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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Dec 11

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Receipts

2,566 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 2,409▲ 512 vs year ago 2,054 · +24.9%

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 calves and yearling steers under 800 lbs steady, steers over 800 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a limited test, heifers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. No recent test of Holsteins for a price comparison. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.53/cwt on 696 head.

Average price

$129.53

696 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$250

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$17.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	468	134.72	631	147
Medium and Large 1	543	130.55	708	369
Medium and Large 1-2	561	123.56	693	166
Medium and Large 2	580	120.33	698	9thin
Large 1-2	753	117.00	881	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.72/cwt here — about −$250 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 sale696 hd

129.53

—

MO average20 barns · 17,243 hd

132.93

−3.40

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

Every lot

96 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	271	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	317	6
Steers	—	Large 1	328	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	541	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	171.21/cwt	167.50–172.00	591	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	606	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	172.48/cwt	165.00–179.00	714	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	163.43/cwt	157.00–171.00	706	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	468	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	142.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	670	19
Steers	—	Large 1	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	159.81/cwt	154.00–169.00	770	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	499	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	669	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	142.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	752	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	150.55/cwt	146.00–154.00	795	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	553	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	719	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	135.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	769	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	146.10/cwt	142.50–153.00	839	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	814	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	131.76/cwt	130.00–134.50	820	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	141.84/cwt	138.50–143.00	888	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	132.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	844	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	132.50/cwt	129.50–135.00	881	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	136.59/cwt	132.50–141.50	917	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	818	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	140.12/cwt	138.50–142.00	1,003	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	130.17/cwt	130.00–131.00	932	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	743	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	966	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	992	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	139.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,066	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,065	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	858	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,107	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	132.79/cwt	129.00–135.50	1,165	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,315	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	469	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	372	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	545	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	404	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	137.45/cwt	133.00–143.00	577	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	126.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	462	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	626	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	135.87/cwt	131.00–143.50	645	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	125.77/cwt	121.00–129.00	597	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	481	129.96/cwt	129.00–134.00	625	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	127.92/cwt	122.00–134.00	672	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	124.44/cwt	119.00–130.00	655	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	135.33/cwt	131.00–140.00	715	65
Heifers	—	Large 1	540	125.25/cwt	115.00–127.25	676	47
Heifers	—	Large 1	553	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	669	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	129.31/cwt	124.50–131.50	731	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	123.41/cwt	115.00–128.00	708	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	121.02/cwt	116.00–125.00	707	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	118.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	739	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	122.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	766	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	120.36/cwt	120.00–122.00	756	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	804	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	119.81/cwt	118.00–121.00	802	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	118.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	813	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	123.34/cwt	120.00–124.50	900	19
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	753	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	881	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	757	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	882	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	946	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	116.71/cwt	116.50–117.00	977	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	152.25/cwt	147.00–160.00	562	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	157.00/cwt	154.00–162.00	663	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	144.40/cwt	142.00–152.00	621	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	137.77/cwt	130.00–144.00	649	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	133.86/cwt	129.00–139.00	713	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	128.65/cwt	125.50–133.00	732	19
Bulls	—	Large 3	574	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	344	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	128.63/cwt	127.00–129.00	745	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	129.36/cwt	124.00–132.00	803	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	744	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	118.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	798	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	684	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	807	5
Bulls	—	Large 3	704	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	387	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	841	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	879	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	328	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	230	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	481	75.41/cwt	70.00–80.00	363	44
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	532	72.74/cwt	70.00–75.00	387	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	566	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	408	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	624	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	437	21
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	682	76.85/cwt	70.00–84.00	524	35
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	728	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	510	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	768	76.12/cwt	70.00–80.00	585	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	833	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	583	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	867	86.20/cwt	81.00–88.10	747	94
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	924	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	656	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	981	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	741	7

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 11, 2019

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Receipts 2,566Last week 2,409Year ago 2,054

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	118.00	118.00
49	—	372	146.50	146.50
7	—	553	121.00	121.00
40	—	462	135.50	135.50
47	—	540	115.00–127.25	125.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	763	124.00	124.00
4	—	651	123.50	123.50
65	—	528	131.00–140.00	135.33
32	—	565	124.50–131.50	129.31
24	—	420	133.00–143.00	137.45
23	—	627	120.00–126.00	122.09
19	—	730	120.00–124.50	123.34
17	—	328	140.00–146.00	143.05
92	—	475	131.00–143.50	135.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	753	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	120.00	120.00
3	—	421	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	685	115.00–120.00	118.69
4	—	648	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	584	116.00–125.00	121.02
20	—	525	122.00–134.00	127.92
11	—	628	120.00–122.00	120.36
4	—	650	122.00	122.00
3	—	757	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	129.00–134.00	129.96
4	—	404	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	574	115.00–128.00	123.41
49	—	526	119.00–130.00	124.44
3	—	715	115.00	115.00
7	—	837	116.50–117.00	116.71
11	—	424	125.00–130.00	126.80
11	—	475	121.00–129.00	125.77
15	—	669	118.00–121.00	119.81
24	—	622	115.00–122.00	118.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	471	130.00–144.00	137.77
11	—	579	127.00–129.00	128.63
10	—	369	147.00–160.00	152.25
9	—	676	115.00–120.00	118.11
9	—	643	115.00–117.00	115.67
8	—	430	142.00–152.00	144.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	704	55.00	55.00
8	—	574	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	684	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	422	154.00–162.00	157.00
19	—	569	125.50–133.00	128.65
11	—	621	124.00–132.00	129.36
7	—	841	104.50	104.50
6	—	533	129.00–139.00	133.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	478	150.00	150.00
18	—	328	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	819	130.00	130.00
10	—	385	160.00	160.00
9	—	1,025	128.00–129.00	128.33
8	—	626	138.50–143.00	141.84
40	—	671	132.50–141.50	136.59
37	—	767	137.00–140.00	139.01
22	—	414	165.00–179.00	172.48
20	—	716	138.50–142.00	140.12
11	—	877	129.00–135.50	132.79
11	—	345	167.50–172.00	171.21
44	—	482	154.00–169.00	159.81
67	—	528	146.00–154.00	150.55
89	—	574	142.50–153.00	146.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	130.00	130.00
11	—	800	130.00	130.00
6	—	858	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	130.00–132.00	131.00
6	—	553	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	638	130.00–140.00	132.25
11	—	727	130.00	130.00
7	—	675	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	350	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	271	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	499	134.00	134.00
5	—	682	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	130.00–134.50	131.76
6	—	757	130.00–132.00	130.99
10	—	665	129.50–135.00	132.50
12	—	432	157.00–171.00	163.43
19	—	471	140.00–147.00	142.22
21	—	566	130.00–140.00	135.83
23	—	716	130.00–131.00	130.17
40	—	526	140.00–149.00	142.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	768	70.00–80.00	76.12
13	—	532	70.00–75.00	72.74
10	—	924	71.00	71.00
9	—	328	70.00	70.00
7	—	981	75.50	75.50
5	—	728	70.00	70.00
94	—	867	81.00–88.10	86.20
44	—	481	70.00–80.00	75.41
35	—	682	70.00–84.00	76.85
21	—	624	70.00	70.00
4	—	833	70.00	70.00
5	—	566	72.00	72.00

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.