Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-02-21

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Feb 21

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Receipts

1,320 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 1,341▼ 185 vs year ago 1,505 · −12.3%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 8.00 higher. Heifers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers over 600lbs sold with a steady undertone. Supply was moderate and demand was very good for the quality long weaned cattle in the offering.

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 $287.39/cwt on 541 head.

Average price

$287.39

541 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$790

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$47.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.57

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	295.32	1,716	205
Medium and Large 1-2	550	284.85	1,567	267
Medium 1-2	387	279.09	1,081	11thin
Medium and Large 2	414	275.49	1,140	52
Medium 2	374	247.50	926	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.82/cwt here — about $790 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 sale541 hd

287.39

—

MO average16 barns · 17,488 hd

275.81

+11.57

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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	336.07/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,062	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	300.36/cwt	293.00–315.00	988	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	333	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	949	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	374.90/cwt	360.00–383.00	1,252	17
Steers	—	Medium 2	338	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	811	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	339	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	983	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	325.38/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,233	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	386	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,158	20
Steers	—	Medium 2	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	372.21/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,537	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	329.48/cwt	313.00–342.50	1,404	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	294.04/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,253	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	472	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,227	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	330.34/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,576	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	314.74/cwt	303.00–322.50	1,514	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	278.02/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,337	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	305.68/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,479	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	283.54/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,514	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	302.33/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,627	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	279.29/cwt	266.00–287.00	1,614	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	581	272.92/cwt	271.00–273.50	1,586	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,532	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,646	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	281.31/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,736	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	264.24/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,654	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	220.08/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	279.66/cwt	276.00–296.00	1,846	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	257.90/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,738	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	211.00/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	249.89/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,804	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	243.26/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,761	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	192.55/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,463	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	232.99/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,810	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	210.89/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,734	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	231.78/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,991	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	317	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	813	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	306.90/cwt	290.00–317.50	991	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	308.25/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,137	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	383	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	980	32
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	393	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	943	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	274.66/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,082	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	270.76/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,140	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	292.47/cwt	286.00–297.50	1,261	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	443	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,395	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	283.56/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,344	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	259.77/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,231	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	235.37/cwt	210.00–246.00	1,116	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	475	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,112	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	253.94/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,244	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	269.52/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,385	22
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	522	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,148	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	256.94/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,344	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	230.85/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,233	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	546	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,310	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	264.67/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,482	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	241.91/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,376	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	209.18/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,215	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,300	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	240.40/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,481	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	225.05/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,409	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	223.83/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,504	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	229.73/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,551	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	685	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,418	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	206.11/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,484	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	204.13/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,543	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	330.09/cwt	323.00–337.50	1,297	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	324.78/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,364	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	304.84/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,402	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	282.04/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,441	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	221.00/cwt	204.00–240.00	1,154	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	284.75/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,612	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	269.01/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,525	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	259.73/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,616	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	245.91/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,645	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	223.70/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,615	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	210.00/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Receipts 1,320Last week 1,341Year ago 1,505

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	196.00–220.00	209.18
6	—	474	210.00–246.00	235.37
2	—	300	230.00	230.00
7	—	534	230.00–233.00	230.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	212.00	212.00
32	—	383	256.00	256.00
5	—	685	207.00	207.00
11	—	546	240.00	240.00
37	—	317	256.50	256.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	258.00–265.00	259.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	290.00–317.50	306.90
22	—	514	262.00–276.00	269.52
20	—	474	270.00–305.00	283.56
24	—	675	228.00–233.00	229.73
23	—	616	237.00–242.00	240.40
39	—	560	258.00–277.00	264.67
10	—	369	292.50–317.50	308.25
7	—	431	286.00–297.50	292.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	626	214.00–231.00	225.05
7	—	720	204.00–214.00	206.11
21	—	490	248.00–255.00	253.94
49	—	672	210.00–227.50	223.83
3	—	394	270.00–277.00	274.66
7	—	756	195.00–212.00	204.13
30	—	421	255.00–276.00	270.76
39	—	569	230.00–251.00	241.91
28	—	523	245.00–260.00	256.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	220.00	220.00
2	—	393	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	352.50–382.50	372.21
56	—	538	295.00–317.50	302.33
14	—	477	325.00–332.50	330.34
38	—	722	248.00–252.00	249.89
5	—	859	230.00–233.00	231.78
35	—	617	274.00–285.00	281.31
21	—	660	276.00–296.00	279.66
17	—	334	360.00–383.00	374.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	777	219.00–241.00	232.99
21	—	674	253.00–267.00	257.90
17	—	379	310.00–336.00	325.38
29	—	534	270.00–294.00	283.54
28	—	626	255.00–275.00	264.24
11	—	481	303.00–322.50	314.74
43	—	578	266.00–287.00	279.29
36	—	426	313.00–342.50	329.48
8	—	316	330.00–345.00	336.07
13	—	724	233.00–247.00	243.26
6	—	822	200.00–215.00	210.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	290.00	290.00
4	—	472	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	255.00	255.00
3	—	338	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	329	293.00–315.00	300.36
2	—	760	185.00–200.00	192.55
2	—	705	209.00–213.00	211.00
6	—	481	272.50–290.00	278.02
4	—	426	289.00–300.00	294.04
2	—	628	216.00–224.00	220.08
3	—	587	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	300.00–307.00	305.68
20	—	386	300.00	300.00
13	—	581	271.00–273.50	272.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	333	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	567	250.00–277.00	269.01
5	—	722	210.00–233.00	223.70
2	—	755	205.00–215.00	210.00
8	—	622	245.00–265.00	259.73
5	—	511	265.00–288.00	282.04
10	—	460	290.00–310.00	304.84
10	—	393	323.00–337.50	330.09
2	—	855	170.00	170.00
8	—	669	235.00–255.00	245.91
12	—	420	315.00–332.50	324.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	204.00–240.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	280.00–286.00	284.75
2	—	503	303.00	303.00

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.