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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

282 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $375.69/cwt -42.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,177/hd at 580 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $378.92/cwt -22.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,338/hd at 617 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $409.90/cwt -6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,925/hd at 470 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 282 662 670
Feeder cattle 282 662 670

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison, but the undertone for steers and heifers was weaker. The feeder cattle futures board was down significantly this morning, and the heat of July kept receipts minimal. Demand was moderate to light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,530 -108.70
410–415 414 4 465.00–495.00 $472.43 $1,956 +6.44
455 unweaned 455 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,070 -25.00
455–485 473 10 460.00–480.00 $474.10 $2,242 -5.32
530 530 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,226 -28.51
565–580 575 3 370.00–385.00 $380.09 $2,186 -44.02
614 unweaned 614 10 382.50 $382.50 $2,349 —
605–638 625 4 365.00–385.00 $369.96 $2,312 -31.04
722 unweaned 722 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,491 —
785 785 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,590 -13.08
915 915 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,654 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–485 464 8 495.00–500.00 $499.35 $2,317 -17.27
545 545 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,562 -19.19
625 625 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,500 -21.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,638 -30.00
570 570 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,995 -48.13
620 620 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,046 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 317 3 435.00–465.00 $449.84 $1,426 -35.16
452–490 462 8 400.00–415.00 $411.12 $1,899 -10.08
480–490 unweaned 485 4 405.00–410.00 $407.47 $1,976 +17.47
520–547 536 5 385.00–400.00 $390.82 $2,095 -29.41
620–645 636 5 320.00–350.00 $327.81 $2,085 -37.19
650 unweaned 650 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,112 -10.00
713–740 720 4 305.00–322.50 $318.00 $2,290 -0.25
750–794 785 5 295.00–310.00 $297.87 $2,338 —
935–940 938 2 270.00–275.00 $272.49 $2,556 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 unweaned 461 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,028 -10.00
508 508 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,159 -15.90
600 unweaned 600 5 362.50 $362.50 $2,175 —
640 640 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,432 +5.01
657 unweaned 657 7 347.50 $347.50 $2,283 —
660 660 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,244 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,488 —
574 574 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,751 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,151 -45.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,566 -50.00
585 585 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,916 -28.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 427 3 450.00–480.00 $461.19 $1,969 -18.35
450–482 470 5 430.00–455.00 $444.28 $2,088 -23.89
505–512 509 7 425.00–465.00 $442.01 $2,250 +4.33
560–570 565 2 365.00–370.00 $367.48 $2,076 -50.41
557–597 unweaned 581 20 360.00–400.00 $376.51 $2,188 —
605–635 622 7 355.00–365.00 $360.02 $2,239 -34.98
663–695 680 7 330.00–360.00 $345.01 $2,346 -18.31
742 742 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,449 -14.62
818 unweaned 818 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,209 —
850–860 855 2 270.00–272.00 $270.99 $2,317 -27.00
900–945 915 3 270.00–275.00 $273.28 $2,501 —
963 963 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,600 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 5 510.00 $510.00 $2,091 -5.00
450–460 unweaned 458 4 480.00–490.00 $482.46 $2,210 —
485 485 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,376 —
515 unweaned 515 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,549 +45.00
624 624 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,371 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,786 —
505–545 523 4 350.00–400.00 $382.70 $2,002 —
560–565 563 2 320.00–340.00 $330.04 $1,858 —

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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.