Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2021-05-05

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 5

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Receipts

1,135 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 1,275▼ 55 vs year ago 1,190 · −4.6%

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 3.00 - 5.00 lower while feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate. Very muddy conditions affected supply.

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 $141.89/cwt on 494 head.

Average price

$141.89

494 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$49.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	150.51	898	120
Medium and Large 1-2	624	141.30	882	265
Medium 2	435	137.42	598	5thin
Medium and Large 2	597	134.65	804	101
Medium 3	713	101.50	724	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.01/cwt here — about $174 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 sale494 hd

141.89

—

MO average20 barns · 9,027 hd

147.95

−6.06

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	171.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	566	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	159.51/cwt	156.00–164.00	675	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	151.19/cwt	150.00–152.00	643	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	435	137.42/cwt	131.00–145.00	598	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	150.22/cwt	147.00–155.00	705	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	162.04/cwt	157.00–167.00	763	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	150.91/cwt	147.50–155.00	714	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	158.32/cwt	155.00–161.00	823	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	148.31/cwt	144.00–154.00	777	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	139.85/cwt	135.00–144.00	737	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	159.64/cwt	155.00–165.50	924	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	147.55/cwt	144.50–154.00	859	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	135.85/cwt	135.00–143.00	792	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	140.89/cwt	140.00–143.00	886	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	125.33/cwt	123.00–129.00	797	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	126.71/cwt	123.00–130.50	844	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	136.57/cwt	134.50–140.00	911	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	124.42/cwt	118.00–125.00	881	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	132.52/cwt	131.50–133.50	944	15
Steers	—	Medium 3	713	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	724	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	743	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	854	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	777	122.81/cwt	117.00–124.00	954	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	799	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,011	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	119.87/cwt	119.00–121.50	991	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,069	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	441	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	141.34/cwt	139.00–145.00	459	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	337	120.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	408	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	366	125.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	132.85/cwt	130.00–135.50	518	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	137.19/cwt	133.50–143.00	586	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	128.45/cwt	124.00–134.00	555	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	650	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	137.85/cwt	135.00–143.00	642	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	129.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	615	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	129.58/cwt	124.00–132.00	684	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	134.98/cwt	134.00–135.50	714	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	123.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	693	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	129.07/cwt	124.00–131.50	740	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	138.21/cwt	132.50–143.00	793	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	114.34/cwt	112.00–116.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	122.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	760	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	119.11/cwt	117.00–119.50	822	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	115.58/cwt	115.00–116.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	109.71/cwt	104.00–115.00	784	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	766	105.58/cwt	100.00–109.50	809	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	112.94/cwt	108.50–117.50	919	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	828	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	878	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	111.98/cwt	111.00–114.50	988	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	903	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	392	155.37/cwt	155.00–157.00	609	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	653	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	423	136.99/cwt	130.00–142.00	579	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	148.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	635	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	141.20/cwt	141.00–142.00	671	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	146.54/cwt	144.00–149.00	706	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	147.78/cwt	145.00–151.00	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	135.37/cwt	128.00–140.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	139.23/cwt	134.00–142.00	796	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	580	126.41/cwt	126.00–127.00	733	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	129.22/cwt	126.00–130.50	796	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	120.41/cwt	118.00–122.00	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	732	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	842	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	779	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	865	8

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 May 5, 2021

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

Receipts 1,135Last week 1,275Year ago 1,190

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded 3.00 - 5.00 lower while feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate. Very muddy conditions affected supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	108.50–117.50	112.94
3	—	358	145.00–147.00	145.66
55	—	573	124.00–131.50	129.07
49	—	528	124.00–132.00	129.58
44	—	466	135.00–143.00	137.85
25	—	622	120.00–126.00	122.19
3	—	325	139.00–145.00	141.34
17	—	427	133.50–143.00	137.19
6	—	690	117.00–119.50	119.11
4	—	903	100.00	100.00
14	—	882	111.00–114.50	111.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	120.00–125.00	120.96
4	—	366	120.00–131.00	125.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	438	148.50	148.50
20	—	574	132.50–143.00	138.21
14	—	529	134.00–135.50	134.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	137.00	137.00
41	—	474	125.00–133.00	129.77
32	—	432	124.00–134.00	128.45
22	—	715	104.00–115.00	109.71
9	—	390	130.00–135.50	132.85
3	—	613	112.00–116.00	114.34
7	—	690	115.00–116.00	115.58
7	—	562	120.00–124.00	123.39
6	—	766	100.00–109.50	105.58
4	—	828	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	799	126.50	126.50
58	—	524	144.00–154.00	148.31
49	—	582	144.50–154.00	147.55
38	—	629	140.00–143.00	140.89
15	—	712	131.50–133.50	132.52
14	—	667	134.50–140.00	136.57
13	—	423	156.00–164.00	159.51
10	—	469	147.00–155.00	150.22
4	—	330	170.00–175.00	171.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	520	155.00–161.00	158.32
21	—	471	157.00–167.00	162.04
17	—	827	119.00–121.50	119.87
11	—	869	123.00	123.00
20	—	579	155.00–165.50	159.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	131.00–145.00	137.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	101.50	101.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	583	135.00–143.00	135.85
7	—	527	135.00–144.00	139.85
6	—	777	117.00–124.00	122.81
5	—	425	150.00–152.00	151.19
15	—	636	123.00–129.00	125.33
12	—	708	118.00–125.00	124.42
11	—	666	123.00–130.50	126.71
22	—	473	147.50–155.00	150.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	743	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	126.00–130.50	129.22
5	—	510	145.00–151.00	147.78
4	—	572	134.00–142.00	139.23
4	—	408	160.00	160.00
3	—	715	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	130.00–142.00	136.99
5	—	580	126.00–127.00	126.41
5	—	475	141.00–142.00	141.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	128.00–140.00	135.37
5	—	635	118.00–122.00	120.41
5	—	427	145.00–150.00	148.79
3	—	732	115.00	115.00
5	—	392	155.00–157.00	155.37
8	—	779	110.00–112.00	111.01
7	—	482	144.00–149.00	146.54

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.