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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Aug 16

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Receipts

810 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 764▼ 87 vs year ago 897 · −9.7%

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, 5 weight steers sold steady, and other weights sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate on another light run this week.

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 $233.62/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$233.62

312 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$575

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$73.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.62

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	243.78	1,367	118
Medium and Large 1-2	541	235.53	1,275	157
Large 1	736	233.00	1,715	4thin
Medium and Large 2	503	201.20	1,011	19thin
Medium 2	464	170.79	792	14thin

One grade step is worth $73.00/cwt here — about $575 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 sale312 hd

233.62

—

MO average16 barns · 6,638 hd

249.24

−15.62

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

Every lot

72 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 1-2	317	283.74/cwt	270.00–299.00	899	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	267.39/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,003	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	233.65/cwt	220.00–250.00	981	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	263.07/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,113	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,230	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,307	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	263.61/cwt	254.00–274.00	1,244	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	245.10/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,169	11
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	481	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,154	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	243.61/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,242	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	257.78/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,353	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	283.15/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,509	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	264.09/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,526	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	219.42/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,268	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	278.05/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,618	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	254.33/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,590	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	276.87/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,736	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	206.56/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,310	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	264.53/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,775	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	250.85/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,698	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,490	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	236.74/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,695	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	245.34/cwt	241.00–245.50	1,828	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	221.99/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,685	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	235.34/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,854	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,901	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	923	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,846	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	968	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,892	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,000	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,800	2
Steers	—	Large 2	1,255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,694	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	244.05/cwt	240.00–245.00	818	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	246.11/cwt	230.00–252.00	935	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	220.50/cwt	220.00–222.00	847	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	416	176.25/cwt	162.00–190.00	733	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	255.01/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,079	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	243.61/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,033	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	896	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	207.87/cwt	201.00–213.00	975	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	238.08/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,131	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	251.86/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,224	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	248.57/cwt	245.50–253.00	1,303	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	240.22/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,266	35
Heifers	—	Medium 2	527	163.50/cwt	140.00–187.00	862	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	242.41/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,362	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	235.32/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,341	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,397	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	228.31/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,441	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	240.19/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,520	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	233.85/cwt	233.50–234.00	1,564	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	207.97/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	222.31/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,505	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	217.09/cwt	210.00–219.50	1,550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	227.99/cwt	223.00–229.50	1,632	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	736	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	221.99/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	134.82/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,126	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	266.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,030	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	265.36/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,138	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	255.13/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,245	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	257.54/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,319	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	246.30/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,421	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	263.94/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,526	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	260.66/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,634	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	246.01/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,542	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	247.99/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	212.96/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	783	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,793	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 Aug 16, 2023

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

Receipts 810Last week 764Year ago 897

Compared to last week, 5 weight steers sold steady, and other weights sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate on another light run this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	239.00–245.00	243.61
3	—	578	206.00–230.00	219.42
2	—	693	210.00–220.00	215.02
3	—	420	220.00–250.00	233.65
4	—	634	200.00–213.00	206.56
11	—	477	230.00–250.00	245.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	627	273.00–284.00	276.87
11	—	788	233.00–240.00	235.34
8	—	436	282.00	282.00
5	—	465	281.00	281.00
47	—	745	241.00–245.50	245.34
4	—	671	262.00–266.00	264.53
2	—	823	231.00	231.00
36	—	533	279.00–288.00	283.15
30	—	582	274.00–286.00	278.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	236.00–237.00	236.74
17	—	625	240.00–264.00	254.33
7	—	423	260.00–271.00	263.07
7	—	375	260.00–277.00	267.39
6	—	317	270.00–299.00	283.74
4	—	759	213.00–225.00	221.99
11	—	677	237.00–258.00	250.85
13	—	525	250.00–270.00	257.78
12	—	578	259.00–268.00	264.09
12	—	472	254.00–274.00	263.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	200.00	200.00
5	—	968	195.50	195.50
2	—	1,000	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	655	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	210.00–216.00	212.96
10	—	387	260.00–270.00	266.17
12	—	577	233.00–252.00	246.30
9	—	512	256.00–262.00	257.54
6	—	429	255.00–268.00	265.36
5	—	488	247.00–257.00	255.13
3	—	627	245.00–248.00	246.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	247.00–250.00	247.99
4	—	783	229.00	229.00
9	—	627	255.00–264.00	260.66
9	—	578	260.00–265.00	263.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	201.00–213.00	207.87
2	—	448	200.00	200.00
4	—	384	220.00–222.00	220.50
3	—	672	205.00–210.00	207.97
2	—	835	120.00–150.00	134.82
2	—	310	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	162.00–190.00	176.25
6	—	527	140.00–187.00	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	380	230.00–252.00	246.11
19	—	677	215.00–230.00	222.31
5	—	335	240.00–245.00	244.05
4	—	714	210.00–219.50	217.09
36	—	570	225.00–241.00	235.32
35	—	527	230.00–245.00	240.22
19	—	475	230.00–249.00	238.08
18	—	631	225.00–233.00	228.31
6	—	424	235.00–251.00	243.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	524	245.50–253.00	248.57
3	—	327	260.00	260.00
26	—	633	234.00–244.00	240.19
16	—	423	254.00–256.00	255.01
10	—	562	240.00–244.00	242.41
7	—	669	233.50–234.00	233.85
7	—	486	247.00–256.00	251.86
6	—	716	223.00–229.50	227.99
4	—	760	220.00–223.00	221.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	226.00	226.00

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.