Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2018-05-02

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2018-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 2

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Receipts

1,940 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 2,127▲ 1,163 vs year ago 777 · +149.7%

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

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.71/cwt on 678 head.

Average price

$144.71

678 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$20.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	148.01	796	348
Large 1	512	142.17	728	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	542	142.00	770	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	141.81	759	304
Medium and Large 2	540	127.67	690	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.34/cwt here — about $106 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 sale678 hd

144.71

—

MO average6 barns · 6,115 hd

148.40

−3.69

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

Every lot

90 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	217	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	421	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	308	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	582	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	185.35/cwt	182.50–187.00	612	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	637	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	197.14/cwt	194.00–199.00	724	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	173.72/cwt	170.00–178.00	740	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	175.21/cwt	170.00–178.00	748	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	893	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	165.40/cwt	155.00–176.00	799	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	176.18/cwt	170.00–183.00	854	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	494	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	825	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	509	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	916	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	162.61/cwt	156.00–165.00	828	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	168.29/cwt	161.50–177.00	870	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	708	5
Steers	—	Large 1	527	158.95/cwt	156.50–161.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	553	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	830	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	164.25/cwt	162.00–172.00	935	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	569	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	854	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	156.46/cwt	155.00–159.50	895	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	156.29/cwt	154.00–160.00	900	20
Steers	—	Large 1	582	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	899	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	157.16/cwt	152.00–162.50	960	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Calves	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	630	148.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	933	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	149.71/cwt	146.50–157.00	946	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	644	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	908	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	662	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	947	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	141.88/cwt	140.00–144.50	945	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	673	142.03/cwt	140.50–145.00	956	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	149.17/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,008	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	140.96/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,011	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	143.99/cwt	143.50–147.00	1,051	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	754	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	980	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	132.94/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,040	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	255	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	456	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	170.37/cwt	162.50–173.00	528	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	335	163.91/cwt	163.00–165.00	549	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	169.94/cwt	167.00–173.00	583	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	163.05/cwt	155.00–168.00	607	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	164.04/cwt	162.00–167.00	641	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	156.22/cwt	153.00–162.00	665	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	146.64/cwt	140.00–149.00	639	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	145.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	680	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	155.63/cwt	152.00–161.50	738	73
Heifers	—	Large 1	497	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	713	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	138.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	716	24
Heifers	—	Large 1	520	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	736	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	127.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	666	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	147.89/cwt	140.00–159.00	772	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	534	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	801	22
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	542	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	552	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	722	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	140.80/cwt	136.50–146.00	803	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	772	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	621	134.27/cwt	131.00–136.00	834	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	131.11/cwt	127.00–142.00	825	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	632	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	796	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	961	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	128.86/cwt	126.50–131.00	865	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	133.38/cwt	129.50–139.25	902	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	919	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	127.10/cwt	125.00–128.50	932	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	122.53/cwt	119.00–125.00	953	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	937	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	185.72/cwt	178.00–190.00	702	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	416	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	730	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	166.16/cwt	155.00–174.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	166.49/cwt	161.00–178.00	709	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	430	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	735	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	152.85/cwt	145.00–160.00	717	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	163.33/cwt	159.00–167.00	773	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	149.42/cwt	140.00–154.50	780	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	523	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	790	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	154.86/cwt	150.00–161.50	818	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	138.33/cwt	137.00–139.00	795	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	844	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	610	135.01/cwt	132.00–138.00	824	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	940	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	453	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	412	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	549	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	489	6

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 2, 2018

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

Receipts 1,940Last week 2,127Year ago 777

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	391	162.00–167.00	164.04
28	—	642	149.75	149.75
54	—	570	136.50–146.00	140.80
55	—	676	129.50–139.25	133.38
71	—	522	140.00–159.00	147.89
5	—	733	125.00–128.50	127.10
12	—	343	167.00–173.00	169.94
73	—	474	152.00–161.50	155.63
17	—	426	153.00–162.00	156.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	143.50	143.50
6	—	520	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	125.00–130.00	127.80
6	—	566	125.00–130.00	127.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	629	127.00–142.00	131.11
19	—	671	126.50–131.00	128.86
24	—	518	135.00–142.00	138.16
28	—	436	140.00–149.00	146.64
30	—	372	155.00–168.00	163.05
31	—	466	140.00–150.00	145.84
38	—	572	130.00–140.00	134.93
7	—	724	127.00	127.00
9	—	310	162.50–173.00	170.37
10	—	852	110.00	110.00
13	—	778	119.00–125.00	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	534	150.00	150.00
12	—	335	163.00–165.00	163.91
6	—	255	179.00	179.00
5	—	552	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	131.00–136.00	134.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	175.00	175.00
5	—	517	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	427	170.00–178.00	175.21
12	—	666	140.00–144.50	141.88
12	—	717	137.00–144.00	140.96
13	—	483	155.00–176.00	165.40
13	—	509	156.00–165.00	162.61
13	—	632	146.50–157.00	149.71
20	—	576	154.00–160.00	156.29
5	—	330	182.50–187.00	185.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	150.00	150.00
5	—	569	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	150.00	150.00
4	—	509	180.00	180.00
4	—	308	189.00	189.00
3	—	217	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	155.00	155.00
3	—	662	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	572	155.00–159.50	156.46
15	—	644	141.00	141.00
4	—	494	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	673	140.50–145.00	142.03
4	—	754	130.00	130.00
27	—	630	145.00–155.00	148.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	545	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	156.50–161.00	158.95
5	—	582	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	782	130.00–134.50	132.94
30	—	485	170.00–183.00	176.18
60	—	569	162.00–172.00	164.25
67	—	517	161.50–177.00	168.29
14	—	730	143.50–147.00	143.99
19	—	367	194.00–199.00	197.14
20	—	426	170.00–178.00	173.72
23	—	676	141.00–154.00	149.17
26	—	611	152.00–162.50	157.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	136.00	136.00
4	—	745	128.00	128.00
3	—	575	137.00–139.00	138.33
28	—	469	145.00–160.00	152.85
9	—	522	140.00–154.50	149.42
7	—	378	178.00–190.00	185.72
5	—	416	155.00–174.00	166.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	528	150.00–161.50	154.86
3	—	348	185.00	185.00
14	—	473	159.00–167.00	163.33
6	—	578	146.00	146.00
6	—	426	161.00–178.00	166.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	610	132.00–138.00	135.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	652	140.00	140.00
5	—	430	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	549	89.00	89.00
4	—	453	91.00	91.00

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.