Cattle Market Pulse

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $406.16/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,322/hd at 572 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $404.81/cwt +22.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,360/hd at 583 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $457.00/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,170/hd at 475 lb · 28 head
Springfield, MO 5-weight heifers sold at $411/cwt, near the bottom of the state—$36/cwt below the MO average ($447) and $95/cwt under West Plains, MO ($506). MO 5-weight heifers are down $11/cwt from their early May peak of $443. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 606 1,827 754
Feeder cattle 606 1,827 754

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks sale, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with a few exceptions in the lighter weight classes under 500 lbs were selling up to 20.00 higher on the fancier go to grass type calves. Yearling steers and heifers had a light test to obtain a trend but the ones that did cross the scales were selling steady compared to last weeks bigger supply. Overall even with a light supply, today's market was very active with good demand in all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–343 334 5 610.00–660.00 $629.17 $2,101 -28.57
355–397 370 14 550.00–600.00 $578.98 $2,142 +9.12
400–438 432 12 520.00–550.00 $524.63 $2,266 +1.79
450–483 478 13 477.50–485.00 $479.75 $2,293 -8.76
505–538 530 20 455.00–465.00 $458.42 $2,430 +4.17
543 unweaned 543 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,525 +15.00
575–582 580 12 435.00 $435.00 $2,523 -4.38
579–589 unweaned 583 12 425.00–445.00 $436.58 $2,545 +1.58
602–632 621 9 425.00–440.00 $430.09 $2,671 -1.93
716 716 5 377.50 $377.50 $2,703 -2.58
768 768 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,918 +2.50
829 829 9 348.00 $348.00 $2,885 -4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 4 580.00 $580.00 $1,914 +46.35
380 380 2 550.00 $550.00 $2,090 +50.00
410 410 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,927 -14.24
470–493 485 15 420.00–470.00 $441.60 $2,142 -8.86
490 unweaned 490 7 475.00 $475.00 $2,328 —
542 unweaned 542 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,385 —
545 545 8 430.00 $430.00 $2,344 +0.55
565 unweaned 565 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,430 —
615–649 638 17 390.00–425.00 $412.28 $2,630 +4.32
660 660 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,475 -14.88
680 unweaned 680 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,448 —
800 800 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,560 -20.00
810 unweaned 810 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,714 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583–588 584 12 420.00–425.00 $421.26 $2,460 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
807 807 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,824 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,931 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236 236 4 720.00 $720.00 $1,699 —
318 318 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,908 +63.33
375 unweaned 375 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 —
360–392 379 5 495.00–550.00 $515.89 $1,955 +11.91
415–435 430 4 480.00–485.00 $481.21 $2,069 +20.33
435–444 unweaned 439 12 485.00–495.00 $489.22 $2,148 —
452–490 472 24 442.50–487.50 $462.33 $2,182 +13.73
492 unweaned 492 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,091 —
500–515 508 6 435.00–440.00 $437.54 $2,223 +10.35
510–515 unweaned 513 5 417.50 $417.50 $2,142 —
565–568 unweaned 567 8 400.00–425.00 $406.23 $2,303 —
555–587 573 30 390.00–420.00 $406.14 $2,327 +1.86
606–642 616 7 380.00–420.00 $391.91 $2,414 -6.42
607–625 unweaned 617 7 375.00–380.00 $377.11 $2,327 -7.89
666 unweaned 666 7 367.50 $367.50 $2,448 —
678 678 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,542 ±0.00
748 748 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,786 -7.50
751 751 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,704 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 4 475.00–485.00 $480.06 $1,848 +15.50
548 548 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,274 +25.90
652–657 654 20 340.00–357.50 $351.27 $2,297 -5.10
665 unweaned 665 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,194 ±0.00
720 720 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 +3.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578–588 unweaned 584 5 350.00–365.00 $359.06 $2,097 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,998 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–397 384 8 550.00–570.00 $557.09 $2,139 +47.09
388 unweaned 388 2 535.00 $535.00 $2,076 —
425–445 439 9 475.00–515.00 $499.30 $2,192 +29.32
478 478 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,247 +25.15
532–537 536 7 425.00–435.00 $427.84 $2,293 -5.12
573–587 583 32 390.00–425.00 $404.81 $2,360 +13.23
612–636 626 7 400.00–415.00 $406.29 $2,543 —
669 669 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,609 +11.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 650.00 $650.00 $2,178 —
426 426 5 515.00 $515.00 $2,194 —
452 452 2 525.00 $525.00 $2,373 —
605–615 612 7 420.00–435.00 $424.96 $2,601 —
660 660 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 unweaned 595 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,291 —
665 665 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 —
658–674 unweaned 667 9 350.00–380.00 $363.16 $2,422 —

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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.