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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Feb 15

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Receipts

1,134 head

▼ 238 vs last sale 1,372▼ 834 vs year ago 1,968 · −42.4%

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 600lbs traded steady to firm while steers over 600lbs traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650lbs traded steady to 3.00 lower and heifers over 650lbs were not well tested. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

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 $199.94/cwt on 555 head.

Average price

$199.94

555 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$45.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	211.03	1,187	303
Medium and Large 1-2	643	188.61	1,213	225
Large 1-2	771	176.05	1,358	11thin
Medium and Large 2	532	165.59	880	16thin

One grade step is worth $45.44/cwt here — about $307 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 sale555 hd

199.94

—

MO average15 barns · 14,136 hd

200.99

−1.06

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

Every lot

70 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	245.61/cwt	241.00–256.00	786	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	245.17/cwt	234.00–249.00	927	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	239.83/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,014	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	173.71/cwt	167.50–180.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	220.56/cwt	213.00–229.00	940	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	233.95/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,102	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	175.48/cwt	171.00–180.00	853	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	215.73/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,053	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,024	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	190.14/cwt	184.00–202.00	985	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	156.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	815	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	215.93/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,131	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	208.18/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,182	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	162.47/cwt	160.00–170.00	928	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	192.04/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,110	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	203.89/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,244	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	191.67/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,219	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	190.11/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,238	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	660	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,257	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	185.24/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,230	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	161.54/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,090	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	171.87/cwt	165.00–173.50	1,229	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	175.79/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,285	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	169.15/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,296	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,390	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,423	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	162.09/cwt	161.50–163.50	1,519	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	159.44/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,539	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,273	111.01/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,413	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	196.35/cwt	194.00–206.00	613	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	153.78/cwt	142.00–160.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	194.43/cwt	193.00–197.00	749	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	184.13/cwt	177.00–190.00	709	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	183.69/cwt	180.00–188.00	788	20
Heifers	—	Large 2	429	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	164.52/cwt	160.00–174.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	191.10/cwt	188.50–198.00	833	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	194.28/cwt	188.00–196.00	874	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	163.40/cwt	150.00–168.00	781	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	177.84/cwt	169.00–184.00	866	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	184.97/cwt	180.00–187.50	956	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	174.87/cwt	168.00–178.00	923	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	541	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	947	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	170.44/cwt	160.00–175.00	990	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	176.09/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,027	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	166.85/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,023	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	173.85/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,074	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	995	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	164.09/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,119	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	158.79/cwt	153.00–161.50	1,129	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	154.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,187	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,247	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	139.28/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,156	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	913	138.05/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,260	2
Heifers	—	Large 2	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	983	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,229	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	878	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	225.76/cwt	220.00–239.00	941	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	221.10/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,028	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	200.26/cwt	199.00–202.00	931	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	490	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	911	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	204.90/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,061	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	190.06/cwt	184.00–196.00	1,019	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	167.85/cwt	159.00–175.00	967	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,245	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	146.01/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,142	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,180	7

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 Feb 15, 2023

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Receipts 1,134Last week 1,372Year ago 1,968

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	524	209.00–227.00	215.93
53	—	610	195.00–208.00	203.89
39	—	471	225.00–243.00	233.95
25	—	423	230.00–250.00	239.83
19	—	799	174.00	174.00
17	—	731	175.00–176.00	175.79
10	—	378	234.00–249.00	245.17
2	—	800	175.00	175.00
8	—	320	241.00–256.00	245.61
54	—	568	200.00–213.00	208.18
9	—	651	190.00–191.00	190.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	213.00–229.00	220.56
9	—	518	184.00–202.00	190.14
14	—	578	180.00–200.00	192.04
13	—	766	158.00–171.00	169.15
28	—	636	180.00–195.00	191.67
16	—	715	165.00–173.50	171.87
10	—	937	161.50–163.50	162.09
25	—	488	201.00–223.00	215.73
2	—	865	164.00–165.00	164.50
2	—	965	154.00–165.00	159.44
94	—	664	170.00–191.00	185.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	160.00–170.00	162.47
2	—	675	160.00–163.00	161.54
4	—	520	150.00–159.00	156.79
2	—	423	167.50–180.00	173.71
4	—	486	171.00–180.00	175.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	660	190.50	190.50
2	—	1,273	105.00–117.00	111.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	820	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	787	158.50	158.50
28	—	583	174.00–177.00	176.09
21	—	618	173.00–174.00	173.85
45	—	517	180.00–187.50	184.97
7	—	312	194.00–206.00	196.35
11	—	385	193.00–197.00	194.43
2	—	685	170.00	170.00
13	—	436	188.50–198.00	191.10
14	—	450	188.00–196.00	194.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	163.00	163.00
5	—	975	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	830	130.00–148.00	139.28
3	—	433	160.00–174.00	164.52
3	—	372	142.00–160.00	153.78
2	—	663	150.00	150.00
17	—	478	150.00–168.00	163.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	528	168.00–178.00	174.87
8	—	769	150.00–155.00	154.39
28	—	682	161.00–165.00	164.09
36	—	581	160.00–175.00	170.44
16	—	613	158.00–169.00	166.85
19	—	385	177.00–190.00	184.13
18	—	487	169.00–184.00	177.84
20	—	429	180.00–188.00	183.69
15	—	711	153.00–161.50	158.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	134.00–142.00	138.05
2	—	983	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	144.00–149.00	146.01
5	—	576	159.00–175.00	167.85
7	—	944	125.00	125.00
5	—	465	199.00–202.00	200.26
5	—	536	184.00–196.00	190.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	171.00	171.00
5	—	465	218.00–232.00	221.10
3	—	377	233.00	233.00
6	—	417	220.00–239.00	225.76
14	—	518	202.00–210.00	204.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	186.00	186.00

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.