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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Dec 20

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 3 →

Receipts

431 head

▼ 1,050 vs last sale 1,481▼ 133 vs year ago 564 · −23.6%

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 sold with a higher undertone, and heifers with a steady to firm undertone on a light supply. Demand was good for the last sale of 2023 at the SLMC.

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 $246.38/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$246.38

166 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$37.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.91

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	257.22	1,491	87
Medium and Large 1-2	587	236.51	1,389	69
Medium and Large 2	590	220.20	1,300	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.02/cwt here — about $191 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 sale166 hd

246.38

—

MO average17 barns · 11,251 hd

235.47

+10.91

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	311.88/cwt	305.00–325.00	982	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	278.93/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,040	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	318.77/cwt	298.00–325.00	1,202	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	271.50/cwt	263.00–287.50	1,146	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	294.68/cwt	283.00–319.00	1,291	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	289.71/cwt	282.00–291.00	1,304	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,101	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	269.76/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,289	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,229	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,373	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	252.54/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,333	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,269	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	252.34/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,446	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	232.30/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,333	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	224.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,408	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	242.25/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,529	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	213.93/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,455	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,609	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	691	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,417	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	210.34/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,517	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	216.99/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,629	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	203.00/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,743	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	273.47/cwt	253.00–280.00	875	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	791	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	234.50/cwt	218.00–243.00	903	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	393	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	261.76/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,034	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,028	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	231.48/cwt	229.00–237.00	981	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	942	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	229.05/cwt	219.00–234.00	1,093	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,196	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	205.50/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,095	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	213.83/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,142	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	206.56/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,161	16
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	570	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,166	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	187.59/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,191	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	190.61/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,269	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	179.58/cwt	174.00–194.00	1,295	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	184.42/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,413	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,229	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	887	150.80/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,338	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	948	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,138	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,354	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	548	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,195	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	222.91/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,291	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	223.44/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,350	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,386	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,436	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	155.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,292	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 Dec 20, 2023

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

Receipts 431Last week 1,481Year ago 564

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold with a higher undertone, and heifers with a steady to firm undertone on a light supply. Demand was good for the last sale of 2023 at the SLMC.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	205.00–206.00	205.50
2	—	948	120.00	120.00
2	—	768	160.00	160.00
4	—	471	200.00	200.00
3	—	375	211.00	211.00
3	—	887	140.00–156.00	150.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	229.00–237.00	231.48
5	—	766	183.00–189.00	184.42
15	—	666	180.00–194.00	190.61
6	—	385	218.00–243.00	234.50
33	—	534	206.00–221.00	213.83
10	—	477	219.00–234.00	229.05
5	—	635	186.00–190.00	187.59
10	—	721	174.00–194.00	179.58
16	—	562	191.00–208.00	206.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	253.00–280.00	273.47
2	—	418	246.00	246.00
6	—	395	250.00–264.00	261.76
12	—	511	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	305.00–325.00	311.88
7	—	377	298.00–325.00	318.77
9	—	526	261.00	261.00
8	—	438	283.00–319.00	294.68
7	—	450	282.00–291.00	289.71
3	—	735	216.00–219.00	216.99
4	—	681	235.00–237.00	236.24
4	—	772	210.00–212.00	211.00
2	—	573	240.00–265.00	252.34
34	—	631	240.00–249.00	242.25
6	—	807	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	240.00–260.00	252.54
3	—	422	263.00–287.50	271.50
2	—	803	202.00–204.00	203.00
10	—	574	227.00–236.00	232.30
2	—	373	270.00–287.50	278.93
12	—	478	260.00–274.00	269.76
9	—	721	209.00–211.00	210.34
9	—	680	210.00–230.00	213.93
12	—	627	220.00–225.00	224.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	215.00	215.00
2	—	525	234.00	234.00
4	—	691	205.00	205.00
2	—	455	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	206.00	206.00
4	—	604	214.00–230.00	223.44
2	—	718	200.00	200.00
5	—	579	218.00–226.00	222.91
2	—	828	154.00–158.00	155.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	218.00	218.00
2	—	350	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	548	247.00	247.00
2	—	750	213.00	213.00
2	—	630	240.00–242.00	241.00

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.