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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 3

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Receipts

1,180 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 1,214▲ 205 vs year ago 975 · +21.0%

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, steer calves under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, and heavier weights traded mostly steady. Heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate 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 $220.32/cwt on 427 head.

Average price

$220.32

427 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$94.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.97

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	232.08	1,384	186
Medium and Large 1-2	551	222.08	1,225	188
Medium and Large 2	554	195.45	1,083	17thin
Large 1	912	182.00	1,660	14thin
Medium 2	468	170.00	796	8thin
Large 2-3	728	137.57	1,002	14thin

One grade step is worth $94.50/cwt here — about $382 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 sale427 hd

220.32

—

MO average19 barns · 14,755 hd

239.29

−18.97

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

Every lot

77 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	250.06/cwt	238.00–262.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	267.30/cwt	266.00–277.50	858	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	222.64/cwt	210.00–236.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	266.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	986	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	244.18/cwt	236.00–248.00	903	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	260.88/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,101	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	239.83/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,017	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	257.20/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,204	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	468	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	796	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	233.31/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,134	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	258.25/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,343	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	199.60/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,040	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	244.56/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,279	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	226.92/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,194	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	561	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,447	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	202.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,140	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	238.99/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,369	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	225.62/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,313	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	221.19/cwt	218.50–228.00	1,292	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,181	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	232.26/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,447	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	209.14/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,305	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	629	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,547	10
Steers	—	Large 2-3	637	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	892	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	168.98/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,112	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	201.43/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,337	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	216.18/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,470	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	207.48/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,486	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	195.18/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,429	24
Steers	—	Large 2-3	749	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,034	7
Steers	—	Large 2-3	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	195.81/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,500	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	175.75/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,371	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	175.52/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,436	4
Steers	—	Large 1	912	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,660	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	215.18/cwt	207.50–220.00	826	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	192.96/cwt	185.00–200.00	747	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	881	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	180.24/cwt	170.00–192.00	750	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	219.31/cwt	215.00–222.00	923	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	207.06/cwt	196.00–214.00	878	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	217.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,016	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	201.46/cwt	192.00–211.00	977	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	206.70/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,048	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	196.48/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,033	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	180.64/cwt	165.00–187.50	954	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,119	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	196.38/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,100	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	182.56/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,030	36
Heifers	—	Large 2	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	174.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,015	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	180.80/cwt	166.00–185.00	1,121	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	168.54/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,139	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	165.97/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,129	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,321	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	162.67/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,192	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,381	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	156.38/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,265	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	926	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,472	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	978	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,438	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	892	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	262.76/cwt	262.00–263.00	959	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	241.78/cwt	231.00–244.00	921	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	210.68/cwt	207.00–215.00	864	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	233.85/cwt	223.00–246.00	1,001	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,154	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	211.74/cwt	204.00–215.00	999	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	235.08/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,124	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	215.22/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,108	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	203.46/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,143	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	212.90/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,294	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	199.92/cwt	185.00–207.00	1,238	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	193.28/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,303	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	164.04/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,222	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,339	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,065	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,544	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 May 3, 2023

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

Receipts 1,180Last week 1,214Year ago 975

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, and heavier weights traded mostly steady. Heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	262.00–263.00	262.76
2	—	343	260.00	260.00
8	—	608	211.00–216.00	212.90
7	—	469	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	515	211.00–229.00	215.22
9	—	428	223.00–246.00	233.85
5	—	562	190.00–207.00	203.46
8	—	381	231.00–244.00	241.78
4	—	674	185.00–201.00	193.28
3	—	745	152.00–170.00	164.04
7	—	619	185.00–207.00	199.92
3	—	917	146.00	146.00
9	—	478	231.00–240.00	235.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	207.00–215.00	210.68
5	—	472	204.00–215.00	211.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	623	220.00–243.00	232.26
7	—	680	212.00–226.00	216.18
35	—	766	187.00–198.00	195.81
11	—	422	250.00–267.00	260.88
3	—	370	260.00–270.00	266.58
13	—	523	240.00–255.00	244.56
10	—	321	266.00–277.50	267.30
27	—	573	232.00–250.00	238.99
10	—	716	201.00–209.00	207.48
8	—	468	256.00–258.00	257.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	210.00–236.00	222.64
3	—	658	165.00–171.00	168.98
2	—	563	200.00–205.00	202.44
6	—	521	190.00–212.00	199.60
4	—	615	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	629	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	624	200.00–219.00	209.14
25	—	486	221.00–244.00	233.31
11	—	370	236.00–248.00	244.18
4	—	780	163.00–180.00	175.75
4	—	312	238.00–262.00	250.06
36	—	424	231.00–248.00	239.83
5	—	664	197.00–205.00	201.43
20	—	526	215.00–232.00	226.92
24	—	732	185.00–199.00	195.18
28	—	582	210.00–231.00	225.62
4	—	818	166.00–179.00	175.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	135.00	135.00
7	—	749	138.00	138.00
3	—	637	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	584	218.50–228.00	221.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	254.00–261.00	258.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	912	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	528	165.00–187.50	180.64
8	—	583	170.00–180.00	174.14
3	—	680	159.00–171.00	165.97
22	—	387	185.00–200.00	192.96
20	—	416	170.00–192.00	180.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	300	235.00	235.00
2	—	390	226.00	226.00
7	—	560	190.00–205.00	196.38
7	—	466	215.00–225.00	217.94
19	—	686	192.50	192.50
15	—	778	177.50	177.50
9	—	421	215.00–222.00	219.31
20	—	507	206.00–208.00	206.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	620	166.00–185.00	180.80
16	—	424	196.00–214.00	207.06
36	—	564	170.00–187.50	182.56
3	—	809	147.00–161.00	156.38
33	—	485	192.00–211.00	201.46
31	—	526	190.00–205.00	196.48
21	—	733	150.00–168.00	162.67
19	—	676	155.00–170.00	168.54
14	—	384	207.50–220.00	215.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	926	159.00	159.00
2	—	978	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	210.00	210.00

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.