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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 30, 2026

1,269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $379.09/cwt -3.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,570/hd at 678 lb · 98 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.62/cwt +6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,396/hd at 687 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $368.84/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 560 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,269 1,178 908
Feeder cattle 1,269 1,178 908

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 7.00 lower, and heifers sold unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 4.00 lower. Some high quality long weaned groups were included in the offering, but were accompanied by many smaller consignments of unweaned or short weaned calves with many bull calves in the mix. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 unweaned 462 3 447.50 $447.50 $2,067 —
460–481 478 6 440.00–470.00 $465.18 $2,224 -7.25
506–522 510 10 430.00–440.00 $436.94 $2,228 —
515–527 unweaned 525 11 420.00 $420.00 $2,205 -10.00
560–583 575 17 400.00–410.00 $402.01 $2,312 -10.45
587 value added 587 14 409.00 $409.00 $2,401 —
618 618 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,379 -14.26
626 unweaned 626 10 372.50 $372.50 $2,332 —
658–697 675 62 365.00–380.00 $372.76 $2,516 -10.05
683 value added 683 36 390.00 $390.00 $2,664 —
705 unweaned 705 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,468 —
700–743 720 13 355.00–360.00 $357.62 $2,575 -11.48
769 769 19 350.00 $350.00 $2,692 -12.51
800 value added 800 15 343.00 $343.00 $2,744 —
856 856 17 331.00 $331.00 $2,833 -6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 unweaned 324 15 520.00 $520.00 $1,685 —
330 330 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,617 +50.00
376–399 389 9 450.00–465.00 $458.55 $1,784 —
408 unweaned 408 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,816 +5.36
415–440 425 11 430.00–455.00 $445.33 $1,893 -17.28
455–495 477 25 405.00–435.00 $423.03 $2,018 -1.74
505–546 530 27 400.00–425.00 $412.50 $2,186 +2.37
544 unweaned 544 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,230 -12.50
555–588 583 26 370.00–397.50 $387.87 $2,261 -2.13
594 unweaned 594 10 355.00 $355.00 $2,109 -30.00
615–616 unweaned 616 8 345.00–365.00 $355.01 $2,187 -14.99
600–640 618 8 345.00–375.00 $358.03 $2,213 -7.51
650–685 668 19 340.00–365.00 $349.27 $2,333 -8.15
717 unweaned 717 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,366 -10.00
715–740 721 19 330.00–350.00 $341.85 $2,465 -2.62
755 755 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 —
800–818 812 3 315.00–325.00 $321.72 $2,612 —
971 971 4 282.50 $282.50 $2,743 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,630 —
408–445 415 5 385.00–405.00 $400.71 $1,663 +1.95
465–495 481 7 380.00–390.00 $386.52 $1,859 +7.31
542–545 543 4 350.00–365.00 $353.77 $1,921 -16.12
555 555 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,970 —
610–618 617 6 330.00–340.00 $331.65 $2,046 —
689 689 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,239 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,546 —
458–492 484 8 325.00–330.00 $326.18 $1,579 -23.82
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,162 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–335 326 5 400.00–420.00 $408.09 $1,330 -1.75
355–381 372 17 400.00–420.00 $407.61 $1,516 -12.84
415–440 428 6 375.00–410.00 $391.66 $1,676 -24.45
417–448 unweaned 434 11 360.00–375.00 $366.55 $1,591 -43.45
465–490 483 18 375.00–400.00 $387.19 $1,870 -20.77
483–499 unweaned 493 13 350.00–360.00 $353.90 $1,745 -36.10
502–543 unweaned 519 10 350.00 $350.00 $1,816 -18.00
500–546 527 30 342.50–372.50 $364.02 $1,918 -5.81
550–595 574 12 335.00–357.50 $350.39 $2,011 -7.52
558–592 unweaned 578 17 345.00–347.50 $346.34 $2,002 -13.66
622–635 unweaned 626 6 310.00–315.00 $313.31 $1,961 -11.60
605–645 638 26 320.00–345.00 $332.70 $2,123 -0.41
651–695 659 12 315.00–320.00 $317.08 $2,090 -7.22
687 unweaned 687 6 305.00 $305.00 $2,095 —
705–730 724 11 300.00–325.00 $314.14 $2,274 +0.40
758–790 765 13 300.00–315.00 $303.54 $2,322 —
805–844 836 5 280.00–300.00 $283.85 $2,373 -13.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–398 391 5 455.00–460.00 $457.03 $1,787 +12.18
418–428 423 14 425.00–430.00 $427.53 $1,808 —
442 unweaned 442 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,812 —
451–460 unweaned 454 6 390.00–405.00 $399.93 $1,816 —
550–582 556 26 365.00–372.50 $370.70 $2,061 -1.29
558 value added 558 16 372.50 $372.50 $2,079 —
559–591 unweaned 570 12 355.00–362.50 $359.91 $2,051 -13.55
601 601 10 372.50 $372.50 $2,239 —
679 679 20 345.00 $345.00 $2,343 +2.76
681 unweaned 681 12 335.00 $335.00 $2,281 —
694 value added 694 37 355.00 $355.00 $2,464 —
740 740 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,442 —
750 750 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,494 -5.37
934 934 15 290.00 $290.00 $2,709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,276 +37.17
378 378 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,455 +55.00
415–442 437 10 335.00–360.00 $349.09 $1,526 -22.60
475–480 478 3 340.00–360.00 $348.34 $1,665 -24.27
530–531 531 8 330.00–340.00 $337.50 $1,792 -14.78
590 590 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,829 -30.00
610–645 623 8 300.00–325.00 $303.23 $1,889 —
707 707 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,086 —
708 unweaned 708 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,912 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,521 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 368 6 450.00–495.00 $475.09 $1,748 —
439–440 439 17 425.00–430.00 $425.29 $1,867 -26.34
453 unweaned 453 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,880 -10.00
450–490 463 16 390.00–435.00 $424.50 $1,965 -3.56
509–545 517 11 385.00–410.00 $394.57 $2,040 -15.47
581 unweaned 581 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,034 —
575–595 585 7 340.00–350.00 $344.99 $2,018 -15.43
603–638 unweaned 620 13 335.00–345.00 $339.67 $2,106 +9.67
605–645 623 31 315.00–345.00 $329.73 $2,054 -13.62
659–698 688 15 305.00–330.00 $323.61 $2,226 -12.32
712–745 717 13 310.00–320.00 $313.09 $2,245 -11.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 —
398 unweaned 398 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,592 —
400–435 418 2 330.00–380.00 $356.05 $1,488 -23.42
482 482 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,759 -5.00
535 535 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,980 —
595 595 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 —
628 628 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,821 —
660–665 663 2 280.00–300.00 $289.96 $1,922 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 6 480.00 $480.00 $2,170 ±0.00
528–540 532 3 410.00–420.00 $413.38 $2,199 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,401 —

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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.