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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 29, 2026

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $402.10/cwt +11.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,074/hd at 516 lb · 24 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $354.98/cwt +9.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,520/hd at 710 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $446.33/cwt -23.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,339/hd at 524 lb · 19 head
Springfield, MO 5-weight heifers sold at $395/cwt, the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class and $26/cwt above the MO average ($369). The class is down $64/cwt from its early July peak of $439. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 262 282 365
Feeder cattle 262 282 365

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, based on very limited receipts this week and last, steers and heifers sold with a steady undertone. After weeks of feeder cattle futures trending down, with a sharp down on Monday, the past two days have shown a small amount of recovery in the board. The extreme heat of July is keeping all sales in the area very light. Demand was light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,815 +100.00
385–390 389 4 475.00–505.00 $497.57 $1,936 —
438 unweaned 438 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,102 —
470–485 474 7 450.00–470.00 $466.37 $2,211 -7.73
500–540 520 2 425.00–435.00 $429.81 $2,235 +9.81
565–590 584 5 417.50–420.00 $419.49 $2,450 +39.40
625–631 629 13 370.00–400.00 $382.71 $2,407 +12.75
650 650 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,470 —
707–735 710 22 350.00–365.00 $354.98 $2,520 —
815 815 2 335.00–337.50 $336.25 $2,740 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,898 —
488 488 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,440 +0.65
504–542 514 10 435.00–455.00 $449.78 $2,312 -20.22
535 unweaned 535 9 442.50 $442.50 $2,367 —
569 569 5 427.50 $427.50 $2,432 —
609–620 611 5 400.00–407.50 $401.52 $2,453 +1.52
644 unweaned 644 10 385.00 $385.00 $2,479 —
655 655 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,554 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,802 —
590 590 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 470.00–485.00 $477.38 $1,551 +27.54
405–420 415 3 450.00–455.00 $451.63 $1,874 —
450–485 464 5 407.50–430.00 $421.28 $1,955 +10.16
500 unweaned 500 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,950 —
500–539 518 21 400.00–405.00 $403.83 $2,092 +13.01
572–592 584 12 367.50–390.00 $380.85 $2,224 —
600–610 unweaned 606 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,121 —
665–698 687 3 310.00–320.00 $316.77 $2,176 —
805–835 820 2 302.50–320.00 $311.41 $2,554 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,927 —
452 unweaned 452 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,011 +5.00
517 517 8 428.00 $428.00 $2,213 +3.00
555–558 557 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,256 —
642 unweaned 642 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,311 —
650–655 651 8 350.00–390.00 $355.03 $2,311 +15.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,107 -14.28
501–522 505 10 435.00–440.00 $436.03 $2,202 -5.98
585 585 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,311 +27.52
670–680 675 2 335.00–365.00 $349.89 $2,362 +4.88
703–740 724 11 335.00–355.00 $336.86 $2,439 +6.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,262 —

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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.