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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Apr 28

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Receipts

1,275 head

▲ 381 vs last sale 894▼ 127 vs year ago 1,402 · −9.1%

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 traded 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.40/cwt on 444 head.

Average price

$149.40

444 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$56.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	162.89	865	124
Medium and Large 1-2	526	156.05	820	186
Medium and Large 2	648	134.21	870	72
Medium 2	555	133.33	740	31
Medium 3	534	106.87	571	31

One grade step is worth $56.02/cwt here — about $294 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 sale444 hd

149.40

—

MO average17 barns · 8,578 hd

150.55

−1.15

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

Every lot

110 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	175.45/cwt	170.00–184.00	570	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	153.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	164.57/cwt	160.00–166.00	604	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	171.02/cwt	170.00–177.00	645	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	184.48/cwt	184.00–185.00	707	19
Steers	—	Medium 2	386	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	573	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	396	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	447	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	160.85/cwt	157.00–166.00	677	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	172.96/cwt	169.00–180.00	732	40
Steers	—	Medium 3	434	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	488	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	150.17/cwt	150.00–151.00	704	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	164.05/cwt	158.00–168.00	783	56
Steers	—	Medium 2	485	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	163.55/cwt	161.00–164.50	867	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	154.59/cwt	148.50–160.00	822	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	138.63/cwt	135.00–144.00	739	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	567	132.95/cwt	126.00–135.00	754	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	152.20/cwt	146.00–156.50	874	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	144.34/cwt	141.00–145.00	836	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	607	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	945	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	143.16/cwt	138.00–146.00	888	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	640	122.32/cwt	121.00–125.00	783	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	663	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	987	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	141.24/cwt	140.50–142.00	946	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	901	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	976	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	132.78/cwt	130.00–134.50	961	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	731	126.83/cwt	120.00–128.50	927	35
Steers	—	Medium 3	762	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	724	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	125.66/cwt	123.50–129.00	961	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	119.00/cwt	118.00–119.50	962	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	873	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	925	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,064	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	893	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,014	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,060	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	155.60/cwt	155.00–156.00	462	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	155.52/cwt	152.50–156.50	485	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	343	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	146.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	487	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	151.39/cwt	150.00–152.00	551	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	145.46/cwt	140.00–149.50	541	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	135.42/cwt	134.00–139.00	519	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	139.24/cwt	135.00–144.50	585	30
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	132.54/cwt	127.00–134.00	567	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	153.54/cwt	146.00–157.00	668	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	149.74/cwt	146.00–158.00	699	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	131.20/cwt	125.00–134.00	614	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	141.26/cwt	136.00–145.00	685	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	137.12/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	131.44/cwt	127.50–134.00	710	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	128.91/cwt	127.00–133.50	726	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	136.19/cwt	136.00–136.50	789	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	123.03/cwt	119.00–126.00	714	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	122.51/cwt	120.00–124.00	749	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	126.61/cwt	125.00–128.00	776	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	115.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	730	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	667	112.78/cwt	110.00–118.50	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	122.16/cwt	119.50–122.75	837	25
Heifers	—	Medium 2	723	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	795	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	891	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	106.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	852	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	861	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	813	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	890	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	880	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	944	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	973	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	842	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	298	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	498	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	199.33/cwt	199.00–200.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	385	144.95/cwt	140.00–154.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	148.88/cwt	140.00–154.00	624	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	164.49/cwt	159.00–169.00	696	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	425	137.85/cwt	130.00–145.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	158.12/cwt	155.50–160.00	749	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	146.84/cwt	143.00–149.00	709	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	149.07/cwt	146.50–154.50	781	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	140.53/cwt	138.00–143.00	739	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	540	133.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	148.90/cwt	145.00–151.00	850	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	138.53/cwt	134.00–140.00	801	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	139.09/cwt	137.00–141.00	883	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	662	128.80/cwt	125.00–131.00	853	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	678	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	909	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	759	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	911	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	336	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	370	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	482	98.53/cwt	80.00–108.00	475	17
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	531	103.52/cwt	83.00–110.00	550	19
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	592	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	616	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	621	100.14/cwt	97.00–102.50	622	17
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	24
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	728	92.57/cwt	86.00–99.00	674	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	767	97.63/cwt	88.00–100.50	749	38
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	849	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	790	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	865	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	649	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	923	83.63/cwt	60.00–88.50	772	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,025	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	851	2

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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Receipts 1,275Last week 894Year ago 1,402

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	112.00–116.00	114.01
10	—	377	170.00–177.00	171.02
16	—	421	157.00–166.00	160.85
32	—	532	148.50–160.00	154.59
40	—	574	146.00–156.50	152.20
3	—	808	118.00–119.50	119.00
4	—	325	170.00–184.00	175.45
56	—	477	158.00–168.00	164.05
5	—	724	130.00–134.50	132.78
14	—	620	138.00–146.00	143.16
4	—	670	140.50–142.00	141.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	731	120.00–128.50	126.83
4	—	367	160.00–166.00	164.57
2	—	675	131.00–136.00	133.48
3	—	602	133.00	133.00
6	—	579	141.00–145.00	144.34
6	—	533	135.00–144.00	138.63
6	—	765	123.50–129.00	125.66
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
2	—	893	113.00–114.00	113.50
6	—	469	150.00–151.00	150.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	668	147.75	147.75
8	—	876	121.00–122.00	121.51
3	—	705	138.50	138.50
19	—	383	184.00–185.00	184.48
40	—	423	169.00–180.00	172.96
21	—	530	161.00–164.50	163.55
2	—	810	128.00	128.00
2	—	630	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	148.50	148.50
12	—	567	126.00–135.00	132.95
2	—	873	106.00	106.00
6	—	640	121.00–125.00	122.32
2	—	485	140.00–144.00	142.02
2	—	660	126.00	126.00
3	—	325	150.00–156.00	153.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	434	112.50	112.50
9	—	762	95.00	95.00
8	—	396	113.00	113.00
2	—	663	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	607	155.75	155.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	485	136.00–145.00	141.26
8	—	333	140.00–148.00	146.28
18	—	540	127.50–134.00	131.44
25	—	685	119.50–122.75	122.16
29	—	372	140.00–149.50	145.46
30	—	420	135.00–144.50	139.24
30	—	563	127.00–133.50	128.91
3	—	772	110.00–111.00	110.33
21	—	611	120.00–124.00	122.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	297	155.00–156.00	155.60
2	—	673	125.00	125.00
14	—	467	146.00–158.00	149.74
10	—	364	150.00–152.00	151.39
8	—	613	125.00–128.00	126.61
6	—	724	123.00	123.00
26	—	435	146.00–157.00	153.54
5	—	312	152.50–156.50	155.52
16	—	579	136.00–136.50	136.19
23	—	519	135.00–140.00	137.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	880	82.00	82.00
4	—	723	110.00	110.00
2	—	423	120.00	120.00
2	—	635	110.00	110.00
7	—	315	109.00	109.00
3	—	667	110.00–118.50	112.78
2	—	973	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	110.00	110.00
2	—	813	109.50	109.50
9	—	631	110.00–120.00	115.64
2	—	925	102.00	102.00
3	—	732	105.00–110.00	106.59
13	—	468	125.00–134.00	131.20
9	—	428	127.00–134.00	132.54
9	—	383	134.00–139.00	135.42
4	—	533	124.00–125.00	124.75
12	—	580	119.00–126.00	123.03
2	—	653	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	298	167.00	167.00
6	—	419	140.00–154.00	148.88
4	—	578	134.00–140.00	138.53
9	—	526	138.00–143.00	140.53
2	—	375	156.00–160.00	157.95
5	—	483	143.00–149.00	146.84
5	—	662	125.00–131.00	128.80
4	—	759	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	137.00–141.00	139.09
5	—	716	125.00–130.00	126.98
19	—	571	145.00–151.00	148.90
2	—	365	183.50	183.50
8	—	524	146.50–154.50	149.07
10	—	474	155.50–160.00	158.12
9	—	423	159.00–169.00	164.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00–145.00	137.85
4	—	540	129.00–135.00	133.01
3	—	678	120.00–124.00	121.31
3	—	385	140.00–154.00	144.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	199.00–200.00	199.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	665	99.00	99.00
5	—	849	93.00	93.00
4	—	865	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,025	83.00	83.00
2	—	728	86.00–99.00	92.57
19	—	531	83.00–110.00	103.52
6	—	923	60.00–88.50	83.63
3	—	592	104.00	104.00
17	—	482	80.00–108.00	98.53
9	—	336	110.00	110.00
38	—	767	88.00–100.50	97.63
17	—	621	97.00–102.50	100.14

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.