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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 29, 2026

831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $382.54/cwt ≈ $3,102/hd at 811 lb · 138 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $377.91/cwt ≈ $2,989/hd at 791 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $431.77/cwt +13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,434/hd at 564 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 831 927 261
Feeder cattle 831 927 261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, the steers and heifers under 700 lbs. sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. There were three loads of yearling steers, straight off wheat pastures, that weighed 750-850 lbs. in the offering that sold from 377.50-386.00/cwt. It was a lighter offering again this week, with some heavy storms rolling through the area the past couple of days. Demand was very good on a moderate to light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 426 13 600.00–605.00 $601.57 $2,563 +24.38
457–493 482 25 560.00–575.00 $566.16 $2,729 +12.41
509–530 519 16 530.00–555.00 $543.53 $2,821 +13.00
528 unweaned 528 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,746 -3.35
557–582 571 29 480.00–492.50 $487.89 $2,786 -8.09
582–596 unweaned 591 8 440.00–450.00 $443.69 $2,622 -36.31
612–638 unweaned 627 13 420.00–440.00 $429.99 $2,696 +9.99
660 unweaned 660 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,739 —
658–688 668 9 440.00–465.00 $456.42 $3,049 +21.63
750–793 791 69 377.50–385.00 $377.91 $2,989 —
801–813 811 138 372.00–386.00 $382.54 $3,102 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 590.00 $590.00 $2,006 -36.60
402–440 427 11 565.00–580.00 $570.31 $2,435 +19.49
451–484 464 13 545.00–550.00 $547.99 $2,543 +18.61
535–548 542 16 510.00–525.00 $519.40 $2,815 +7.06
560–588 575 10 440.00 $440.00 $2,530 -12.35
630 630 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,646 +4.16
678–698 688 4 380.00–385.00 $382.54 $2,632 -23.81
826 826 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,974 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 545.00 $545.00 $2,289 +30.83
490 490 7 500.00 $500.00 $2,450 +9.35
546 546 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,594 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–318 314 10 585.00–605.00 $588.95 $1,849 +5.61
372–385 379 4 540.00–560.00 $549.83 $2,084 -1.48
418–442 430 12 505.00–530.00 $514.86 $2,214 +4.92
455–490 467 34 475.00–490.00 $484.99 $2,265 —
505–515 511 10 460.00–480.00 $470.09 $2,402 +22.01
515 unweaned 515 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,292 —
552–567 559 32 425.00–445.00 $439.01 $2,454 +13.20
560–595 unweaned 576 12 410.00–417.50 $412.45 $2,376 +4.95
602 unweaned 602 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,348 +10.00
616–638 623 17 400.00–413.00 $410.10 $2,555 +11.23
650 unweaned 650 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,470 —
671 671 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,617 +7.51
825 825 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 565.00 $565.00 $1,876 +32.02
343 unweaned 343 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,852 —
378 unweaned 378 6 530.00 $530.00 $2,003 +4.22
449 449 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,200 +24.14
465 unweaned 465 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,209 +46.31
488–495 490 8 442.50–455.00 $451.84 $2,214 +4.97
508–515 512 9 447.50–450.00 $448.06 $2,294 +36.33
537 unweaned 537 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,255 —
580–590 583 7 385.00–407.50 $391.51 $2,283 +0.92
632 632 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,402 +2.56
722 722 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,563 +5.00
1038 1038 4 293.00 $293.00 $3,041 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–535 525 5 390.00–420.00 $401.66 $2,109 +11.66
685 685 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,398 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 unweaned 374 13 640.00 $640.00 $2,394 —
400 400 2 615.00 $615.00 $2,460 +35.00
466 unweaned 466 7 580.00 $580.00 $2,703 +47.50
679 679 7 407.50 $407.50 $2,767 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 575.00 $575.00 $2,576 +42.93
480 480 2 547.50 $547.50 $2,628 +29.51
522–529 527 8 500.00–520.00 $515.05 $2,714 +7.91
558–575 567 4 465.00–470.00 $467.54 $2,651 +28.56

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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.