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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Aug 18

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

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Receipts

929 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 869▼ 856 vs year ago 1,785 · −48.0%

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 to 2.00 lower on a light test. Supply was moderate to light 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 $155.53/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$155.53

327 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$365

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

$45.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	162.11	1,005	171
Medium and Large 1-2	619	150.84	934	142
Medium and Large 2	631	139.00	877	4thin
Large 1-2	1,178	116.30	1,370	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.81/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 sale327 hd

155.53

—

MO average13 barns · 8,267 hd

160.35

−4.81

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

Every lot

63 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	712	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	153.62/cwt	150.00–161.00	684	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	154.92/cwt	150.00–165.00	727	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	169.25/cwt	166.00–171.50	890	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	154.27/cwt	145.00–160.00	816	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	531	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	958	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	164.63/cwt	159.00–167.00	950	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	153.88/cwt	150.00–156.00	889	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	159.94/cwt	155.00–165.00	984	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	149.63/cwt	143.00–153.00	934	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	877	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	155.18/cwt	154.00–159.50	1,037	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	152.60/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,059	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	156.76/cwt	155.50–159.00	1,116	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	146.51/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,062	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	143.40/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,113	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	152.31/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,191	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,193	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,130	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,231	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	131.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,164	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	918	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,203	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,223	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,382	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,250	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,406	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	132.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	545	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	151.42/cwt	148.00–154.00	724	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	145.69/cwt	135.00–149.00	696	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	146.44/cwt	142.00–149.00	757	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	154.52/cwt	149.00–156.00	817	23
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	543	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	151.38/cwt	147.00–155.00	855	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	141.77/cwt	130.00–146.00	818	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	141.03/cwt	137.00–143.50	876	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	148.55/cwt	143.00–153.00	934	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	142.47/cwt	138.50–145.50	959	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	133.41/cwt	131.00–134.00	902	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	129.47/cwt	125.00–131.00	924	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	120.79/cwt	120.00–122.00	873	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	141.96/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,028	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	137.70/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,047	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,150	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	160.44/cwt	155.00–172.50	696	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	663	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	140.74/cwt	134.00–144.00	739	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	149.94/cwt	149.00–151.00	874	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	142.49/cwt	133.00–146.00	844	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	140.98/cwt	135.00–143.00	853	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	907	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	940	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	724	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,006	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	130.66/cwt	130.00–133.00	958	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	126.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	971	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,148	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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Receipts 929Last week 869Year ago 1,785

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Supply was moderate to light and demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	712	155.50–159.00	156.76
2	—	330	205.00	205.00
3	—	873	141.00	141.00
3	—	400	178.00	178.00
3	—	817	146.00	146.00
35	—	526	166.00–171.50	169.25
22	—	668	154.00–159.50	155.18
43	—	615	155.00–165.00	159.94
20	—	577	159.00–167.00	164.63
17	—	782	146.00–155.00	152.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	776	143.00–145.00	143.40
15	—	578	150.00–156.00	153.88
3	—	882	130.00–136.00	131.96
3	—	843	134.00	134.00
27	—	694	151.00–153.00	152.60
16	—	529	145.00–160.00	154.27
3	—	385	169.00	169.00
15	—	445	150.00–161.00	153.62
16	—	725	137.00–150.00	146.51
15	—	469	150.00–165.00	154.92
14	—	624	143.00–153.00	149.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	112.50	112.50
2	—	1,223	113.00	113.00
2	—	918	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	159.00	159.00
9	—	760	135.00–138.50	137.70
20	—	478	148.00–154.00	151.42
15	—	724	135.00–144.50	141.96
42	—	565	147.00–155.00	151.38
34	—	673	138.50–145.50	142.47
29	—	629	143.00–153.00	148.55
23	—	529	149.00–156.00	154.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	135.00–149.00	145.69
11	—	714	125.00–131.00	129.47
20	—	676	131.00–134.00	133.41
17	—	621	137.00–143.50	141.03
10	—	517	142.00–149.00	146.44
35	—	577	130.00–146.00	141.77
5	—	411	130.00–140.00	132.53
2	—	328	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	116.00	116.00
5	—	723	120.00–122.00	120.79
2	—	765	117.00	117.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	135.00	135.00
2	—	985	116.50	116.50
7	—	592	133.00–146.00	142.49
3	—	810	116.00	116.00
4	—	605	135.00–143.00	140.98
11	—	525	134.00–144.00	140.74
3	—	767	120.00–135.00	126.65
6	—	733	130.00–133.00	130.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	151.00	151.00
6	—	434	155.00–172.50	160.44
12	—	675	139.25	139.25
12	—	583	149.00–151.00	149.94
7	—	724	139.00	139.00
4	—	385	170.00	170.00
4	—	613	148.00	148.00

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.