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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 12

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Receipts

1,200 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 1,135▲ 216 vs year ago 984 · +22.0%

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 under 550 lbs. traded 2.00 - 7.00 higher, heavier weights traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand.

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 $150.01/cwt on 446 head.

Average price

$150.01

446 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$37.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	158.86	850	158
Medium 2	412	154.24	635	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	148.62	821	185
Medium and Large 2	548	138.04	756	73
Medium 3	398	121.67	484	12thin

One grade step is worth $37.19/cwt here — about $365 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 sale446 hd

150.01

—

MO average16 barns · 6,496 hd

149.24

+0.77

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

Every lot

82 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	333	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	526	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	359	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	467	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	372	162.94/cwt	161.00–164.00	606	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	165.74/cwt	164.00–169.00	633	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	695	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	161.21/cwt	156.00–166.50	677	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	170.97/cwt	169.00–174.00	732	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	146.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	635	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	453	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	498	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	157.60/cwt	151.00–163.00	750	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	144.27/cwt	134.50–150.00	692	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	159.20/cwt	156.50–165.00	829	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	137.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	724	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	152.28/cwt	143.00–154.00	815	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	159.17/cwt	155.00–162.00	890	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	137.81/cwt	133.00–141.00	787	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	151.29/cwt	146.00–154.00	868	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	150.31/cwt	142.00–156.00	914	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	135.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	124.15/cwt	122.00–125.00	797	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	822	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	662	117.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	133.02/cwt	129.00–137.50	895	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	145.08/cwt	142.50–145.50	985	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	127.64/cwt	125.00–131.00	927	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	120.19/cwt	120.00–121.00	881	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	122.81/cwt	119.00–126.00	939	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	926	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	143.14/cwt	139.00–150.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	133.69/cwt	128.00–138.00	437	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	144.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	133.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	501	16
Heifers	—	Medium 2	378	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	132.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	144.35/cwt	137.50–149.00	616	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	132.05/cwt	131.00–135.50	621	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	142.67/cwt	138.00–146.00	672	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	134.80/cwt	130.00–141.00	701	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	125.37/cwt	120.00–129.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	538	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	533	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	132.27/cwt	130.50–138.00	751	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	125.70/cwt	123.00–129.50	716	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	126.06/cwt	124.00–132.50	790	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	659	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	118.70/cwt	115.00–126.50	748	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	117.61/cwt	110.00–120.50	789	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	118.40/cwt	112.50–120.50	848	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	925	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	163.67/cwt	162.00–167.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	167.82/cwt	162.00–169.00	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	140.58/cwt	131.00–145.00	609	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	149.90/cwt	146.00–152.00	651	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	151.38/cwt	149.00–152.00	718	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	130.84/cwt	122.00–134.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	142.52/cwt	136.00–148.00	738	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	153.73/cwt	149.00–156.00	819	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	141.27/cwt	132.00–143.50	808	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	129.49/cwt	124.00–132.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	138.46/cwt	134.00–143.00	838	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	132.21/cwt	131.00–134.00	826	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	116.65/cwt	114.00–120.00	843	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	880	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	997	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,127	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	315	110.33/cwt	105.00–114.00	348	10
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	342	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	462	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	478	110.77/cwt	90.00–116.00	529	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	567	91.55/cwt	90.00–92.00	519	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	643	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	579	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	670	93.08/cwt	92.00–96.00	624	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	734	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	683	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	789	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	686	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	881	89.26/cwt	64.00–93.00	786	26

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 12, 2021

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

Receipts 1,200Last week 1,135Year ago 984

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded 2.00 - 7.00 higher, heavier weights traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. 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
3	—	800	109.00–111.00	110.00
6	—	658	125.00	125.00
5	—	572	132.00–143.50	141.27
10	—	518	136.00–148.00	142.52
8	—	474	149.00–152.00	151.38
3	—	350	177.00	177.00
12	—	434	146.00–152.00	149.90
4	—	625	131.00–134.00	132.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	113.00	113.00
3	—	723	114.00–120.00	116.65
6	—	421	162.00–169.00	167.82
17	—	533	149.00–156.00	153.73
3	—	567	149.00	149.00
4	—	605	134.00–143.00	138.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	131.00–145.00	140.58
3	—	630	119.00–120.00	119.67
3	—	363	162.00–167.00	163.67
4	—	579	124.00–132.00	129.49
4	—	517	122.00–134.00	130.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	139.00–150.00	143.14
22	—	671	110.00–120.50	117.61
17	—	630	115.00–126.50	118.70
26	—	470	131.00–135.50	132.05
3	—	523	120.00–129.00	125.37
10	—	570	123.00–129.50	125.70
8	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.76
7	—	716	112.50–120.50	118.40
6	—	371	143.00–145.00	144.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	568	130.50–138.00	132.27
5	—	655	127.00	127.00
23	—	627	124.00–132.50	126.06
6	—	808	114.50	114.50
40	—	471	138.00–146.00	142.67
70	—	520	130.00–141.00	134.80
55	—	427	137.50–149.00	144.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	100.00	100.00
3	—	538	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	628	100.00–110.00	104.95
6	—	327	128.00–138.00	133.69
16	—	376	130.00–137.00	133.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	146.00–154.00	151.29
5	—	765	119.00–126.00	122.81
19	—	673	129.00–137.50	133.02
48	—	476	151.00–163.00	157.60
24	—	726	125.00–131.00	127.64
4	—	624	130.00–140.00	135.46
3	—	397	175.00	175.00
25	—	420	156.00–166.50	161.21
38	—	535	143.00–154.00	152.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	428	169.00–174.00	170.97
24	—	559	155.00–162.00	159.17
67	—	521	156.50–165.00	159.20
32	—	608	142.00–156.00	150.31
7	—	679	142.50–145.50	145.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	130.00	130.00
5	—	453	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	158.00	158.00
3	—	662	115.00–120.00	117.32
11	—	372	161.00–164.00	162.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	382	164.00–169.00	165.74
5	—	571	133.00–141.00	137.81
5	—	733	120.00–121.00	120.19
29	—	480	134.50–150.00	144.27
7	—	642	122.00–125.00	124.15
3	—	527	135.00–140.00	137.32
4	—	778	118.00–120.00	119.02
4	—	656	125.00–126.00	125.25
4	—	434	140.00–150.00	146.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	670	92.00–96.00	93.08
6	—	789	87.00	87.00
4	—	840	94.00	94.00
10	—	315	105.00–114.00	110.33
9	—	567	90.00–92.00	91.55
3	—	643	90.00	90.00
26	—	881	64.00–93.00	89.26
8	—	478	90.00–116.00	110.77
7	—	734	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	342	135.00	135.00

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.