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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 19, 2026

384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.46/cwt -18.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,093/hd at 523 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.00/cwt -10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,285/hd at 586 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $361.98/cwt -16.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,291/hd at 633 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 384 963 610
Feeder cattle 384 963 610

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, based on limited comparisons due to few receipts this week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Many unweaned or short weaned calves this week after last week's yearling special sale. 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
330 330 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 -55.00
360–395 377 3 480.00–495.00 $486.44 $1,834 -35.18
415–445 430 2 445.00–450.00 $447.59 $1,925 -17.41
469–498 481 7 430.00–460.00 $447.23 $2,151 +13.61
528–548 543 11 415.00–430.00 $428.66 $2,328 +13.91
552 552 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,180 -1.23
610–637 633 18 355.00–370.00 $361.98 $2,291 -14.03
652–690 659 8 345.00–367.50 $352.27 $2,321 -12.56
705–742 736 6 330.00–340.00 $338.40 $2,491 -15.36
789 789 8 327.50 $327.50 $2,584 -17.06
803 803 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,489 -26.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,690 —
420 420 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,058 -4.92
469 unweaned 469 7 450.00 $450.00 $2,110 —
488 488 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,269 -8.79
505–540 524 8 435.00–450.00 $442.65 $2,319 -13.94
594 unweaned 594 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,317 —
628 unweaned 628 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,355 —
681–685 681 9 370.00–387.50 $385.55 $2,626 +8.70
714 unweaned 714 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,428 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,707 —
478 478 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,960 +11.86
505–549 541 8 390.00–400.00 $397.59 $2,151 +12.59
610–625 619 5 340.00–345.00 $343.03 $2,123 -6.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 unweaned 300 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,290 —
345 345 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,552 —
358–360 359 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,651 +30.00
392 unweaned 392 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,705 -25.00
400–420 unweaned 407 3 360.00–430.00 $384.10 $1,563 -15.90
415–440 431 8 390.00–430.00 $407.07 $1,754 -2.93
470–480 476 6 385.00–410.00 $395.41 $1,882 -6.11
515 515 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,008 +5.00
510–538 unweaned 528 8 360.00–375.00 $369.56 $1,951 -15.44
565–585 576 4 345.00–370.00 $356.25 $2,052 -19.48
608–635 624 11 325.00–340.00 $336.84 $2,102 —
642 unweaned 642 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,054 -20.00
657–665 658 7 335.00–337.50 $335.36 $2,207 -17.14
655–672 unweaned 668 4 300.00–325.00 $318.87 $2,130 —
705–743 734 5 302.50–320.00 $315.12 $2,313 -2.88
818 818 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,331 -30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 4 437.50–445.00 $441.23 $1,933 —
463 unweaned 463 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,945 —
513–532 unweaned 518 16 385.00–405.00 $398.93 $2,066 —
513–537 530 10 400.00–410.00 $402.90 $2,135 -16.05
586 586 23 390.00 $390.00 $2,285 -12.15
610–638 628 13 348.00–360.00 $350.41 $2,201 -7.43
710 unweaned 710 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–478 477 3 350.00–375.00 $366.70 $1,749 —
510–540 528 3 320.00–375.00 $344.51 $1,819 —
596 596 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,967 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 unweaned 378 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,833 —
400–445 433 8 445.00–455.00 $448.59 $1,942 -16.41
450–480 460 4 425.00–450.00 $436.06 $2,006 —
500–535 512 6 415.00–445.00 $424.57 $2,174 +4.57
525 unweaned 525 9 400.00 $400.00 $2,100 —
555–590 574 5 350.00–370.00 $365.89 $2,100 —
621–630 unweaned 624 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,059 —
785 unweaned 785 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,355 —
790 790 2 285.00–295.00 $290.00 $2,291 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,908 —
492 492 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,968 —
540 540 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,214 +55.00
545 unweaned 545 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,098 —
598 598 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,033 —

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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.