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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 18

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

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Receipts

1,339 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 1,197▲ 223 vs year ago 1,116 · +20.0%

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 steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs unevenly steady, Over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply 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 $169.97/cwt on 485 head.

Average price

$169.97

485 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$6.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.40

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	170.36	1,108	346
Medium and Large 1-2	547	169.61	927	124
Large 1	561	163.77	919	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.59/cwt here — about $189 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 sale485 hd

169.97

—

MO average16 barns · 11,741 hd

179.37

−9.40

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

Every lot

67 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	182.99/cwt	180.00–190.00	708	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	185.52/cwt	185.00–186.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	428	212.26/cwt	212.00–213.00	908	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	182.86/cwt	177.00–185.00	870	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	190.48/cwt	189.00–192.00	924	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	505	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	990	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	184.97/cwt	181.00–189.00	978	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	174.36/cwt	170.00–181.00	922	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	555	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,043	3
Steers	—	Large 1	561	163.77/cwt	156.00–165.00	919	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	175.50/cwt	173.00–179.00	993	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	157.99/cwt	155.00–161.00	976	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	168.10/cwt	164.50–174.00	1,041	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	661	177.46/cwt	176.00–177.50	1,173	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	148.04/cwt	145.00–152.00	984	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	165.44/cwt	161.50–170.00	1,108	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	152.36/cwt	151.00–153.50	1,127	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	146.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,115	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	153.65/cwt	147.00–155.50	1,180	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,159	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,231	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	611	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	170.71/cwt	168.00–174.00	644	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	153.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	591	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	734	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	427	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	675	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	164.18/cwt	163.00–170.00	704	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	472	168.92/cwt	167.00–174.00	797	14
Heifers	—	Large 1	473	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	160.81/cwt	155.00–165.00	767	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	152.77/cwt	146.50–159.00	738	35
Heifers	—	Large 1	508	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	747	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	147.66/cwt	140.00–151.00	774	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	156.36/cwt	149.50–161.50	840	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	145.77/cwt	141.00–148.00	837	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	150.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	884	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	144.38/cwt	138.00–146.00	888	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	145.86/cwt	144.00–147.00	901	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	141.95/cwt	135.00–144.00	880	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	882	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	631	140.58/cwt	135.00–146.00	887	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	132.20/cwt	130.00–138.00	888	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	949	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,147	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	629	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	186.86/cwt	180.00–193.00	706	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	178.19/cwt	168.00–182.00	775	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	169.28/cwt	166.00–171.00	779	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	466	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	860	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	174.92/cwt	170.00–179.00	903	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	946	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	981	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	131.62/cwt	123.00–136.00	952	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	930	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,079	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	496	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	521	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	813	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	789	4

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 18, 2022

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

Receipts 1,339Last week 1,197Year ago 1,116

Compared to last week, Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs unevenly steady, Over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	193.00	193.00
2	—	840	138.00	138.00
34	—	476	177.00–185.00	182.86
4	—	423	185.00–186.00	185.52
15	—	618	155.00–161.00	157.99
9	—	387	180.00–190.00	182.99
22	—	665	145.00–152.00	148.04
31	—	529	170.00–181.00	174.36
5	—	762	140.00–148.00	146.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	196.00	196.00
6	—	692	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	529	181.00–189.00	184.97
24	—	619	164.50–174.00	168.10
11	—	740	151.00–153.50	152.36
41	—	670	161.50–170.00	165.44
93	—	768	147.00–155.50	153.65
4	—	1,026	120.00	120.00
20	—	485	189.00–192.00	190.48
25	—	566	173.00–179.00	175.50
3	—	385	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	428	212.00–213.00	212.26
67	—	661	176.00–177.50	177.46
3	—	555	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	561	156.00–165.00	163.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	537	149.50–161.50	156.36
5	—	960	119.50	119.50
17	—	586	150.00–155.00	150.86
2	—	343	178.00	178.00
20	—	429	163.00–170.00	164.18
16	—	618	144.00–147.00	145.86
16	—	377	168.00–174.00	170.71
40	—	477	155.00–165.00	160.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	167.00–174.00	168.92
2	—	410	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	141.50	141.50
6	—	683	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	483	146.50–159.00	152.77
46	—	574	141.00–148.00	145.77
50	—	524	140.00–151.00	147.66
3	—	745	130.00	130.00
10	—	615	138.00–146.00	144.38
8	—	384	150.00–158.00	153.98
3	—	420	150.00	150.00
21	—	672	130.00–138.00	132.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	151.00	151.00
5	—	430	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	158.00	158.00
2	—	473	149.00	149.00
6	—	631	135.00–146.00	140.58
11	—	508	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	135.00–144.00	141.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	496	105.00	105.00
4	—	813	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	160.00	160.00
13	—	378	180.00–193.00	186.86
6	—	460	166.00–171.00	169.28
2	—	560	169.00	169.00
2	—	333	189.00	189.00
7	—	723	123.00–136.00	131.62
9	—	516	170.00–179.00	174.92
8	—	435	168.00–182.00	178.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	466	184.50	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	135.00	135.00
2	—	423	153.00	153.00
4	—	930	116.00	116.00
2	—	388	169.00	169.00

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.