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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 27, 2026

814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $456.17/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,137/hd at 468 lb · 38 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $364.54/cwt ≈ $2,619/hd at 718 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $352.80/cwt -15.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,376/hd at 673 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 814 885 1,553
Feeder cattle 814 885 1,553

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 lower, and heifers sold unevenly steady from 5.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Many small groups of unweaned or short weaned calves this week. The feeder cattle futures board showed some recovery throughout the day after a sharp downturn at the end of last week highly related to a bearish cattle on feed report published last Friday. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–330 315 3 550.00–600.00 $582.56 $1,835 -11.04
365–395 389 14 510.00–545.00 $534.45 $2,079 +5.79
405–440 423 2 470.00–495.00 $483.02 $2,043 -17.35
440–443 unweaned 442 5 460.00–475.00 $465.98 $2,060 —
460–498 482 19 465.00–487.50 $478.38 $2,306 -2.63
486 unweaned 486 5 480.00 $480.00 $2,333 +30.00
525–545 533 15 430.00–460.00 $450.27 $2,400 -5.17
550–598 576 18 410.00–430.00 $419.88 $2,419 -15.21
590 unweaned 590 4 407.50 $407.50 $2,404 -42.50
600–649 634 24 380.00–410.00 $400.13 $2,537 +6.30
652 value added 652 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,461 —
655–676 671 8 370.00–375.00 $373.78 $2,508 -5.16
672 unweaned 672 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,419 —
706–741 718 32 355.00–377.50 $364.03 $2,614 —
723 unweaned 723 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,675 —
765 765 7 367.00 $367.00 $2,808 +9.54
803–843 816 10 342.50–350.00 $347.18 $2,833 +7.68
905 905 2 315.00–338.00 $326.50 $2,955 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324–340 327 5 610.00 $610.00 $1,995 -32.85
360–397 386 9 550.00–590.00 $559.40 $2,159 -10.74
409–426 418 9 525.00–545.00 $533.69 $2,231 -21.23
452–484 467 20 490.00–515.00 $501.78 $2,343 -12.96
514–515 514 6 462.50–490.00 $467.92 $2,405 -12.08
554–570 556 9 440.00–445.00 $444.43 $2,471 -16.23
558 unweaned 558 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,399 -25.65
601 unweaned 601 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,494 -7.51
606–618 612 12 417.50–426.00 $423.55 $2,592 +2.45
665–685 681 5 387.50–390.00 $387.99 $2,642 -18.90
701–712 unweaned 704 10 375.00–380.00 $376.52 $2,651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,551 -30.00
388 388 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,901 +2.62
492 492 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,066 —
505–545 519 6 400.00–425.00 $407.61 $2,115 +5.64
760 760 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,470 —
957 957 3 281.00 $281.00 $2,689 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 2 286.00 $286.00 $3,160 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 520.00–540.00 $529.92 $1,765 +21.91
355–390 379 4 487.50–515.00 $497.08 $1,884 -5.70
400–445 431 13 450.00–485.00 $475.67 $2,050 -7.25
458–461 unweaned 460 9 450.00–457.50 $454.18 $2,089 +4.18
450–488 471 29 435.00–470.00 $456.79 $2,151 -4.67
516–538 530 24 412.50–427.50 $420.12 $2,227 -0.40
570–590 unweaned 580 8 385.00–395.00 $390.09 $2,263 +10.09
570–592 582 18 370.00–395.00 $384.89 $2,240 -9.67
619 unweaned 619 7 377.50 $377.50 $2,337 —
600–645 622 7 367.50–397.50 $376.71 $2,343 +10.20
664 value added 664 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,291 —
669 unweaned 669 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,308 —
650–695 676 24 330.00–365.00 $355.72 $2,405 -12.65
700–744 724 9 330.00–340.00 $337.84 $2,446 +2.16
795 795 2 300.00–337.50 $318.75 $2,534 —
912 912 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,827 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 6 550.00–610.00 $564.53 $1,806 -5.35
362–375 366 8 520.00–545.00 $538.01 $1,969 +12.97
422–434 429 15 490.00–500.00 $493.32 $2,116 +1.11
455–469 463 9 470.00–472.50 $471.41 $2,183 -33.31
485 unweaned 485 10 460.00 $460.00 $2,231 +5.00
510–519 517 5 437.50–440.00 $437.99 $2,264 -27.84
558 unweaned 558 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,288 -15.00
561–597 574 9 400.00–411.00 $407.08 $2,337 +2.08
605–633 621 21 395.00–415.00 $404.21 $2,510 +10.46
653–668 unweaned 659 5 370.00–405.00 $384.19 $2,532 —
665 665 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,594 -0.90
820 820 11 330.00 $330.00 $2,706 —
916 916 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,778 -18.98
452–490 465 3 422.50–435.00 $430.61 $2,002 +12.59
507 unweaned 507 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,927 —
520–530 527 3 405.00–410.00 $406.65 $2,143 +27.80
555–575 565 2 370.00–380.00 $375.09 $2,119 +0.82
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,883 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,072 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 418 6 485.00–520.00 $505.56 $2,113 -11.17
458–479 unweaned 473 7 472.50–475.00 $473.19 $2,238 —
452–498 485 18 440.00–480.00 $455.71 $2,210 +0.60
505–546 530 9 425.00–455.00 $435.77 $2,310 +12.50
560–580 unweaned 573 6 410.00–417.50 $415.06 $2,378 —
564–590 576 15 405.00–435.00 $418.83 $2,412 -8.44
600–637 620 14 375.00–405.00 $394.70 $2,447 -6.95
650–694 684 7 360.00–370.00 $362.08 $2,477 -20.38
690 unweaned 690 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,450 —
712 712 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,492 -30.00
750–785 768 2 320.00–350.00 $335.34 $2,575 —
802–815 809 4 312.50–325.00 $318.80 $2,579 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 5 545.00 $545.00 $2,218 —
462 unweaned 462 3 505.00 $505.00 $2,333 —
626 unweaned 626 7 402.00 $402.00 $2,517 -28.00
605–635 630 6 407.50–420.00 $409.50 $2,580 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,817 —
470–475 473 3 430.00–450.00 $436.62 $2,065 —
712 712 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,385 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,732 —

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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.