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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Mar 4

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Receipts

1,142 head

▲ 500 vs last sale 642▲ 287 vs year ago 855 · +33.6%

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 light test last week, steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, no recent test of yearlings for a price comparison. Demand moderate to good, 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 $149.95/cwt on 460 head.

Average price

$149.95

460 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$20.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	155.65	957	258
Medium and Large 1-2	614	143.46	880	118
Medium and Large 2	588	142.18	837	73
Medium 1	533	140.00	746	5thin
Medium 1-2	642	135.50	870	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $87 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 sale460 hd

149.95

—

MO average15 barns · 6,310 hd

156.66

−6.71

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	634	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	161.60/cwt	161.00–162.00	621	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	185.62/cwt	182.00–187.00	720	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	181.81/cwt	174.00–186.00	784	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	171.71/cwt	165.00–176.50	816	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	160.08/cwt	151.00–166.00	783	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	796	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	153.59/cwt	150.00–157.50	805	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	170.04/cwt	165.00–173.00	893	40
Steers	—	Medium 1	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	147.10/cwt	143.50–147.75	815	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	162.12/cwt	154.50–166.50	927	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	148.78/cwt	145.00–150.50	854	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	825	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	152.06/cwt	150.50–159.00	946	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	138.36/cwt	130.00–146.00	861	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	136.19/cwt	130.00–136.75	848	44
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	642	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	870	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	137.40/cwt	130.00–142.50	904	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	143.53/cwt	134.00–148.25	969	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	131.15/cwt	130.00–133.00	943	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	143.64/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,043	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	127.64/cwt	125.00–129.00	970	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	139.23/cwt	130.00–141.50	1,108	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,057	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,091	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	431	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	144.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	481	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	145.70/cwt	145.00–146.00	555	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	155.57/cwt	153.00–158.00	649	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	141.03/cwt	137.00–147.00	602	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	146.49/cwt	142.00–148.00	705	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	138.23/cwt	130.00–143.50	668	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	524	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	130.17/cwt	129.00–133.00	685	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	146.02/cwt	143.50–146.50	777	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	123.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	707	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	134.82/cwt	131.00–140.50	773	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	124.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	771	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	125.01/cwt	122.00–129.00	795	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	119.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	789	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.50	832	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	114.89/cwt	114.00–115.50	838	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	873	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	909	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	573	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	163.27/cwt	159.00–166.00	624	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	620	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	170.25/cwt	170.00–171.00	705	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	790	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	809	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	140.79/cwt	133.00–154.00	794	8

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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Receipts 1,142Last week 642Year ago 855

Compared to a light test last week, steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, no recent test of yearlings for a price comparison. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	483	130.00–143.50	138.23
11	—	526	129.00–133.00	130.17
7	—	332	140.00–150.00	144.95
12	—	619	120.00–127.00	124.54
8	—	661	115.00–120.00	119.35
4	—	729	114.00–115.50	114.89
14	—	572	120.00–129.00	123.56
9	—	427	137.00–147.00	141.03
6	—	759	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	678	120.00–124.50	122.65
12	—	573	131.00–140.50	134.82
5	—	291	148.00	148.00
24	—	481	142.00–148.00	146.49
14	—	381	145.00–146.00	145.70
7	—	764	119.00	119.00
27	—	636	122.00–129.00	125.01
15	—	417	153.00–158.00	155.57
12	—	532	143.50–146.50	146.02
4	—	328	153.00–154.00	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	159.00–166.00	163.27
3	—	412	165.00	165.00
3	—	507	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	133.00–154.00	140.79
4	—	414	170.00–171.00	170.25
5	—	383	162.00	162.00
7	—	480	164.50	164.50
3	—	337	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	496	160.50	160.50
20	—	554	143.50–147.75	147.10
44	—	623	130.00–136.75	136.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	524	150.00–157.50	153.59
13	—	829	127.50	127.50
6	—	760	125.00–129.00	127.64
23	—	622	130.00–146.00	138.36
14	—	719	130.00–133.00	131.15
7	—	658	130.00–142.50	137.40
18	—	489	151.00–166.00	160.08
8	—	574	145.00–150.50	148.78
5	—	384	161.00–162.00	161.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	675	134.00–148.25	143.53
24	—	622	150.50–159.00	152.06
15	—	851	128.25	128.25
7	—	388	182.00–187.00	185.62
36	—	572	154.50–166.50	162.12
20	—	796	130.00–141.50	139.23
10	—	431	174.00–186.00	181.81
40	—	525	165.00–173.00	170.04
21	—	475	165.00–176.50	171.71
15	—	726	142.00–146.00	143.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	589	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	642	135.50	135.50

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.