Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 9, 2026

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $329.62/cwt +11.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,370/hd at 719 lb · 65 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $317.25/cwt -25.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,980/hd at 624 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $354.39/cwt +14.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 530 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	605	261	2,201
Feeder cattle	605	261	2,201

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, there were very few true weight comparisons due to last weeks light run, but steers and heifers sold with a steady to firm undertone. Demand was good with some quality groups of calves and yearlings in town. Cooler temps are also in the forecast with even a chance for some rain in the area. Supply was moderate to light.

→ Feeder heifers: but steers and heifers sold with a steady to firm undertone
→ Feeder steers: but steers and heifers sold with a steady to firm undertone

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–347	343	6	445.00–455.00	$453.42	$1,555	—
382	382	8	455.00	$455.00	$1,738	+25.31
422 unweaned	422	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,836	—
400–440	427	3	435.00–455.00	$445.00	$1,900	+15.00
451–480	463	10	395.00–425.00	$404.15	$1,871	-12.17
520–548	535	13	365.00–385.00	$378.09	$2,023	—
555–583	582	19	360.00	$360.00	$2,095	+13.45
627–638	631	10	325.00–355.00	$331.05	$2,089	—
661–690	671	6	335.00–345.00	$338.43	$2,271	—
715–719	719	65	325.00–330.00	$329.62	$2,370	+11.82
759–785	762	10	310.00–324.00	$322.56	$2,458	+7.56
822–840	832	6	305.00–315.00	$309.69	$2,577	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401 unweaned	401	11	460.00	$460.00	$1,845	—
497 unweaned	497	9	410.00	$410.00	$2,038	—
523	523	11	397.50	$397.50	$2,079	-7.50
545 unweaned	545	13	385.00	$385.00	$2,098	—
573 unweaned	573	11	380.00	$380.00	$2,177	—
570–581	580	10	390.00–395.00	$390.49	$2,265	+10.49
610 unweaned	610	9	380.00	$380.00	$2,318	—
604–625	612	21	380.00–397.50	$393.18	$2,406	—
662–668	664	5	365.00–380.00	$373.97	$2,483	—
708 unweaned	708	11	327.50	$327.50	$2,319	—
737	737	13	335.00	$335.00	$2,469	—
786	786	8	326.00	$326.00	$2,562	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–440	435	5	400.00–405.00	$402.02	$1,749	—
460–494	488	16	335.00–385.00	$362.67	$1,770	-2.33
515–545	530	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,882	+17.49
680	680	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,040	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	9	270.00	$270.00	$2,673	—
1029–1035	1031	6	248.00–266.00	$254.02	$2,619	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	365	4	405.00–410.00	$408.65	$1,492	+13.85
415–442	434	4	385.00–400.00	$388.59	$1,686	+11.17
460–485	467	15	355.00–375.00	$367.39	$1,716	+6.21
522 unweaned	522	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,749	-10.00
502–543	531	31	350.00–360.00	$355.64	$1,888	+20.69
555–568 unweaned	565	5	345.00–355.00	$346.96	$1,960	—
568–580	576	8	325.00–345.00	$338.18	$1,948	+2.08
608–635	624	36	310.00–330.00	$317.25	$1,980	-25.89
740	740	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,331	—
935	935	2	257.50	$257.50	$2,408	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,564	—
366	366	6	450.00	$450.00	$1,647	—
379 unweaned	379	9	437.50	$437.50	$1,658	—
411	411	7	405.00	$405.00	$1,665	-25.00
450–455	452	3	385.00–390.00	$386.68	$1,748	—
498 unweaned	498	13	390.00	$390.00	$1,942	—
534	534	7	370.00	$370.00	$1,976	-10.00
560–580 unweaned	564	16	360.00–370.00	$368.07	$2,076	—
617 unweaned	617	12	345.00	$345.00	$2,129	—
722	722	8	320.00	$320.00	$2,310	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,474	+38.66
595	595	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,904	—
615–645	630	2	300.00–305.00	$302.56	$1,906	—
944	944	4	235.00	$235.00	$2,218	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
951	951	8	270.00	$270.00	$2,568	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,847	+18.30
460	460	3	395.00	$395.00	$1,817	+20.00
517 unweaned	517	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,861	—
505–540	523	2	375.00–380.00	$377.58	$1,975	+20.06
605	605	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,057	+10.00
700–720	710	2	302.50–310.00	$306.20	$2,174	—

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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.