Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 1, 2026

1,000 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $514.96/cwt -7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,730/hd at 530 lb · 51 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $410.25/cwt +17.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,539/hd at 619 lb · 40 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $428.16/cwt +8.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,905/hd at 679 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,000	1,584	1,088
Feeder cattle	1,000	1,584	1,088

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs. sold with a sharply lower undertone. Steers over 500 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers over 500 lbs. sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher. The demand was moderate and supply was moderate to light. The quality was less attractive this week and sold in smaller packages.

→ Feeder heifers: the steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs
→ Feeder steers: Steers over 500 lbs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–433 unweaned	426	8	550.00–565.00	$555.46	$2,366	-9.54
405–438	429	4	560.00–570.00	$562.36	$2,413	-22.91
462–490	479	25	520.00–530.00	$524.30	$2,511	-34.64
503–545	528	43	500.00–525.00	$515.88	$2,724	-6.24
542 unweaned	542	8	510.00	$510.00	$2,764	—
555–582	580	26	487.50–490.00	$487.68	$2,829	-4.20
608 unweaned	608	3	440.00	$440.00	$2,675	—
610–625	615	6	440.00	$440.00	$2,706	-24.43
667 fancy	667	10	465.00	$465.00	$3,102	—
660–695	683	26	405.00–418.00	$413.99	$2,828	-5.86
720–745	725	5	407.50–420.00	$417.43	$3,026	-0.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–349	318	5	590.00–620.00	$613.41	$1,951	+13.95
352–390	367	19	540.00–560.00	$551.69	$2,025	-14.42
410–435	428	9	520.00–540.00	$537.74	$2,302	+6.80
442 unweaned	442	2	495.00	$495.00	$2,188	-30.00
460–494	486	12	480.00–510.00	$499.13	$2,426	-15.20
496 unweaned	496	6	470.00	$470.00	$2,331	—
502–547	519	15	470.00–490.00	$480.59	$2,494	-16.35
534 unweaned	534	5	465.00	$465.00	$2,483	—
568–580	574	8	432.50–465.00	$452.69	$2,598	+3.01
580–588 unweaned	585	5	430.00–450.00	$437.93	$2,562	-22.07
600–640	625	12	407.50–427.50	$418.42	$2,615	-1.30
670–680	671	13	400.00–415.00	$402.33	$2,700	+12.15
700–730	715	3	375.00–395.00	$386.81	$2,766	+7.17
760–782	775	3	355.00–375.00	$368.46	$2,856	+23.46
820–825	822	3	325.00–335.00	$328.35	$2,699	-9.95
865	865	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,768	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	314	4	550.00–560.00	$557.53	$1,751	+73.83
362	362	10	520.00	$520.00	$1,882	+8.13
425	425	3	510.00	$510.00	$2,168	+10.00
458–490	471	7	455.00–470.00	$461.39	$2,173	-12.29
545	545	21	435.00	$435.00	$2,371	-28.32
575–590	584	6	395.00–420.00	$411.17	$2,401	—
640	640	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,496	-3.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	8	545.00	$545.00	$1,739	-21.38
362	362	3	510.00	$510.00	$1,846	-42.61
385 unweaned	385	3	500.00	$500.00	$1,925	—
432	432	6	485.00	$485.00	$2,095	-60.96
455	455	4	475.00–480.00	$477.50	$2,173	-20.14
512 unweaned	512	9	442.50	$442.50	$2,266	—
519–531	526	26	460.00–480.00	$474.50	$2,496	+15.18
550–578	561	11	407.50–430.00	$421.79	$2,366	+1.41
558–595 unweaned	564	6	415.00–427.50	$425.30	$2,399	—
600–640	616	34	390.00–417.50	$413.53	$2,547	+20.82
635–638 unweaned	636	6	375.00–400.00	$391.64	$2,491	+11.64
680	680	2	385.00	$385.00	$2,618	-2.81
712–743	734	9	370.00–390.00	$375.43	$2,756	+15.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	4	470.00–500.00	$484.89	$1,615	-44.36
355–395	372	11	465.00–485.00	$475.97	$1,771	-53.01
415–426 unweaned	423	7	445.00–450.00	$445.70	$1,885	-64.30
408–445	426	10	460.00–480.00	$463.83	$1,976	-38.16
460–474	470	17	450.00–470.00	$465.39	$2,187	-0.23
462–495 unweaned	476	16	430.00–465.00	$448.28	$2,134	-19.22
505–545	518	21	435.00–450.00	$438.62	$2,272	+8.59
501–548 unweaned	523	13	425.00–430.00	$425.81	$2,227	+3.41
560–597	587	10	370.00–400.00	$387.55	$2,275	-7.89
612–625	618	5	375.00–385.00	$381.03	$2,355	+10.96
660–690	683	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,390	-5.63
969	969	4	286.00	$286.00	$2,771	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	6	465.00	$465.00	$1,465	-20.00
369–375	370	9	410.00–425.00	$411.69	$1,523	-74.87
405–445	428	15	420.00–445.00	$431.72	$1,848	-47.19
465–488	478	12	400.00–420.00	$410.89	$1,964	-19.94
505–542	525	6	400.00–417.50	$407.63	$2,140	+7.18
643	643	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,122	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	8	410.00	$410.00	$1,829	—
538	538	17	375.00	$375.00	$2,018	—
599	599	15	345.00	$345.00	$2,067	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,813	-60.00

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469 unweaned	469	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,407	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–377	369	9	535.00–540.00	$537.16	$1,982	+0.52
430–435	433	9	510.00–535.00	$525.62	$2,276	-3.59
460–495	483	13	500.00–520.00	$513.50	$2,480	+4.74
510 unweaned	510	4	450.00	$450.00	$2,295	—
510–525	520	3	465.00–475.00	$468.27	$2,435	-13.97
553–576 unweaned	565	12	435.00–439.00	$437.04	$2,469	—
607 unweaned	607	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,549	—
676–692	682	8	390.00–397.50	$392.85	$2,679	+7.88
700–725	714	4	370.00–390.00	$378.77	$2,704	+21.51
909	909	4	290.00	$290.00	$2,636	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
607	607	6	405.00	$405.00	$2,458	—
1019	1019	4	275.00	$275.00	$2,802	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	2	475.00	$475.00	$2,223	-1.78
555	555	3	410.00	$410.00	$2,276	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,608	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	3	580.00	$580.00	$2,477	+30.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,908	—

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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.