Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-01-29

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Jan 29

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 12 →

Receipts

548 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 728▲ 35 vs year ago 513 · +6.8%

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 a limited test last week, not enough receipts for an adequate price test. Demand moderate to light, supply light. Freezing rain and snow hindered travel to market.

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 $133.84/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$133.84

171 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$6.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	136.00	660	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	460	134.79	620	31
Medium and Large 1	555	134.02	744	123
Medium 2	432	129.64	560	14thin

One grade step is worth $6.36/cwt here — about $100 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 sale171 hd

133.84

—

MO average17 barns · 7,521 hd

137.17

−3.33

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	408	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	612	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	735	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	161.76/cwt	155.50–165.00	870	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.50	807	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	148.05/cwt	145.00–153.50	856	11
Steers	—	Medium 3	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	137.26/cwt	133.50–142.00	867	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	136.92/cwt	135.50–142.00	906	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	129.53/cwt	127.50–132.50	1,013	12
Steers	—	Large 1	957	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,115	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	374	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	368	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	442	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	138.43/cwt	138.00–139.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	140.51/cwt	131.00–143.00	601	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	452	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	143.63/cwt	141.00–146.00	682	25
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	133.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	133.88/cwt	132.75–140.00	766	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	125.29/cwt	123.00–130.00	793	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	121.28/cwt	120.00–123.50	825	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	361	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	420	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	503	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	165.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	614	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	712	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	437	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	695	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	151.50/cwt	150.00–154.00	732	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	529	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	767	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	815	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 4	480	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	211	3

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 29, 2020

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

Receipts 548Last week 728Year ago 513

Compared to a limited test last week, not enough receipts for an adequate price test. Demand moderate to light, supply light. Freezing rain and snow hindered travel to market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	120.00–125.00	121.99
4	—	267	140.00	140.00
10	—	428	131.00–143.00	140.51
9	—	522	130.00–138.00	133.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	123.00–130.00	125.29
50	—	572	132.75–140.00	133.88
6	—	378	148.50	148.50
25	—	475	141.00–146.00	143.63
3	—	427	141.00	141.00
23	—	680	120.00–123.50	121.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	138.00–139.00	138.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	130.00	130.00
5	—	408	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	175.00	175.00
18	—	662	135.50–142.00	136.92
3	—	745	130.00	130.00
11	—	578	145.00–153.50	148.05
3	—	417	170.00	170.00
7	—	538	155.50–165.00	161.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	140.00–145.50	142.16
33	—	632	133.50–142.00	137.26
4	—	476	154.00–155.00	154.49
13	—	730	130.00	130.00
3	—	665	135.00	135.00
12	—	782	127.50–132.50	129.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	371	160.00–170.00	165.62
8	—	483	150.00–154.00	151.50
3	—	250	168.00	168.00
9	—	429	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	303	166.00	166.00
5	—	215	168.00	168.00
7	—	676	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	159.00	159.00
6	—	529	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	44.00	44.00

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.