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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Aug 2

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

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Receipts

473 head

▼ 272 vs last sale 745▼ 1,003 vs year ago 1,476 · −68.0%

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, steers and heifer calves sold with steady undertones on a light run this week with few yearlings in the supply. Demand was moderate to light on the less desirable calves in the offering.

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 $230.47/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$230.47

198 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$337

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

$62.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.13

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	247.19	1,219	88
Medium and Large 1-2	529	225.27	1,191	86
Medium and Large 2	555	189.16	1,049	17thin
Large 1-2	844	184.29	1,556	7thin

One grade step is worth $62.91/cwt here — about −$337 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 sale198 hd

230.47

—

MO average16 barns · 6,443 hd

242.60

−12.13

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	266.76/cwt	254.00–276.00	1,000	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	970	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	267.79/cwt	256.00–278.00	1,133	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,216	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	271.50/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,303	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	270.78/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,367	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	255.97/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,318	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	253.04/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,432	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	264.79/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,520	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	254.03/cwt	234.00–259.00	1,593	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	251.47/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	241.56/cwt	229.00–245.00	763	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	211.51/cwt	200.00–216.00	683	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	235.33/cwt	235.00–236.00	847	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	974	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	209.72/cwt	205.00–214.00	881	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	237.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,001	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,138	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	252.36/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,093	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	229.57/cwt	210.00–244.00	1,068	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	248.52/cwt	244.50–258.50	1,183	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	231.42/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,201	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	241.83/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,267	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	189.72/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,006	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	238.84/cwt	236.50–240.00	1,323	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	226.66/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,330	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	218.08/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,337	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	208.64/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,381	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	218.98/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,463	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	192.48/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,380	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,253	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	821	159.89/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,313	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,627	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	994	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,640	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,088	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	259.60/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,098	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	273.87/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,276	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	254.28/cwt	249.00–261.00	1,210	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	259.23/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,345	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	245.94/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,318	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	249.99/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,390	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,455	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	233.42/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,468	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	236.27/cwt	234.50–239.00	1,633	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	729	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	197.33/cwt	188.00–202.00	1,579	3

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Receipts 473Last week 745Year ago 1,476

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	215.00–224.00	218.08
16	—	519	222.00–239.00	231.42
6	—	717	185.00–204.00	192.48
24	—	465	210.00–244.00	229.57
16	—	587	218.00–234.00	226.66
5	—	316	229.00–245.00	241.56
3	—	360	235.00–236.00	235.33
2	—	870	187.00	187.00
6	—	662	202.00–210.00	208.64
5	—	422	230.00–240.00	237.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	476	244.50–258.50	248.52
5	—	668	218.00–223.00	218.98
12	—	433	248.00–254.00	252.36
2	—	388	251.00	251.00
6	—	554	236.50–240.00	238.84
28	—	524	238.00–246.00	241.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	165.00	165.00
3	—	645	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	180.00–200.00	189.72
5	—	323	200.00–216.00	211.51
4	—	821	150.00–170.00	159.89
3	—	737	170.00	170.00
3	—	420	205.00–214.00	209.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	254.00–276.00	266.76
5	—	515	243.00–265.00	255.97
5	—	480	264.00–276.00	271.50
20	—	423	256.00–278.00	267.79
16	—	566	245.00–260.00	253.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	268.00–279.00	270.78
2	—	735	250.00	250.00
7	—	627	234.00–259.00	254.03
2	—	683	249.00–254.00	251.47
19	—	574	261.00–268.00	264.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	250.00	250.00
3	—	388	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	439	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	519	258.00–260.00	259.23
8	—	466	269.00–279.00	273.87
6	—	628	250.00	250.00
4	—	729	233.00	233.00
4	—	566	257.00	257.00
2	—	348	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	244.00–254.00	245.94
3	—	800	188.00–202.00	197.33
6	—	423	250.00–269.00	259.60
5	—	691	234.50–239.00	236.27
10	—	629	225.00–237.00	233.42
8	—	556	241.00–253.00	249.99
8	—	476	249.00–261.00	254.28

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.