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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Mar 22

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Receipts

976 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 907▲ 224 vs year ago 752 · +29.8%

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, the best test of 500lb to 650lb steers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Other weights were not well tested. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a light 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 $187.24/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$187.24

254 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$519

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

$94.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	204.65	950	111
Medium and Large 1-2	544	181.13	985	93
Medium and Large 2	503	167.63	843	43
Large 2-3	756	115.00	869	4thin
Medium 2-3	392	110.00	431	3thin

One grade step is worth $94.65/cwt here — about $519 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 sale254 hd

187.24

—

MO average17 barns · 9,582 hd

195.20

−7.96

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

Every lot

80 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	226.46/cwt	220.00–240.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	915	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	212.86/cwt	210.00–216.00	805	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	208.55/cwt	207.00–210.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	238.32/cwt	235.00–240.00	994	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	222.20/cwt	215.00–229.00	955	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	220.57/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,030	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	230.15/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,077	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	197.52/cwt	190.00–200.00	956	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	200.91/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,041	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	232.62/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,231	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	220.91/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,244	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	210.75/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,193	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	190.26/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,166	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	219.83/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,356	18
Steers	—	Large 2-3	667	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	900	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	200.87/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,352	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	185.43/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,270	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,355	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	178.43/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,263	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	172.98/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,339	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	155.01/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,285	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	965	157.02/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,515	3
Steers	—	Large 2	967	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,363	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	705	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	179.05/cwt	173.00–186.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	189.58/cwt	187.00–190.00	700	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	210.30/cwt	203.50–217.50	824	29
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	392	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	176.35/cwt	175.00–179.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	189.02/cwt	176.00–200.00	805	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	205.68/cwt	204.00–206.00	909	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	208.55/cwt	202.00–219.00	961	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	175.39/cwt	160.00–180.00	810	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	195.63/cwt	186.00–200.00	935	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	198.29/cwt	193.50–206.00	1,043	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	183.92/cwt	180.00–187.00	982	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	163.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	918	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	186.24/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,045	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	179.64/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,024	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	149.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	907	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	164.63/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,034	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,168	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	163.20/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,110	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,188	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	134.97/cwt	125.00–145.00	976	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	162.21/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,178	6
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	756	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	869	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,259	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	302	241.28/cwt	235.00–242.00	729	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	209.59/cwt	200.00–220.00	765	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	227.56/cwt	225.00–233.00	972	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	217.17/cwt	216.00–226.00	936	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	454	231.58/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,051	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	219.20/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,059	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	227.66/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,145	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	212.82/cwt	203.00–222.00	1,113	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	222.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,237	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	197.33/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,168	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	199.78/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,255	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	183.93/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,243	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,240	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	317	149.08/cwt	146.00–151.00	473	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	370	150.27/cwt	149.00–159.00	556	49
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	418	146.58/cwt	143.00–151.00	613	56
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	462	148.80/cwt	135.00–160.00	687	63
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	518	148.73/cwt	141.00–157.00	770	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	575	141.40/cwt	135.00–143.00	813	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	618	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	850	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	701	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	911	34
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	846	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,151	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	917	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,330	62
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	967	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,378	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,036	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,243	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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Receipts 976Last week 907Year ago 752

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	204.00–206.00	205.68
5	—	683	174.00	174.00
19	—	526	193.50–206.00	198.29
9	—	314	224.50	224.50
4	—	561	185.00–190.00	186.24
6	—	638	183.00	183.00
29	—	392	203.50–217.50	210.30
33	—	461	202.00–219.00	208.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	175.00–179.00	176.35
9	—	560	155.00–165.00	163.86
2	—	605	145.00–155.00	149.96
4	—	383	180.00	180.00
2	—	723	125.00–145.00	134.97
13	—	462	160.00–180.00	175.39
6	—	335	173.00–186.00	179.05
4	—	785	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	534	180.00–187.00	183.92
3	—	792	159.00	159.00
19	—	570	170.00–185.00	179.64
5	—	628	162.00–175.00	164.63
16	—	478	186.00–200.00	195.63
9	—	426	176.00–200.00	189.02
3	—	330	203.00	203.00
7	—	369	187.00–190.00	189.58
6	—	726	154.00–168.00	162.21
10	—	680	161.00–166.00	163.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	756	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	484	190.00–200.00	197.52
2	—	383	207.00–210.00	208.55
3	—	500	180.00	180.00
2	—	423	180.00–185.00	182.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	774	170.00–174.00	172.98
3	—	325	220.00–240.00	226.46
8	—	566	195.00–213.00	210.75
6	—	685	176.00–195.00	185.43
6	—	518	195.00–213.00	200.91
2	—	708	172.00–185.00	178.43
3	—	613	180.00–197.00	190.26
6	—	378	210.00–216.00	212.86
8	—	430	215.00–229.00	222.20
5	—	467	214.00–225.00	220.57
3	—	829	150.00–165.00	155.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	244.00	244.00
6	—	468	226.00–239.00	230.15
4	—	673	197.00–205.00	200.87
3	—	702	193.00	193.00
8	—	563	219.00–227.00	220.91
14	—	529	225.00–240.00	232.62
3	—	417	235.00–240.00	238.32
18	—	617	219.00–224.00	219.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	155.00–158.00	157.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	917	145.00	145.00
2	—	518	141.00–157.00	148.73
15	—	317	146.00–151.00	149.08
34	—	701	130.00	130.00
6	—	618	135.00–140.00	137.52
7	—	1,036	120.00	120.00
63	—	462	135.00–160.00	148.80
49	—	370	149.00–159.00	150.27
9	—	655	130.00	130.00
56	—	418	143.00–151.00	146.58
15	—	846	136.00	136.00
5	—	967	142.50	142.50
10	—	575	135.00–143.00	141.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	216.00–226.00	217.17
2	—	523	203.00–222.00	212.82
5	—	676	177.00–190.00	183.93
18	—	592	197.00–198.00	197.33
2	—	365	200.00–220.00	209.59
2	—	790	157.00	157.00
2	—	628	192.00–208.00	199.78
6	—	483	200.00–226.00	219.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	302	235.00–242.00	241.28
7	—	454	231.00–233.00	231.58
18	—	427	225.00–233.00	227.56
6	—	556	210.00–225.00	222.50
6	—	503	221.00–229.00	227.66

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.