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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 18, 2026

1,673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $350.28/cwt ≈ $3,072/hd at 877 lb · 522 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $529.66/cwt +18.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,807/hd at 530 lb · 73 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $432.31/cwt ≈ $2,840/hd at 657 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,673 653 1,194
Feeder cattle 1,673 653 1,194

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher with spots up to 15.00 higher and heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 20.00 higher. A nice run of yearlings this week after a few lighter supply weeks. Demand was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–344 340 20 620.00–675.00 $656.32 $2,231 —
370–395 385 21 565.00–630.00 $584.51 $2,250 +14.51
427–432 429 10 530.00–560.00 $550.93 $2,363 +7.57
450–488 469 21 510.00–530.00 $529.07 $2,481 +5.75
507–542 530 73 500.00–540.00 $529.66 $2,807 +14.66
570–575 570 32 462.50–520.00 $464.31 $2,647 +1.86
608–612 unweaned 611 12 420.00–435.00 $432.51 $2,643 —
605–635 616 9 430.00–445.00 $436.61 $2,690 +2.91
653–682 657 66 420.00–440.00 $432.31 $2,840 —
700–745 720 4 380.00–385.00 $383.71 $2,763 +9.27
760–782 775 3 370.00–380.00 $376.73 $2,920 +1.73
815–830 823 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,922 —
864–887 877 522 347.50–354.00 $350.28 $3,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 570.00–590.00 $579.62 $1,930 -10.64
375–397 383 9 500.00–545.00 $529.11 $2,026 -11.65
400–445 423 28 490.00–530.00 $511.98 $2,166 +0.66
450–492 466 28 485.00–505.00 $496.91 $2,316 -5.91
460–486 unweaned 476 8 475.00–490.00 $480.43 $2,287 —
500–527 512 28 450.00–475.00 $470.48 $2,409 -17.22
529–548 unweaned 535 6 445.00–465.00 $458.18 $2,451 —
550–598 578 42 420.00–460.00 $440.37 $2,545 +14.02
608 unweaned 608 8 410.00 $410.00 $2,493 —
605–638 617 33 410.00–425.00 $412.71 $2,546 +7.91
668–696 687 26 365.00–395.00 $380.44 $2,614 +6.56
690 unweaned 690 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,553 —
720 720 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,628 —
800–840 822 3 325.00–342.50 $335.79 $2,760 +10.00
852 852 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,684 —
984 984 8 307.50 $307.50 $3,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,958 -20.00
465–490 477 5 440.00–465.00 $451.13 $2,152 -3.84
515 515 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,292 —
587 587 9 410.00 $410.00 $2,407 —
840 840 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,394 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 371 4 400.00–405.00 $403.74 $1,498 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 525.00–550.00 $533.59 $1,734 -15.14
371–398 385 14 470.00–495.00 $481.87 $1,855 +3.83
405–435 414 8 470.00–485.00 $478.64 $1,982 +4.02
465–492 480 33 430.00–470.00 $456.05 $2,189 -0.64
489 unweaned 489 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,127 —
500–532 516 30 400.00–425.00 $415.60 $2,144 +0.99
550–580 569 7 390.00–415.00 $401.24 $2,283 +11.02
592 unweaned 592 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,398 —
617–630 618 12 377.50–380.00 $379.79 $2,347 -2.71
665–680 674 8 332.50–375.00 $342.49 $2,308 -1.23
705–745 725 17 325.00–352.50 $345.95 $2,508 —
772 772 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,509 —
883 883 62 317.00 $317.00 $2,799 —
978 978 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,787 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 328 12 550.00–580.00 $559.45 $1,835 +4.45
355–365 357 13 540.00–550.00 $542.36 $1,936 +31.53
357 unweaned 357 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,928 —
417 unweaned 417 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,168 —
405–436 424 15 502.50–530.00 $511.55 $2,169 +9.05
450–468 457 8 485.00–490.00 $489.38 $2,236 +4.38
504–535 515 23 430.00–462.50 $448.63 $2,310 —
519 unweaned 519 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,310 —
550–563 555 12 420.00–435.00 $429.18 $2,382 —
559 unweaned 559 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,404 —
600–642 620 13 395.00–425.00 $409.34 $2,538 +20.11
654–693 678 19 385.00–405.00 $394.98 $2,678 —
702–717 708 7 372.50–380.00 $376.75 $2,667 +21.75
751–755 752 5 370.00–380.00 $372.01 $2,798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,848 ±0.00
472–499 493 10 420.00–425.00 $421.01 $2,076 -8.30
500–545 523 2 370.00–380.00 $375.22 $1,962 —
595–598 597 3 360.00–375.00 $364.98 $2,179 +21.22
640 640 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,112 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,880 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 335 3 580.00–585.00 $581.72 $1,949 +81.72
355–395 364 6 550.00–590.00 $563.75 $2,052 +63.75
440–442 442 15 470.00–500.00 $496.35 $2,194 -7.05
505–525 518 4 430.00–455.00 $443.71 $2,298 +13.71
552–592 572 4 420.00–427.50 $423.88 $2,425 —
690 690 2 350.00–385.00 $367.50 $2,536 -4.01
700 700 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,450 —
803 803 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,550 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,336 —
602–613 609 5 405.00–420.00 $414.07 $2,522 —
664 unweaned 664 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,822 —
665 665 2 417.00 $417.00 $2,773 +7.00
715 715 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,710 —
445 445 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,092 —
520 520 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,210 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,544 —

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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.