Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2019-05-08

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 8

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Receipts

1,220 head

▲ 375 vs last sale 845▼ 845 vs year ago 2,065 · −40.9%

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 steady, to few yearlings last week for a price comparison. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, steady. Demand moderate, supply moderate to light.

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 $154.45/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$154.45

294 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$100.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	315	172.00	542	5thin
Medium 2-3	268	165.00	442	9thin
Medium and Large 1	567	161.35	916	205
Medium and Large 1-2	591	148.58	879	60
Medium and Large 3	634	71.50	453	15thin

One grade step is worth $100.50/cwt here — about $88 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 sale294 hd

154.45

—

MO average18 barns · 7,513 hd

160.24

−5.79

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	268	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	442	9
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	177.88/cwt	172.00–187.50	665	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	824	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	160.43/cwt	158.00–163.00	765	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	155.82/cwt	150.00–158.00	748	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	801	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	169.29/cwt	167.00–172.00	875	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	156.81/cwt	150.00–159.00	833	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	873	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	155.69/cwt	154.50–156.50	886	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	164.76/cwt	160.00–169.50	961	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	612	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	946	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	634	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	453	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	158.33/cwt	152.50–163.50	1,007	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	978	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	648	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	914	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	155.76/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,026	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	137.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	935	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,025	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	721	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	991	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	259	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	417	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	157.55/cwt	152.00–162.00	528	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	158.75/cwt	153.00–160.50	598	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	155.50/cwt	148.00–164.00	656	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	141.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	613	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	138.15/cwt	136.00–142.00	652	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	139.94/cwt	138.00–143.00	675	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	136.75/cwt	135.00–141.00	663	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	137.86/cwt	135.00–141.00	714	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	135.75/cwt	133.00–138.00	711	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	134.89/cwt	127.50–138.00	765	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	126.27/cwt	125.00–128.50	721	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	811	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	127.93/cwt	124.50–129.00	802	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	657	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	782	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	129.20/cwt	124.50–134.00	851	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	119.87/cwt	118.00–120.50	982	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	386	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	660	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	149.25/cwt	149.00–150.00	710	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	154.41/cwt	152.00–159.00	801	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	146.32/cwt	143.00–150.00	789	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	11
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	314	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	236	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	390	78.57/cwt	75.00–81.00	306	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	474	83.08/cwt	82.00–84.50	394	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	474	72.89/cwt	65.00–75.00	345	14
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	549	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	511	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	71.36/cwt	70.00–75.00	414	22
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	615	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	535	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	653	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	575	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	721	79.47/cwt	76.00–80.00	573	22
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	761	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	654	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	818	89.67/cwt	86.00–89.85	734	63
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	908	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	617	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	966	74.90/cwt	74.50–76.00	724	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,019	76.75/cwt	76.75–76.75	782	10

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 8, 2019

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

Receipts 1,220Last week 845Year ago 2,065

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady, to few yearlings last week for a price comparison. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, steady. Demand moderate, supply moderate to light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	818	86.00–89.85	89.67
11	—	653	88.00	88.00
6	—	908	68.00	68.00
15	—	390	75.00–81.00	78.57
7	—	314	75.00	75.00
15	—	615	87.00	87.00
7	—	761	86.00	86.00
15	—	966	74.50–76.00	74.90
8	—	549	93.00	93.00
22	—	580	70.00–75.00	71.36
9	—	474	82.00–84.50	83.08
22	—	721	76.00–80.00	79.47
10	—	1,019	76.75	76.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	474	65.00–75.00	72.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	156.50	156.50
5	—	637	153.50	153.50
12	—	480	150.00–158.00	155.82
14	—	531	150.00–159.00	156.81
24	—	680	135.00–138.00	137.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	636	152.50–163.50	158.33
5	—	427	174.00	174.00
41	—	583	160.00–169.50	164.76
10	—	712	144.00	144.00
11	—	471	175.00	175.00
15	—	659	151.00–159.00	155.76
20	—	374	172.00–187.50	177.88
26	—	517	167.00–172.00	169.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	154.50–156.50	155.69
6	—	512	156.50	156.50
8	—	477	158.00–163.00	160.43
9	—	648	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	268	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	721	137.50	137.50
13	—	612	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	634	71.50	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	567	127.50–138.00	134.89
7	—	335	152.00–162.00	157.55
8	—	524	133.00–138.00	135.75
8	—	659	124.50–134.00	129.20
12	—	819	118.00–120.50	119.87
16	—	472	136.00–142.00	138.15
17	—	627	124.50–129.00	127.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	482	138.00–143.00	139.94
16	—	422	148.00–164.00	155.50
20	—	518	135.00–141.00	137.86
5	—	633	138.00	138.00
13	—	596	136.00	136.00
14	—	377	153.00–160.50	158.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	259	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	433	141.00–144.00	141.47
14	—	485	135.00–141.00	136.75
16	—	571	125.00–128.50	126.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	143.00–150.00	146.32
8	—	476	149.00–150.00	149.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	171.00	171.00
11	—	595	143.00	143.00
16	—	519	152.00–159.00	154.41

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.