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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Mar 16

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Receipts

1,500 head

▲ 357 vs last sale 1,143▲ 671 vs year ago 829 · +80.9%

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 5.00 higher. Spots of feeders traded up to 10 higher on 7 weight steers and 4 weight heifer calves. A quality supply of yearling cattle was offered this week. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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 $152.21/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$152.21

526 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$36.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.96

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	162.56	848	228
Medium and Large 1-2	525	148.49	779	226
Large 1-2	745	133.20	992	44
Medium and Large 2	540	128.12	692	24
Medium 1-2	470	126.28	594	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.28/cwt here — about $254 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 sale526 hd

152.21

—

MO average15 barns · 8,969 hd

154.18

−1.96

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

Every lot

81 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	183.52/cwt	180.00–195.00	615	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	181.52/cwt	179.00–184.00	641	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	156.47/cwt	154.00–165.00	577	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	836	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	149.17/cwt	140.00–155.00	631	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	178.90/cwt	170.00–184.00	764	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	194.47/cwt	190.00–202.00	836	19
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	439	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	147.96/cwt	135.00–157.00	691	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	178.67/cwt	167.00–188.00	836	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	940	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	181.79/cwt	181.00–183.00	929	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	142.84/cwt	130.00–155.00	740	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	176.14/cwt	165.00–181.00	923	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	171.45/cwt	160.50–179.00	982	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	180.56/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,045	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	616	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,173	31
Steers	—	Large 1	620	169.82/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,053	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	175.73/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,100	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	134.14/cwt	126.00–147.00	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	163.70/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,043	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	172.38/cwt	159.00–177.00	1,145	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	154.27/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,038	30
Steers	—	Large 1	679	166.93/cwt	166.50–167.50	1,133	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	133.29/cwt	120.00–140.00	908	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	691	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,037	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	163.28/cwt	152.00–163.75	1,167	49
Steers	—	Large 1	719	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,122	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	142.38/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,024	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	140.13/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,096	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	157.14/cwt	146.00–159.25	1,234	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	153.85/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,243	21
Steers	—	Large 1-2	884	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,282	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	174.48/cwt	174.00–175.00	555	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	163.18/cwt	153.00–165.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	156.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	607	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	139.05/cwt	136.00–140.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	155.36/cwt	145.00–163.00	657	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	176.45/cwt	166.00–183.00	759	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	165.11/cwt	159.00–174.00	769	29
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	470	126.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	594	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	131.59/cwt	120.00–139.00	641	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	152.24/cwt	146.00–160.50	743	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	151.85/cwt	142.00–155.50	777	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	158.67/cwt	153.00–162.00	823	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	684	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,011	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	149.22/cwt	148.00–158.00	852	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	121.30/cwt	120.00–126.00	695	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	144.10/cwt	136.00–149.00	831	44
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	616	147.03/cwt	129.00–150.00	906	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	147.31/cwt	146.00–149.00	912	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	876	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	152.62/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,001	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	138.27/cwt	131.00–143.00	924	25
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	125.76/cwt	125.00–126.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	130.58/cwt	120.00–136.00	947	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,051	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	788	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	961	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	808	127.38/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,029	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	873	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,087	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	912	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,186	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	199.49/cwt	198.00–201.00	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	155.10/cwt	144.00–160.00	572	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	179.09/cwt	170.00–188.00	686	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	201.57/cwt	188.00–207.00	828	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	172.59/cwt	163.00–176.00	718	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	139.96/cwt	135.00–150.00	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	164.78/cwt	159.00–177.00	774	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	185.57/cwt	180.00–186.00	902	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	136.17/cwt	130.00–142.00	708	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	177.60/cwt	173.00–180.00	936	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	162.29/cwt	160.00–168.00	857	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	169.90/cwt	169.00–173.00	940	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	151.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	870	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	148.80/cwt	146.00–154.00	939	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	643	159.66/cwt	159.50–160.00	1,027	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	898	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	988	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	766	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,084	11

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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Receipts 1,500Last week 1,143Year ago 829

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	125.00–126.00	125.76
6	—	573	120.00–126.00	121.30
5	—	487	120.00–139.00	131.59
4	—	420	136.00–140.00	139.05
5	—	543	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	873	124.50	124.50
3	—	788	122.00	122.00
7	—	616	129.00–150.00	147.03
3	—	912	130.00	130.00
15	—	670	137.00	137.00
10	—	808	119.00–129.00	127.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	148.00–158.00	149.22
19	—	619	146.00–149.00	147.31
14	—	318	174.00–175.00	174.48
9	—	773	136.00	136.00
45	—	430	166.00–183.00	176.45
54	—	519	153.00–162.00	158.67
29	—	466	159.00–174.00	165.11
21	—	656	145.00–153.00	152.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	153.00–165.00	163.18
8	—	725	120.00–136.00	130.58
26	—	512	142.00–155.50	151.85
46	—	488	146.00–160.50	152.24
18	—	626	135.00–145.00	139.97
22	—	387	150.00–160.00	156.86
44	—	577	136.00–149.00	144.10
31	—	423	145.00–163.00	155.36
25	—	668	131.00–143.00	138.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	125.00–130.00	126.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	568	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	427	170.00–184.00	178.90
32	—	573	160.50–179.00	171.45
30	—	673	145.00–158.00	154.27
7	—	637	159.00–167.00	163.70
35	—	468	167.00–188.00	178.67
26	—	524	165.00–181.00	176.14
4	—	335	180.00–195.00	183.52
7	—	782	134.00–145.00	140.13
6	—	719	135.00–147.00	142.38
2	—	353	179.00–184.00	181.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	120.00–140.00	133.29
6	—	631	126.00–147.00	134.14
6	—	369	154.00–165.00	156.47
5	—	518	130.00–155.00	142.84
7	—	467	135.00–157.00	147.96
6	—	423	140.00–155.00	149.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	197.50	197.50
19	—	430	190.00–202.00	194.47
21	—	808	153.00–154.00	153.85
49	—	715	152.00–163.75	163.28
9	—	398	210.00	210.00
32	—	626	170.00–184.00	175.73
22	—	664	159.00–177.00	172.38
18	—	785	146.00–159.25	157.14
36	—	579	177.00–186.00	180.56
10	—	511	181.00–183.00	181.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	679	166.50–167.50	166.93
15	—	620	164.00–179.00	169.82
10	—	719	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	616	190.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	884	145.00	145.00
4	—	691	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	188.00–207.00	201.57
9	—	553	169.00–173.00	169.90
11	—	766	141.50	141.50
9	—	643	159.50–160.00	159.66
17	—	527	173.00–180.00	177.60
13	—	486	180.00–186.00	185.57
4	—	338	198.00–201.00	199.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	133.00–135.00	134.01
20	—	470	159.00–177.00	164.78
11	—	383	170.00–188.00	179.09
10	—	723	135.00–137.00	136.60
7	—	631	146.00–154.00	148.80
7	—	416	163.00–176.00	172.59
6	—	528	160.00–168.00	162.29
12	—	575	145.00–155.00	151.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	144.00–160.00	155.10
6	—	520	130.00–142.00	136.17
3	—	418	135.00–150.00	139.96

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.