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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 22, 2026

927 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $462.07/cwt -16.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,950/hd at 422 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $526.65/cwt -7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,756/hd at 523 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $439.83/cwt -6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,570/hd at 584 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 927 1,121 1,174
Feeder cattle 927 1,121 1,174

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 8.00 lower. Many groups of unweaned calves in town today, but many of which were high quality. Demand was very 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
300–320 315 7 660.00–690.00 $685.65 $2,160 +22.32
320 unweaned 320 2 680.00 $680.00 $2,176 —
353 353 3 620.00 $620.00 $2,189 -15.00
378–390 unweaned 388 18 560.00–575.00 $562.44 $2,182 —
412–440 420 15 570.00–590.00 $577.19 $2,424 +11.41
415–445 unweaned 430 12 555.00–570.00 $559.48 $2,406 —
457–477 unweaned 471 20 530.00–540.00 $532.94 $2,510 -10.28
475 475 2 550.00–557.50 $553.75 $2,630 -5.17
519–522 519 17 530.00–531.00 $530.53 $2,753 -3.69
521–541 unweaned 527 20 520.00–527.50 $523.35 $2,758 -6.65
550–561 560 10 495.00–505.00 $495.98 $2,777 -13.73
568 unweaned 568 7 480.00 $480.00 $2,726 -5.00
604–613 unweaned 608 14 420.00 $420.00 $2,554 —
610–645 626 5 430.00–450.00 $443.01 $2,773 -6.61
658 thin fleshed 658 2 465.00 $465.00 $3,060 —
664–694 678 20 420.00–442.50 $434.79 $2,948 +9.74
728–730 729 3 405.00–420.00 $414.99 $3,025 -9.05
857 857 8 369.00 $369.00 $3,162 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 unweaned 335 3 600.00 $600.00 $2,010 —
340–345 343 3 610.00–640.00 $626.60 $2,149 +27.51
360–395 376 4 560.00–590.00 $577.54 $2,172 -3.67
386 unweaned 386 4 545.00 $545.00 $2,104 -60.00
440 unweaned 440 3 545.00 $545.00 $2,398 +20.00
415–449 442 13 540.00–555.00 $550.82 $2,435 +24.76
472 unweaned 472 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,478 +50.00
468–492 479 9 515.00–545.00 $529.38 $2,536 -9.97
510–545 529 6 500.00–525.00 $512.34 $2,710 -4.05
565–592 577 19 450.00–480.00 $452.35 $2,610 -7.13
596 unweaned 596 12 420.00 $420.00 $2,503 -17.50
600–610 606 6 410.00–425.00 $415.84 $2,520 -0.06
665–680 671 5 390.00–417.50 $406.35 $2,727 —
765–783 782 13 375.00 $375.00 $2,932 -2.50
838 838 2 360.00 $360.00 $3,017 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–368 365 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 —
415–440 432 3 470.00–535.00 $514.17 $2,221 —
455–480 468 7 465.00–500.00 $490.65 $2,296 +16.71
640 640 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,208 -35.00
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,624 —
599 599 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,096 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,572 —
400–425 413 2 400.00–420.00 $409.70 $1,692 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–328 324 16 560.00–610.00 $583.34 $1,890 +13.34
352–388 374 5 540.00–570.00 $551.31 $2,062 —
406–420 411 6 505.00–512.50 $509.94 $2,096 +3.29
409–424 unweaned 419 22 480.00–507.50 $488.54 $2,047 -1.46
457–488 unweaned 469 20 455.00–480.00 $464.70 $2,179 -16.30
515–533 525 20 442.50–465.00 $448.08 $2,352 -19.85
553 unweaned 553 11 407.50 $407.50 $2,253 -4.50
552–581 567 17 412.50–440.00 $425.81 $2,414 +5.81
620 unweaned 620 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,356 -10.00
605–649 629 28 387.50–407.50 $398.87 $2,509 -2.62
655–660 658 3 380.00–387.50 $382.49 $2,517 -7.26
981 981 9 297.50 $297.50 $2,918 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–348 335 9 520.00–545.00 $532.98 $1,785 -15.83
352–360 unweaned 356 13 520.00–530.00 $525.78 $1,872 +5.78
355–390 372 8 480.00–530.00 $497.68 $1,851 -28.65
400–431 422 13 460.00–480.00 $465.86 $1,966 -14.28
411–448 unweaned 422 26 450.00–475.00 $460.18 $1,942 -9.93
450–492 479 15 440.00–465.00 $446.87 $2,141 -21.37
470–498 unweaned 490 15 422.00–435.00 $428.69 $2,101 -36.31
500–540 519 19 400.00–430.00 $411.73 $2,137 -24.23
550–580 unweaned 560 3 380.00–385.00 $381.73 $2,138 —
560–595 581 10 380.00–402.50 $390.59 $2,269 -17.25
610–638 624 4 375.00–380.00 $377.44 $2,355 -5.58
688–695 693 13 345.00–352.50 $347.69 $2,409 —
700 700 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,450 —
897 897 6 307.50 $307.50 $2,758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,677 -58.82
425–445 439 5 430.00–445.00 $438.04 $1,923 +15.10
450–498 485 11 400.00–430.00 $409.57 $1,986 -35.38
515–518 517 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,016 -17.19
615 615 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,152 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–315 310 3 370.00–400.00 $389.85 $1,209 —
448 448 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,702 —
455–480 467 6 340.00–370.00 $349.96 $1,634 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1099 1099 4 272.00 $272.00 $2,989 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,445 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 590.00 $590.00 $2,224 —
405–436 unweaned 413 22 540.00–567.50 $559.59 $2,311 —
416 416 4 580.00 $580.00 $2,413 —
458–477 468 6 530.00–550.00 $539.80 $2,526 +1.96
498 unweaned 498 8 532.50 $532.50 $2,652 -4.50
506–545 522 10 515.00–540.00 $525.45 $2,743 —
635–648 642 5 420.00–440.00 $432.00 $2,773 —
755 755 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,756 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 520.00–530.00 $525.10 $1,880 —
410–438 418 9 520.00–550.00 $532.07 $2,224 -0.39
462–485 471 15 500.00–530.00 $517.99 $2,440 -7.01
502–535 510 4 485.00–515.00 $507.14 $2,586 +8.80
565–599 589 9 430.00–445.00 $438.98 $2,586 -18.48
670–678 675 3 375.00–395.00 $381.61 $2,576 +8.30
740 740 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,664 —
785–792 790 3 322.50–345.00 $329.96 $2,607 —

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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.