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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

534 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $433.11/cwt +13.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,516/hd at 581 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $454.51/cwt +27.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,565/hd at 564 lb · 30 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $372.30/cwt ≈ $2,632/hd at 707 lb · 27 head
Springfield, MO 5-weight steers sold at $434/cwt, running $16/cwt above the MO average ($418) but $11/cwt under Kingdom City, MO ($445). MO 5-weight steers are down $47/cwt from their early July peak of $484. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 534 262 632
Feeder cattle 534 262 632

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 15.00 to 25.00 higher, and heifers were steady to 10.00 higher based on limited comparisons. Demand was good on a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 unweaned 331 4 570.00 $570.00 $1,887 —
355–363 361 8 570.00–575.00 $573.77 $2,071 +53.77
415–425 420 4 520.00–535.00 $527.41 $2,215 —
455–465 463 5 510.00–530.00 $526.07 $2,436 +26.07
465–473 unweaned 471 11 505.00–510.00 $508.65 $2,396 —
505–548 534 3 460.00–480.00 $466.31 $2,490 +16.53
551 unweaned 551 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,507 —
553–573 567 25 450.00–472.50 $454.41 $2,577 +26.91
620–629 627 5 417.50 $417.50 $2,618 +15.98
671 671 18 385.00 $385.00 $2,583 -5.00
704–718 707 27 367.50–373.00 $372.30 $2,632 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 4 550.00–560.00 $555.00 $1,898 +5.00
378–385 380 6 500.00–540.00 $513.50 $1,951 +15.93
453–480 461 9 470.00–495.00 $488.36 $2,251 +21.99
532–537 535 5 435.00–440.00 $436.99 $2,338 +7.18
560–586 581 26 430.00–445.00 $434.76 $2,526 +15.27
580–581 unweaned 581 9 425.00–430.00 $428.33 $2,489 —
620–640 633 3 395.00–400.00 $396.63 $2,511 +13.92
694 694 4 357.50 $357.50 $2,481 —
703–748 726 24 352.50–365.00 $357.87 $2,598 +2.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,618 —
385 385 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,810 —
450–478 458 7 450.00–460.00 $452.81 $2,074 —
572–595 577 5 380.00–385.00 $381.03 $2,199 +31.03
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 794 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,600 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 318 8 470.00–480.00 $477.54 $1,519 +0.16
360–385 375 7 440.00–455.00 $444.91 $1,668 —
425–442 435 13 420.00–445.00 $438.66 $1,908 -12.97
463–492 476 12 415.00–435.00 $426.35 $2,029 +5.07
505 unweaned 505 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,944 -5.00
500–545 527 9 390.00–415.00 $405.35 $2,136 +1.52
550–572 559 26 370.00–385.00 $379.80 $2,123 -1.05
605–625 620 5 360.00–375.00 $366.02 $2,269 —
654 unweaned 654 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,289 —
670 670 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,412 +43.23
834 834 8 309.00 $309.00 $2,577 -2.41
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,768 —
342 342 4 510.00 $510.00 $1,744 —
445 unweaned 445 3 450.00 $450.00 $2,002 —
490–493 493 10 440.00–445.00 $444.50 $2,191 —
500–528 521 4 435.00–440.00 $436.20 $2,273 +8.20
555 555 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,192 -10.00
571 unweaned 571 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,113 —
600–647 643 12 400.00–420.00 $418.44 $2,691 —
658 unweaned 658 2 382.50 $382.50 $2,517 —
650–690 677 11 395.00–415.00 $404.10 $2,736 +49.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,548 —
495 495 2 392.50 $392.50 $1,943 —
520–545 537 3 355.00–370.00 $361.77 $1,943 —
575–595 582 3 320.00–350.00 $330.23 $1,922 —
658 658 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,138 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,492 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,858 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 505.00–535.00 $520.71 $1,916 —
425 425 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,998 —
505–530 unweaned 521 8 420.00–440.00 $427.27 $2,226 —
538–546 543 17 425.00–445.00 $433.22 $2,352 —
570–580 573 4 400.00–410.00 $407.47 $2,335 +12.47
641 unweaned 641 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,468 —
650–690 678 6 360.00–375.00 $366.53 $2,485 +16.64
795 795 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,504 —
858–886 878 10 285.00–305.00 $298.80 $2,623 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–423 416 7 530.00–535.00 $531.37 $2,210 +26.37
446 unweaned 446 4 525.00 $525.00 $2,342 —
508 unweaned 508 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,261 —
564 564 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,482 —
615–635 622 6 415.00 $415.00 $2,581 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,443 —
412 412 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,813 —
540 540 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,052 —
660 660 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,112 —

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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.