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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2018-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Oct 17

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Receipts

1,787 head

▲ 267 vs last sale 1,520▲ 1,787 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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, steer and heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower, except steer calves under 450 lbs steady, yearlings steady compared to a limited test last week. Demand moderate to light, supply moderate.

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 $146.73/cwt on 519 head.

Average price

$146.73

519 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$20.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.93

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	150.20	949	295
Medium and Large 1-2	538	144.03	775	181
Medium and Large 2	452	140.11	633	9thin
Large 1	562	133.00	747	31
Medium 1-2	710	130.00	923	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.20/cwt here — about $26 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 sale519 hd

146.73

—

MO average6 barns · 4,648 hd

159.66

−12.93

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

Every lot

102 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	352	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	669	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	377	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	664	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	727	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	154.66/cwt	145.00–165.00	660	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	175.62/cwt	167.00–186.50	757	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	457	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	749	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	647	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	163.71/cwt	155.00–168.00	786	10
Steers	—	Large 1	491	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	589	4
Steers	—	Large 1	500	139.08/cwt	138.50–141.00	695	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	141.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	727	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	727	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	150.01/cwt	146.00–153.00	788	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	144.90/cwt	135.00–149.00	816	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Yearlings	566	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	795	10
Steers	—	Large 1	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	134.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	768	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	601	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	781	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	156.12/cwt	149.00–160.00	980	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	633	138.34/cwt	136.00–141.50	876	23
Steers	—	Large 1	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	671	133.02/cwt	125.00–137.00	893	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	140.33/cwt	135.00–146.50	944	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	156.63/cwt	151.00–160.75	1,062	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	986	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	147.47/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,049	17
Steers	—	Large 1	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	716	128.89/cwt	125.00–130.50	923	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	142.88/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,130	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	148.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,205	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	139.93/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,236	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,011	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,324	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1	351	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	134.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	505	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	394	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	493	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	416	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	641	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	129.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	549	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	530	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	139.27/cwt	134.50–146.50	604	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	438	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	653	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	453	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	575	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	459	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	141.59/cwt	138.50–143.00	667	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	129.97/cwt	125.00–137.00	621	40
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	487	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	499	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	609	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	127.98/cwt	125.00–133.50	672	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	131.17/cwt	126.00–138.00	706	27
Heifers	—	Large 1	538	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	691	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Yearlings	551	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	760	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	128.57/cwt	125.00–130.50	726	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	581	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	135.15/cwt	132.50–139.00	787	34
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	593	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	133.75/cwt	133.50–134.00	813	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	830	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	628	126.78/cwt	120.00–131.50	796	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	135.30/cwt	131.00–137.00	897	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	127.60/cwt	125.00–131.50	852	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	677	125.93/cwt	124.00–128.00	853	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	696	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	849	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	976	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	795	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,065	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,084	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	167.50/cwt	164.00–175.00	611	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	378	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	378	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	185.14/cwt	182.00–187.00	702	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	431	161.82/cwt	154.00–176.00	697	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	143.55/cwt	143.00–144.00	633	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	144.83/cwt	140.00–146.50	666	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	12
Bulls	—	Large 1	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	730	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	10
Bulls	—	Large 1	583	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	5
Bulls	—	Large 1Calves	603	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Calves	665	124.67/cwt	122.00–129.00	829	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	124.65/cwt	119.00–129.50	836	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	677	118.99/cwt	116.00–122.00	806	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	128.11/cwt	125.00–130.50	876	15
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	693	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	124.63/cwt	115.00–126.50	889	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	897	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	283	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	198	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	426	73.78/cwt	70.00–75.00	314	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	589	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	412	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	604	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	423	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	790	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	593	5

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 Oct 17, 2018

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

Receipts 1,787Last week 1,520Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	394	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	806	134.50	134.50
6	—	353	140.00	140.00
34	—	582	132.50–139.00	135.15
11	—	663	131.00–137.00	135.30
14	—	608	133.50–134.00	133.75
23	—	471	138.50–143.00	141.59
27	—	538	126.00–138.00	131.17
31	—	434	134.50–146.50	139.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	146.00	146.00
9	—	438	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Yearlings$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	551	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	128.00	128.00
19	—	628	120.00–131.50	126.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	453	127.00	127.00
7	—	795	134.00	134.00
6	—	538	128.50	128.50
4	—	351	130.00	130.00
3	—	685	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	677	124.00–128.00	125.93
3	—	605	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	132.00–140.00	134.91
8	—	622	133.50	133.50
14	—	668	125.00–131.50	127.60
23	—	424	125.00–136.00	129.50
3	—	723	135.00	135.00
40	—	478	125.00–137.00	129.97
38	—	565	125.00–130.50	128.57
26	—	525	125.00–133.50	127.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	110.00	110.00
7	—	459	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	120.00–125.00	122.43
4	—	570	120.50	120.50
5	—	696	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	499	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	176.00	176.00
13	—	580	145.00	145.00
10	—	457	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	633	136.00–141.50	138.34
16	—	671	125.00–137.00	133.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	572	130.00–140.00	134.21
25	—	427	145.00–165.00	154.66
22	—	515	135.00–145.00	141.14
14	—	673	135.00–146.50	140.33
10	—	479	135.00	135.00
2	—	709	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	716	125.00–130.50	128.89
4	—	601	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	563	135.00–149.00	144.90
22	—	431	167.00–186.50	175.62
73	—	525	146.00–153.00	150.01
30	—	678	151.00–160.75	156.63
26	—	628	149.00–160.00	156.12
12	—	1,011	131.00	131.00
12	—	814	142.00–150.00	148.03
18	—	791	136.00–146.00	142.88
5	—	389	187.00	187.00
17	—	711	147.00–151.00	147.47
13	—	883	139.00–141.00	139.93
10	—	480	155.00–168.00	163.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	130.00	130.00
4	—	491	120.00	120.00
3	—	713	130.00	130.00
3	—	570	135.00	135.00
13	—	500	138.50–141.00	139.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Yearlings$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	70.00–75.00	73.78
7	—	604	70.00	70.00
5	—	790	75.00	75.00
8	—	589	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	283	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	131.00	131.00
4	—	478	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	154.00–176.00	161.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	665	122.00–129.00	124.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	605	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	677	116.00–122.00	118.99
3	—	620	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	460	140.00–146.50	144.83
5	—	379	182.00–187.00	185.14
3	—	538	135.00–136.00	135.66
24	—	713	115.00–126.50	124.63
9	—	671	119.00–129.50	124.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	767	117.00	117.00
9	—	441	143.00–144.00	143.55
10	—	365	164.00–175.00	167.50
15	—	684	125.00–130.50	128.11
12	—	471	130.00–140.00	135.51
5	—	585	127.00	127.00
3	—	225	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	122.00	122.00
4	—	538	120.00	120.00

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.