Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-03-17

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Mar 17

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Receipts

829 head

▼ 1,172 vs last sale 2,001▲ 492 vs year ago 337 · +146.0%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Feeder bulls traded 5.00 - 9.00 higher with active bidding. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.47/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$133.47

260 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$9.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	438	136.47	597	73
Medium and Large 1	572	133.39	763	157
Medium and Large 2	437	126.62	553	30

One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale260 hd

133.47

—

MO average17 barns · 8,980 hd

136.56

−3.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

50 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle - Springfield, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	540	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	687	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	180.43/cwt	179.00–181.00	763	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	160.43/cwt	159.00–162.00	680	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	725	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	173.47/cwt	165.00–176.00	822	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	146.42/cwt	143.00–152.00	758	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	164.89/cwt	157.00–169.00	867	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	154.51/cwt	152.00–158.00	881	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	151.37/cwt	149.50–152.50	878	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	839	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	147.73/cwt	144.25–149.50	938	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	147.27/cwt	145.50–150.00	972	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	118.67/cwt	116.00–120.00	837	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	133.21/cwt	130.00–137.50	970	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	128.23/cwt	126.50–130.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	127.94/cwt	126.50–128.50	1,045	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	914	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,056	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	134.04/cwt	132.00–135.00	438	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	144.42/cwt	144.00–145.00	497	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	143.55/cwt	139.00–146.00	530	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	131.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	541	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	571	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	666	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	133.94/cwt	130.00–139.00	623	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	136.30/cwt	128.00–144.00	714	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.41/cwt	133.00–139.00	769	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.23/cwt	125.00–128.00	726	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	129.26/cwt	124.00–136.00	808	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	126.66/cwt	124.00–129.50	849	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	914	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	164.98/cwt	159.00–175.00	634	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	642	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	170.55/cwt	169.00–171.00	725	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	745	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	151.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	734	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	154.07/cwt	150.00–158.00	829	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	135.86/cwt	135.00–138.00	732	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	149.14/cwt	147.50–150.50	831	35
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	145.57/cwt	144.50–146.00	907	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	878	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	3

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle - Springfield, MO

Wed Mar 17, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 829Last week 2,001Year ago 337

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Feeder bulls traded 5.00 - 9.00 higher with active bidding. Supply was moderate with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	135.00–138.00	135.86
29	—	384	159.00–175.00	164.98
26	—	484	150.00–155.00	151.72
5	—	686	128.00	128.00
6	—	414	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	557	147.50–150.50	149.14
9	—	425	169.00–171.00	170.55
7	—	623	144.50–146.00	145.57
6	—	538	150.00–158.00	154.07
5	—	453	164.50	164.50
2	—	305	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	830	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	635	144.25–149.50	147.73
4	—	775	126.50–130.00	128.23
23	—	474	165.00–176.00	173.47
7	—	423	179.00–181.00	180.43
21	—	526	157.00–169.00	164.89
5	—	660	145.50–150.00	147.27
7	—	570	152.00–158.00	154.51
15	—	728	130.00–137.50	133.21
14	—	817	126.50–128.50	127.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	518	143.00–152.00	146.42
4	—	388	177.00	177.00
4	—	424	159.00–162.00	160.43
5	—	462	157.00	157.00
3	—	617	136.00	136.00
17	—	580	149.50–152.50	151.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	144.00	144.00
4	—	355	150.00–154.00	152.03
3	—	705	116.00–120.00	118.67
4	—	914	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	625	124.00–136.00	129.26
16	—	670	124.00–129.50	126.66
14	—	568	133.00–139.00	135.41
3	—	427	147.00	147.00
3	—	367	150.00	150.00
72	—	524	128.00–144.00	136.30
9	—	781	117.00	117.00
6	—	461	144.00–145.00	144.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	344	144.00–145.00	144.42
21	—	369	139.00–146.00	143.55
7	—	417	135.00–139.00	136.96
9	—	575	125.00–128.00	126.23
4	—	519	120.00–127.00	123.47
25	—	465	130.00–139.00	133.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	125.00	125.00
3	—	653	115.00	115.00
3	—	700	109.00	109.00
6	—	327	132.00–135.00	134.04
11	—	411	125.00–135.00	131.57

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.