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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 15, 2026

1,121 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $478.18/cwt -2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,093/hd at 438 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $533.76/cwt +16.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,841/hd at 532 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $555.27/cwt +14.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,571/hd at 463 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,121 2,538 989
Feeder cattle 1,121 2,538 989

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 higher, and steers over 600lbs sold with a steady to weaker undertone based on limited comparisons on heavier weights with last weeks high quality yearling special. Heifers under 550lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher and heavier weights sold with a steady undertone. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 6 650.00–670.00 $663.33 $2,123 +13.33
355 355 2 635.00 $635.00 $2,254 +5.00
405–425 410 6 560.00–575.00 $565.78 $2,320 -1.91
451–482 463 33 555.00–570.00 $558.92 $2,588 +7.23
458–470 unweaned 463 10 542.00–545.00 $543.22 $2,515 +7.98
509–548 531 41 527.50–540.00 $534.22 $2,837 +12.17
543 unweaned 543 5 530.00 $530.00 $2,878 +26.02
550–573 563 22 503.00–525.00 $509.71 $2,870 +11.89
574 unweaned 574 5 485.00 $485.00 $2,784 -2.37
605–625 611 13 442.50–455.00 $449.62 $2,747 -8.85
650–690 683 12 420.00–427.50 $425.05 $2,903 +0.11
708–732 715 30 420.00–440.00 $424.04 $3,032 -12.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–345 327 4 590.00–625.00 $599.09 $1,959 -20.91
367 unweaned 367 9 605.00 $605.00 $2,220 —
350–394 386 13 570.00–610.00 $581.21 $2,243 -13.24
418 unweaned 418 2 525.00 $525.00 $2,194 —
400–445 423 13 510.00–550.00 $526.06 $2,225 +0.20
478 unweaned 478 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,270 —
460–498 482 38 520.00–550.00 $539.35 $2,600 +41.21
505–533 526 10 500.00–527.50 $516.39 $2,716 +16.39
565–580 575 4 445.00–470.00 $459.48 $2,642 -6.59
596 unweaned 596 6 437.50 $437.50 $2,608 —
617–644 630 19 407.50–435.00 $415.90 $2,620 -8.34
700–730 707 5 365.00–405.00 $393.93 $2,785 +10.32
775 775 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,926 +26.64
818 818 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–488 487 10 465.00–510.00 $473.94 $2,308 +43.42
525 525 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,310 -10.00
555 555 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,331 +20.99
612 612 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,326 -10.00
814 814 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,686 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 8 525.00 $525.00 $2,216 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1029 1029 7 314.00 $314.00 $3,231 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,882 +20.00
680 680 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,414 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,586 —
510–545 532 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,128 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,840 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–346 332 10 540.00–555.00 $548.81 $1,822 +8.81
368 unweaned 368 5 520.00 $520.00 $1,914 —
355–395 377 22 515.00–545.00 $526.33 $1,984 -6.72
428–442 unweaned 437 9 460.00–475.00 $470.11 $2,054 —
405–443 438 37 460.00–485.00 $480.14 $2,103 -0.15
456–490 474 31 460.00–485.00 $468.24 $2,219 +13.15
474 unweaned 474 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,204 +19.68
507–538 529 14 422.50–445.00 $435.96 $2,306 +9.46
560–595 578 6 400.00–420.00 $407.84 $2,357 +11.53
606 unweaned 606 6 387.50 $387.50 $2,348 —
612–639 629 7 370.00–390.00 $383.02 $2,409 -0.48
728 unweaned 728 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,475 —
740 740 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,627 —
854–868 859 6 325.00–337.50 $329.21 $2,828 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,966 -30.00
348 unweaned 348 10 560.00 $560.00 $1,949 —
420–422 421 3 500.00–520.00 $506.65 $2,133 +3.70
430 unweaned 430 7 490.00 $490.00 $2,107 +7.01
450–451 unweaned 451 10 478.00–483.00 $481.00 $2,169 +7.83
501–520 509 19 450.00–477.50 $467.93 $2,382 +8.71
565 unweaned 565 4 412.00 $412.00 $2,328 —
570–596 594 32 420.00 $420.00 $2,495 —
600–620 608 16 395.00–410.00 $401.49 $2,441 —
619 unweaned 619 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,414 —
661–690 668 21 385.00–390.00 $389.75 $2,604 -25.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–383 373 5 485.00–500.00 $488.82 $1,823 —
408–443 423 15 400.00–440.00 $422.94 $1,789 -26.83
431 unweaned 431 4 435.00 $435.00 $1,875 —
489–495 490 9 420.00–450.00 $444.95 $2,180 +23.80
506–540 518 11 392.50–417.50 $407.19 $2,109 —
570–574 573 14 365.00–370.00 $368.58 $2,112 —
675–685 683 5 275.00–310.00 $303.08 $2,070 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 unweaned 374 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,758 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,365 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 unweaned 382 3 555.00 $555.00 $2,120 -15.00
412–425 419 4 530.00–535.00 $532.46 $2,231 —
414–432 unweaned 421 8 500.00–515.00 $509.22 $2,144 —
472 472 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,478 —
540–542 541 3 495.00–500.00 $498.34 $2,696 +43.34
550–565 557 5 450.00–477.50 $457.46 $2,548 +22.46
603–615 606 14 385.00–420.00 $415.31 $2,517 +25.31
665–698 690 5 340.00–382.50 $373.31 $2,576 +3.31
698 unweaned 698 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,583 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–472 unweaned 469 15 525.00–540.00 $537.00 $2,519 +2.00
460–488 484 7 537.50–540.00 $537.84 $2,603 +17.84
574 unweaned 574 5 485.00 $485.00 $2,784 —
722 722 2 392.50 $392.50 $2,834 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 7 425.00 $425.00 $2,354 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718–736 727 156 327.00–330.50 $329.68 $2,397 +29.68
811–833 813 72 280.00–319.50 $316.69 $2,575 —

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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.