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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Aug 25

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

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Receipts

793 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 929▼ 698 vs year ago 1,491 · −46.8%

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 to 5.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Hotter temperatures in the area this week contributed to a light supply of feeder cattle, along with moderate to light 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 $142.65/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$142.65

222 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$27.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.94

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	150.36	799	113
Medium and Large 1-2	598	135.69	812	100
Medium and Large 2	568	123.11	700	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.25/cwt here — about $99 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 sale222 hd

142.65

—

MO average15 barns · 4,799 hd

149.59

−6.94

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	196.17/cwt	195.00–198.00	702	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	176.34/cwt	176.00–177.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	156.26/cwt	149.00–160.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	775	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	159.75/cwt	159.00–161.00	748	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	146.23/cwt	140.00–156.00	750	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	163.93/cwt	161.00–165.00	856	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	160.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	898	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	148.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	865	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	162.48/cwt	160.50–166.00	996	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	155.21/cwt	152.00–156.00	959	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	687	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,140	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	151.66/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,095	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	141.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,027	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	966	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	145.42/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,149	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,255	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	166.14/cwt	165.50–168.00	643	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	162.66/cwt	158.00–169.00	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	146.09/cwt	145.50–146.50	694	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	142.03/cwt	134.00–144.00	683	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	146.35/cwt	138.50–149.00	739	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	142.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	722	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	147.10/cwt	147.00–149.00	819	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	137.07/cwt	130.00–141.00	802	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	132.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	816	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	148.91/cwt	138.00–151.50	940	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	131.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	129.77/cwt	120.00–131.50	949	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	984	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	908	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	990	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	175.41/cwt	172.00–182.00	751	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	159.59/cwt	149.00–164.50	747	24
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	135.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	647	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	139.40/cwt	135.00–148.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	154.42/cwt	151.00–155.00	808	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	148.34/cwt	148.00–150.00	837	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	589	124.37/cwt	120.00–126.00	733	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	142.89/cwt	141.00–146.00	876	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	661	145.55/cwt	141.00–147.00	962	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	137.49/cwt	137.00–139.00	921	4
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	674	121.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	128.24/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,005	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,082	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	324	113.04/cwt	112.00–114.00	366	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	381	102.65/cwt	90.00–109.00	391	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	619	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	625	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	818	106.92/cwt	100.00–107.50	875	70
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	911	100.18/cwt	85.00–102.50	913	31
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,130	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,124	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 Aug 25, 2021

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

Receipts 793Last week 929Year ago 1,491

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	557	147.00–149.00	147.10
9	—	420	158.00–169.00	162.66
32	—	505	138.50–149.00	146.35
3	—	795	135.00	135.00
2	—	308	168.00	168.00
13	—	387	165.50–168.00	166.14
3	—	737	133.50	133.50
25	—	631	138.00–151.50	148.91
5	—	475	145.50–146.50	146.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	122.00	122.00
2	—	690	121.00	121.00
4	—	459	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	818	120.00–122.00	121.02
3	—	445	147.00	147.00
12	—	615	130.00–136.00	132.68
19	—	731	120.00–131.50	129.77
18	—	507	140.00–143.00	142.44
5	—	757	120.00	120.00
11	—	585	130.00–141.00	137.07
4	—	668	130.00–134.00	131.03
19	—	481	134.00–144.00	142.03
3	—	387	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	195.00–198.00	196.17
24	—	613	160.50–166.00	162.48
12	—	790	145.00–146.00	145.42
14	—	522	161.00–165.00	163.93
41	—	559	160.00–167.00	160.71
2	—	923	136.00	136.00
13	—	467	166.00	166.00
17	—	722	150.00–155.50	151.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	149.00–160.00	156.26
10	—	618	152.00–156.00	155.21
6	—	583	140.00–150.00	148.31
12	—	726	140.00–147.00	141.47
7	—	513	140.00–156.00	146.23
8	—	468	159.00–161.00	159.75
3	—	387	176.00–177.00	176.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	687	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	135.00	135.00
4	—	743	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	324	112.00–114.00	113.04
70	—	818	100.00–107.50	106.92
5	—	619	101.00	101.00
11	—	381	90.00–109.00	102.65
31	—	911	85.00–102.50	100.18
8	—	1,130	99.50	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	135.00–148.00	139.40
8	—	479	130.00–145.00	135.00
3	—	933	116.00	116.00
3	—	573	140.00	140.00
4	—	670	137.00–139.00	137.49
4	—	633	130.00–133.00	131.47
4	—	784	124.00–131.00	128.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	141.00–147.00	145.55
9	—	613	141.00–146.00	142.89
6	—	564	148.00–150.00	148.34
24	—	468	149.00–164.50	159.59
6	—	428	172.00–182.00	175.41
7	—	523	151.00–155.00	154.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	589	120.00–126.00	124.37
4	—	674	120.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	468	120.00	120.00

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.