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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 15, 2026

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $401.00/cwt -35.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,474/hd at 617 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $429.78/cwt -21.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,458/hd at 572 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $373.25/cwt -21.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,513/hd at 673 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 662 1,202 804
Feeder cattle 662 1,202 804

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 lower with spots 20.00 lower based on limited comparisons to last week's sale. Supply was light with many unweaned or short weaned calves in town. Demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 322 3 535.00–595.00 $558.70 $1,799 +2.10
390 unweaned 390 3 487.50 $487.50 $1,901 -82.50
405–447 437 15 460.00–495.00 $465.99 $2,036 -9.01
468–471 470 9 475.00–495.00 $479.42 $2,253 -3.73
481 unweaned 481 13 480.00 $480.00 $2,309 —
510–535 524 9 440.00–455.00 $448.51 $2,350 -11.76
553–595 557 12 415.00–425.00 $424.11 $2,362 -26.88
579 value added 579 9 440.00 $440.00 $2,548 —
595 unweaned 595 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,529 —
600–647 617 41 395.00–410.00 $401.00 $2,474 -34.00
650–695 672 21 355.00–385.00 $374.43 $2,516 -20.09
682 value added 682 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,489 —
705–728 715 17 345.00–370.00 $352.83 $2,523 —
753–782 762 18 335.00–355.00 $343.08 $2,614 -14.76
843 843 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,845 -12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,908 -22.86
416 unweaned 416 7 487.50 $487.50 $2,028 —
400–435 418 2 510.00–525.00 $517.19 $2,162 -36.41
488–498 491 6 510.00–520.00 $516.62 $2,537 -16.06
508–545 534 18 475.00–505.00 $489.19 $2,612 -0.70
550–566 561 14 460.00–480.00 $474.28 $2,661 -5.06
604–623 618 15 420.00–425.00 $421.30 $2,604 -24.63
629 unweaned 629 7 410.00 $410.00 $2,579 -30.00
650 unweaned 650 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,535 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,639 —
359 359 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,616 —
420–428 424 4 420.00–455.00 $441.38 $1,871 —
480–499 491 11 425.00–450.00 $434.36 $2,133 -7.12
530–545 538 2 415.00–420.00 $417.53 $2,246 —
592–595 593 4 397.50–400.00 $398.13 $2,361 -31.87
610 610 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,104 -64.17
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,511 —
806 806 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,257 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,324 —
469 469 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,407 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,971 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,552 —
372–395 380 8 450.00–470.00 $458.68 $1,743 -53.10
400–440 417 11 435.00–455.00 $438.58 $1,829 -44.37
446 unweaned 446 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,985 —
462–490 479 10 410.00–440.00 $421.20 $2,018 -31.86
480 unweaned 480 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 —
505–519 unweaned 515 7 380.00–385.00 $381.40 $1,964 —
510–540 524 16 410.00–425.00 $420.23 $2,202 -1.42
560–598 570 17 360.00–395.00 $372.93 $2,126 -29.84
565–580 unweaned 575 3 335.00–350.00 $339.91 $1,954 -50.09
636–646 642 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,343 -17.15
669 unweaned 669 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,241 —
670–690 677 3 335.00–345.00 $340.05 $2,302 -14.82
705–745 729 14 310.00–330.00 $318.25 $2,320 -4.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 unweaned 393 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,808 —
415 415 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,930 -43.75
463 unweaned 463 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,084 -22.50
485 485 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,231 -11.85
500–526 512 10 435.00–450.00 $440.90 $2,257 -3.50
560–572 566 14 410.00–430.00 $419.35 $2,374 -1.13
600–620 609 5 370.00–385.00 $374.99 $2,284 -23.76
645 unweaned 645 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,322 —
700 700 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,468 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–388 375 3 417.50–435.00 $422.94 $1,586 —
422 422 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,730 -26.56
450–485 473 3 390.00–400.00 $393.17 $1,860 -31.83
522–545 528 16 365.00–385.00 $367.84 $1,942 -33.82
536 value added 536 5 377.50 $377.50 $2,023 —
562–575 569 11 350.00–365.00 $356.31 $2,027 -33.69
652 unweaned 652 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,054 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,429 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,631 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,586 —
355–370 363 2 505.00–525.00 $515.21 $1,870 +45.21
408–445 418 5 455.00–495.00 $479.54 $2,004 —
455–470 463 3 455.00–485.00 $468.17 $2,168 -5.17
500–549 521 19 420.00–455.00 $437.68 $2,280 -24.35
570–585 580 5 410.00–445.00 $417.89 $2,424 -25.10
605–625 620 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,449 ±0.00
650–675 663 3 355.00–375.00 $363.32 $2,409 —
715–738 730 14 335.00–355.00 $344.62 $2,516 -21.38
788 788 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,640 -12.50
874–880 875 5 290.00–300.00 $297.99 $2,607 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,429 —
730–738 735 3 315.00–320.00 $318.35 $2,340 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,137 -5.00
538 unweaned 538 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,421 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,642 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
714 714 9 260.00 $260.00 $1,856 —

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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.