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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Jan 8

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Receipts

4,224 head

▲ 3,339 vs last sale 885▲ 1,200 vs year ago 3,024 · +39.7%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent good price test as the last sale was two weeks ago and the receipts were light. Demand good and supply heavy.

Producers took advantage of the mild weather to market their calves and yearlings. Quality ran deep as drafts of calves and yearlings hit the sale ring.

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 $151.68/cwt on 1,816 head.

Average price

$151.68

1,816 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$491

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$21.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	152.97	977	1,425
Medium and Large 1-2	594	149.94	891	325
Large 1	874	132.42	1,157	54
Medium 2	370	131.67	487	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.30/cwt here — about $491 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 sale1,816 hd

151.68

—

MO average22 barns · 31,052 hd

153.48

−1.81

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

Every lot

101 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	319	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	427	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	188.43/cwt	182.00–191.00	688	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	171.60/cwt	160.00–183.50	652	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	406	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	528	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	181.03/cwt	170.00–187.50	782	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	164.48/cwt	159.00–166.50	719	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	162.16/cwt	150.00–171.00	772	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	161.62/cwt	156.00–175.00	771	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	177.61/cwt	168.50–182.50	853	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	171.13/cwt	156.00–184.00	898	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	149.82/cwt	146.00–158.00	791	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	156.70/cwt	149.00–169.00	831	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	156.57/cwt	145.00–161.75	872	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	144.22/cwt	140.00–156.00	825	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	159.90/cwt	150.50–166.50	918	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	148.87/cwt	141.00–155.00	930	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	143.03/cwt	142.00–144.50	894	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	141.81/cwt	137.00–144.50	896	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	146.60/cwt	140.00–152.25	984	307
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	141.31/cwt	133.00–146.00	959	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	684	130.70/cwt	127.50–136.00	894	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	138.02/cwt	130.00–142.50	998	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	147.47/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,079	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	137.69/cwt	133.50–139.50	1,041	23
Steers	—	Large 1	767	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,035	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	141.16/cwt	134.50–146.00	1,094	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	798	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	958	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	133.20/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,068	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	141.79/cwt	136.00–147.50	1,166	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,267	24
Steers	—	Large 1	878	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,146	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	137.56/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,275	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,289	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,036	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,368	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	323	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	388	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	155.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	586	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	148.23/cwt	144.00–153.00	569	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	156.87/cwt	148.50–165.00	667	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	141.63/cwt	138.00–144.00	606	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	432	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	147.09/cwt	146.00–149.00	641	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	131.11/cwt	129.00–134.00	610	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	140.30/cwt	138.00–144.00	664	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	144.42/cwt	136.00–151.00	689	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	150.55/cwt	142.00–157.50	723	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	491	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	512	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	658	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	133.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	683	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	146.04/cwt	136.00–152.75	761	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	132.14/cwt	125.00–137.00	702	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	130.04/cwt	126.00–135.00	745	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	132.11/cwt	120.00–138.50	758	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	139.50/cwt	130.50–145.00	802	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	740	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	126.15/cwt	125.00–127.50	776	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	138.32/cwt	126.00–144.00	862	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	127.24/cwt	120.00–134.00	798	43
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	629	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	837	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	646	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	798	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	135.61/cwt	125.00–143.00	903	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	123.26/cwt	120.00–127.50	830	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	677	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	799	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	698	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	838	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	709	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	851	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	121.33/cwt	115.00–126.00	869	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	135.35/cwt	124.50–140.00	989	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	128.05/cwt	119.50–131.50	971	37
Heifers	—	Large 1	789	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	876	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	112.84/cwt	103.50–119.00	921	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	128.17/cwt	115.00–132.00	1,069	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,079	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,057	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,173	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	652	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	163.45/cwt	159.00–165.00	690	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	612	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	160.49/cwt	159.00–162.00	746	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	146.36/cwt	140.00–154.00	692	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	132.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	542	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	797	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	145.00/cwt	141.00–147.00	809	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	145.23/cwt	136.00–150.00	825	32
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	602	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	753	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	612	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	814	6
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	866	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	128.80/cwt	128.00–129.00	864	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	929	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	332	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	249	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	389	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	292	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	402	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	338	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	529	80.04/cwt	75.00–82.00	423	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	571	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	428	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	649	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	487	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	506	19
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	727	73.07/cwt	70.00–75.00	531	23
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	753	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	542	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	805	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	604	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	987	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	711	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,331	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	532	4

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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Receipts 4,224Last week 885Year ago 3,024

No recent good price test as the last sale was two weeks ago and the receipts were light. Demand good and supply heavy.

Producers took advantage of the mild weather to market their calves and yearlings. Quality ran deep as drafts of calves and yearlings hit the sale ring.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	627	120.00–134.00	127.24
34	—	716	115.00–126.00	121.33
20	—	573	126.00–135.00	130.04
13	—	673	120.00–127.50	123.26
13	—	473	138.00–144.00	140.30
8	—	816	103.50–119.00	112.84
3	—	877	123.00	123.00
66	—	531	125.00–137.00	132.14
17	—	428	138.00–144.00	141.63
17	—	384	144.00–153.00	148.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	128.00	128.00
4	—	491	135.00	135.00
6	—	432	132.00	132.00
10	—	677	115.00–120.00	117.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	574	120.00–138.50	132.11
19	—	615	125.00–127.50	126.15
22	—	513	130.00–138.00	133.06
27	—	436	146.00–149.00	147.09
57	—	477	136.00–151.00	144.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	646	123.50	123.50
7	—	789	111.00	111.00
5	—	1,057	111.00	111.00
5	—	512	128.50	128.50
4	—	698	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	623	126.00–144.00	138.32
93	—	731	124.50–140.00	135.35
73	—	480	142.00–157.50	150.55
71	—	666	125.00–143.00	135.61
37	—	758	119.50–131.50	128.05
34	—	425	148.50–165.00	156.87
154	—	575	130.50–145.00	139.50
142	—	521	136.00–152.75	146.04
27	—	834	115.00–132.00	128.17
14	—	378	150.00–160.00	155.11
7	—	346	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	120.00	120.00
4	—	365	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	129.00–134.00	131.11
6	—	709	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	602	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	639	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	394	165.50	165.50
8	—	473	140.00–154.00	146.36
9	—	558	141.00–147.00	145.00
6	—	422	145.00	145.00
5	—	521	130.00–135.00	132.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	159.00–165.00	163.45
32	—	568	136.00–150.00	145.23
16	—	542	147.00	147.00
16	—	465	159.00–162.00	160.49
10	—	671	128.00–129.00	128.80
9	—	717	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	798	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	684	127.50–136.00	130.70
17	—	625	142.00–144.50	143.03
25	—	477	156.00–175.00	161.62
51	—	530	149.00–169.00	156.70
70	—	572	140.00–156.00	144.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	802	130.00–136.00	133.20
52	—	476	150.00–171.00	162.16
33	—	632	137.00–144.50	141.81
23	—	756	133.50–139.50	137.69
23	—	528	146.00–158.00	149.82
21	—	723	130.00–142.50	138.02
16	—	380	160.00–183.50	171.60
68	—	557	145.00–161.75	156.57
58	—	679	133.00–146.00	141.31
15	—	437	159.00–166.50	164.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	878	130.50	130.50
19	—	767	135.00	135.00
12	—	1,036	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	869	145.75	145.75
16	—	365	182.00–191.00	188.43
11	—	955	135.00	135.00
7	—	927	137.00–139.00	137.56
133	—	775	134.50–146.00	141.16
130	—	625	141.00–155.00	148.87
107	—	525	156.00–184.00	171.13
71	—	822	136.00–147.50	141.79
65	—	432	170.00–187.50	181.03
50	—	480	168.50–182.50	177.61
307	—	671	140.00–152.25	146.60
181	—	574	150.50–166.50	159.90
146	—	732	141.00–150.00	147.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	406	130.00	130.00
5	—	319	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	40.00	40.00
3	—	805	75.00	75.00
3	—	402	84.00	84.00
23	—	727	70.00–75.00	73.07
19	—	675	75.00	75.00
15	—	571	75.00	75.00
11	—	753	72.00	72.00
10	—	649	75.00	75.00
8	—	389	75.00	75.00
8	—	332	75.00	75.00
7	—	529	75.00–82.00	80.04
6	—	987	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.