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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Oct 6

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Receipts

815 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 919▼ 619 vs year ago 1,434 · −43.2%

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 600 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone on a light supply while steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were lightly tested with little comparison to last weeks sale, with feeder heifers over 600 lbs selling steady to firm. The supply for high quality weaned feeder cattle this week was light and demand was moderate to light for all classes.

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 $126.56/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$126.56

278 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3

$49.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.74

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	135.55	817	94
Medium and Large 1-2	558	127.91	714	123
Medium and Large 2	472	115.87	547	32
Large 1-2	805	114.19	919	18thin
Large 2-3	601	85.94	516	11thin

One grade step is worth $49.60/cwt here — about $301 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 sale278 hd

126.56

—

MO average16 barns · 6,213 hd

142.30

−15.74

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

Every lot

99 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	125.12/cwt	110.00–130.00	398	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	320	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	430	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	128.50/cwt	126.00–136.00	495	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	428	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	174.37/cwt	169.00–176.00	752	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	130.58/cwt	121.00–135.00	565	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	139.05/cwt	138.00–146.00	649	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	118.61/cwt	110.00–124.00	555	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	162.17/cwt	159.00–166.00	764	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	138.36/cwt	130.00–148.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	155.66/cwt	149.00–165.00	806	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	126.70/cwt	123.00–129.00	663	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	547	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	559	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	615	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	155.17/cwt	147.00–157.00	880	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	143.86/cwt	136.00–147.50	816	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	141.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	897	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	868	10
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	648	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	659	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	873	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	136.81/cwt	130.00–138.00	919	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	143.69/cwt	140.00–146.00	970	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	134.04/cwt	124.00–138.00	977	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,058	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	126.03/cwt	115.00–135.00	959	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	118.10/cwt	111.00–121.00	963	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,086	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	885	111.76/cwt	110.00–117.00	989	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	128.37/cwt	125.50–129.50	1,166	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,281	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,040	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,206	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	135.69/cwt	135.00–139.00	418	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	124.67/cwt	120.00–126.00	400	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	134.24/cwt	134.00–135.00	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	123.83/cwt	110.00–130.00	463	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	392	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	470	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	582	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	131.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	116.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	509	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	444	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	142.92/cwt	134.00–148.00	665	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	102.90/cwt	90.00–110.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	130.27/cwt	123.00–133.00	616	23
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	520	88.46/cwt	75.00–95.00	460	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	131.11/cwt	125.00–134.00	698	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	741	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	127.42/cwt	125.00–131.00	722	24
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	609	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	612	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	765	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	126.17/cwt	121.00–130.00	778	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	704	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	134.41/cwt	132.00–138.00	845	35
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	653	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	124.95/cwt	120.00–131.00	825	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	138.94/cwt	131.50–140.00	952	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	135.38/cwt	134.00–136.00	954	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	124.18/cwt	115.00–130.00	895	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	101.96/cwt	90.00–108.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	119.33/cwt	110.00–123.00	914	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	131.61/cwt	127.00–132.50	1,033	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	116.49/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,031	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,068	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,180	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	307	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	414	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	142.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	454	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	144.75/cwt	142.00–161.00	608	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	124.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	537	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	179.79/cwt	170.00–182.00	782	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	152.53/cwt	147.00–163.00	726	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	135.48/cwt	130.00–144.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	129.97/cwt	122.00–137.00	662	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	139.95/cwt	138.00–143.00	726	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	104.84/cwt	100.00–110.00	546	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	128.42/cwt	124.00–136.00	732	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	103.12/cwt	100.00–113.00	591	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	102.95/cwt	100.00–112.00	638	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	124.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	775	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	653	100.04/cwt	90.00–110.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	122.54/cwt	116.00–128.00	844	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	129.77/cwt	128.00–132.00	933	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	120.84/cwt	115.00–128.00	882	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	835	91.97/cwt	80.00–100.00	768	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	898	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	934	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	351	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	330	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	430	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	396	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	578	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	491	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Receipts 815Last week 919Year ago 1,434

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	518	149.00–165.00	155.66
10	—	827	130.00–134.00	131.31
2	—	740	143.00	143.00
11	—	675	140.00–146.00	143.69
3	—	765	139.00	139.00
5	—	908	125.50–129.50	128.37
2	—	885	129.00	129.00
8	—	431	169.00–176.00	174.37
8	—	567	147.00–157.00	155.17
6	—	997	128.50	128.50
12	—	632	140.00–145.00	141.90
6	—	471	159.00–166.00	162.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	150.00	150.00
8	—	467	138.00–146.00	139.05
7	—	815	111.00–121.00	118.10
2	—	340	157.00	157.00
7	—	761	115.00–135.00	126.03
7	—	729	124.00–138.00	134.04
10	—	638	135.00–137.00	136.01
9	—	672	130.00–138.00	136.81
12	—	567	136.00–147.50	143.86
5	—	509	130.00–148.00	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	134.00–135.00	134.51
3	—	370	126.00	126.00
2	—	648	112.00	112.00
3	—	547	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	110.00–130.00	125.12
4	—	385	126.00–136.00	128.50
4	—	468	110.00–124.00	118.61
4	—	620	118.00	118.00
6	—	523	123.00–129.00	126.70
3	—	433	121.00–135.00	130.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	139.00	139.00
4	—	885	110.00–117.00	111.76
2	—	1,040	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	134.00–148.00	142.92
6	—	785	127.00–132.50	131.61
8	—	685	131.50–140.00	138.94
2	—	333	146.00	146.00
5	—	555	133.50	133.50
13	—	705	134.00–136.00	135.38
8	—	413	141.00	141.00
35	—	629	132.00–138.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	392	120.00	120.00
11	—	1,068	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	130.00–133.00	131.31
23	—	473	123.00–133.00	130.27
24	—	617	121.00–130.00	126.17
6	—	308	135.00–139.00	135.69
6	—	660	120.00–131.00	124.95
10	—	532	125.00–134.00	131.11
4	—	372	134.00–135.00	134.24
7	—	721	115.00–130.00	124.18
8	—	766	110.00–123.00	119.33
2	—	885	114.00–119.00	116.49
24	—	567	125.00–131.00	127.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	110.00–130.00	123.83
3	—	765	90.00–108.00	101.96
3	—	465	90.00–110.00	102.90
9	—	436	110.00–120.00	116.67
6	—	626	110.00–115.00	112.52
7	—	321	120.00–126.00	124.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	75.00–95.00	88.46
4	—	609	90.00	90.00
4	—	653	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	85.00	85.00
2	—	430	92.00	92.00
5	—	351	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	130.00	130.00
8	—	435	170.00–182.00	179.79
5	—	719	128.00–132.00	129.77
5	—	476	147.00–163.00	152.53
4	—	519	138.00–143.00	139.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	830	112.00	112.00
3	—	477	130.00–144.00	135.48
6	—	621	120.00–130.00	124.80
10	—	730	115.00–128.00	120.84
2	—	360	140.00–146.00	143.00
7	—	420	142.00–161.00	144.75
2	—	900	110.00	110.00
9	—	509	122.00–137.00	129.97
8	—	689	116.00–128.00	122.54
3	—	318	140.00–148.00	142.81
13	—	570	124.00–136.00	128.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	120.00–128.00	124.54
3	—	950	85.00	85.00
3	—	307	135.00	135.00
4	—	521	100.00–110.00	104.84
2	—	653	90.00–110.00	100.04
5	—	835	80.00–100.00	91.97
4	—	620	100.00–112.00	102.95
4	—	573	100.00–113.00	103.12
2	—	898	104.00	104.00

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.