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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 8, 2026

1,202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $445.51/cwt -9.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,792/hd at 627 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $401.39/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,318/hd at 578 lb · 83 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $420.48/cwt -29.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,388/hd at 568 lb · 75 head
Springfield 5-weight heifers sold at $408/cwt, in line with the state average—$2/cwt below the MO average ($410) and $17/cwt under West Plains, MO ($425). The class has held flat from its early July peak of $441/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,202 1,433 1,178
Feeder cattle 1,202 1,433 1,178

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last feeder cattle sale two weeks ago, steers sold unevenly, from 5.00 higher on 400-600lb steers, to 8.00 lower on heavier weights. Heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 10.00 lower. The feeder cattle futures board took a sharp dip early in the day and some buyers stayed conservative, but the board mostly recovered the by the end of the sale. 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
300–343 326 13 610.00–640.00 $622.86 $2,031 -7.14
355–365 360 2 600.00–620.00 $609.86 $2,195 -11.81
435–446 442 8 540.00–570.00 $553.60 $2,447 +18.11
455–483 467 22 525.00–560.00 $532.68 $2,488 +34.84
468 unweaned 468 8 520.00 $520.00 $2,434 —
508 unweaned 508 4 482.50 $482.50 $2,451 —
504–548 522 33 475.00–505.00 $489.89 $2,557 +4.40
551–592 568 25 462.50–492.50 $479.34 $2,723 +7.68
568 unweaned 568 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,584 —
609 unweaned 609 8 440.00 $440.00 $2,680 —
612–649 628 106 440.00–458.00 $445.93 $2,800 -8.66
668–697 683 10 410.00–436.00 $422.72 $2,887 -0.43
709–715 711 6 385.00–390.00 $386.68 $2,749 -15.98
751–776 763 45 374.50–380.50 $377.41 $2,880 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 3 550.00–570.00 $556.60 $1,909 -24.44
385 unweaned 385 2 570.00 $570.00 $2,194 —
378–395 389 8 540.00–580.00 $554.77 $2,158 -5.50
440 440 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,090 -12.90
455–498 478 5 475.00–490.00 $483.15 $2,309 +1.01
510–546 536 23 452.50–475.00 $460.27 $2,467 +7.03
550–595 577 14 440.00–465.00 $450.99 $2,602 +9.09
616 value added 616 7 442.50 $442.50 $2,726 —
616–645 621 24 417.50–440.00 $435.00 $2,701 +15.84
659 unweaned 659 4 392.50 $392.50 $2,587 +12.50
652–695 680 43 385.00–400.00 $394.52 $2,683 -2.54
750–780 753 12 335.00–360.00 $357.84 $2,695 -2.57
800–812 808 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,828 +1.76
850–858 856 11 330.00–340.00 $338.01 $2,893 -4.91
896 896 34 320.00 $320.00 $2,867 -22.92
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
836 836 14 300.00 $300.00 $2,508 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 483 3 425.00–455.00 $441.48 $2,132 +22.51
589 589 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,533 +44.46
615–618 617 3 407.50–410.00 $409.17 $2,525 +9.16
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,956 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1029 1029 4 296.00 $296.00 $3,046 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,852 -60.00
357–385 364 15 545.00–550.00 $548.13 $1,995 —
411–433 426 15 502.50–515.00 $508.75 $2,167 —
430 unweaned 430 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,214 —
470 unweaned 470 4 472.50 $472.50 $2,221 —
453–491 484 24 467.50–485.00 $471.85 $2,284 -9.82
505–530 527 8 440.00–445.00 $444.40 $2,342 -4.59
550–593 568 75 415.00–430.00 $420.48 $2,388 -9.61
600–635 606 44 395.00–415.00 $398.75 $2,416 -27.10
658–669 668 59 372.00–390.00 $383.25 $2,560 -12.81
677 fancy 677 8 425.00 $425.00 $2,877 —
808 808 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,868 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–394 388 16 500.00–530.00 $511.78 $1,986 +12.12
395 unweaned 395 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,014 —
415–444 435 9 470.00–487.50 $482.95 $2,101 +6.40
473–495 484 11 430.00–465.00 $453.06 $2,193 +0.58
493 value added 493 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,292 —
510–544 537 42 410.00–435.00 $421.65 $2,264 -9.65
550–597 575 74 390.00–416.00 $402.77 $2,316 -3.24
599 unweaned 599 9 390.00 $390.00 $2,336 +10.00
616 value added 616 6 382.50 $382.50 $2,356 —
635–637 637 14 365.00–385.00 $382.15 $2,434 +8.71
655–678 672 8 350.00–370.00 $354.87 $2,385 +10.30
715–730 723 2 320.00–325.00 $322.47 $2,331 —
752–795 780 25 315.00–330.00 $322.64 $2,517 +11.39
855 855 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,736 +5.00
980–985 983 2 287.50–292.50 $289.99 $2,851 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–440 417 10 425.00–445.00 $436.56 $1,820 —
495 495 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,104 -3.63
525–528 527 3 400.00–405.00 $401.66 $2,117 +31.66
590 590 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,301 +13.21
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,957 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,828 —
393 393 8 470.00 $470.00 $1,847 —
465–485 479 6 450.00–490.00 $473.34 $2,267 -10.55
500–540 518 5 455.00–465.00 $462.03 $2,393 -4.04
540 unweaned 540 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,457 —
580–590 588 10 425.00–445.00 $442.99 $2,605 +8.07
645 645 4 390.00–410.00 $395.00 $2,548 -1.60
721 721 5 366.00 $366.00 $2,639 —
765 765 2 345.00–350.00 $347.50 $2,658 +7.14
810 810 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,592 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 585.00 $585.00 $2,311 +10.00
430 430 4 520.00 $520.00 $2,236 —
525 525 3 485.00 $485.00 $2,546 —
570 570 2 465.00 $465.00 $2,650 —
576 unweaned 576 8 455.00 $455.00 $2,621 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,427 +6.52

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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.