–668 666 8 340.00–355.00 $343.72 $2,289 -10.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 550.00–560.00 $555.00 $1,665 -45.50
355–398 382 7 500.00–530.00 $510.83 $1,951 +0.83
410 410 2 500.00–505.00 $502.50 $2,060 —
450–472 465 4 480.00–500.00 $485.00 $2,255 +7.92
631–636 634 13 387.50–390.00 $389.23 $2,468 -21.67
705 705 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,503 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–349 348 8 430.00–450.00 $434.96 $1,514 —
431–445 434 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,910 +26.59
470–490 483 8 400.00–445.00 $429.31 $2,074 +19.36
560–598 575 5 335.00–350.00 $343.76 $1,977 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–353 353 8 390.00–405.00 $399.38 $1,410 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1072 1072 3 267.00 $267.00 $2,862 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,640 -42.56
370–380 375 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 -6.54
405–432 423 3 500.00–505.00 $503.40 $2,129 +36.14
472–480 476 7 465.00–480.00 $475.69 $2,264 —
548 548 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,356 -30.00
635 635 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,604 +20.08
656–695 665 9 350.00–375.00 $371.51 $2,471 —
760 760 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,698 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 585.00 $585.00 $2,106 -1.70
670 670 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,747 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 513 5 350.00–360.00 $356.94 $1,831 —
550 550 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 —
600–649 634 22 275.00–350.00 $293.43 $1,860 —
662–670 667 10 287.50 $287.50 $1,918 —
724–735 728 10 230.00–260.00 $247.89 $1,805 -74.11
818–840 835 12 248.00–262.50 $251.55 $2,100 —
934 934 41 260.50 $260.50 $2,433 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,701 —

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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.