Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-03-25

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Mar 25

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Receipts

1,073 head

▲ 736 vs last sale 337▼ 784 vs year ago 1,857 · −42.2%

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few steers and heifers last week for a good price comparison, undertone higher. Demand good, supply light.

Some optimism returning to the cattle trade as Feeder cattle, Slaughter cattle, cattle futures all trading higher.

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 $146.16/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$146.16

391 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$247

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

$8.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	502	152.70	767	85
Medium and Large 2	480	147.60	708	25
Medium and Large 1	704	144.05	1,014	281

One grade step is worth $8.65/cwt here — about −$247 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 sale391 hd

146.16

—

MO average10 barns · 4,177 hd

146.29

−0.14

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

Every lot

55 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	312	155.31/cwt	150.00–158.00	485	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	178.75/cwt	160.00–187.00	588	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	161.23/cwt	153.00–165.00	593	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	434	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	686	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	165.97/cwt	164.50–167.50	783	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	155.13/cwt	147.00–160.50	763	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	166.35/cwt	154.50–177.50	860	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	148.43/cwt	140.00–155.00	806	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	568	140.58/cwt	136.00–144.00	798	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	143.76/cwt	140.00–147.50	825	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	154.44/cwt	149.00–159.00	900	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	799	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	148.32/cwt	146.50–152.00	942	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	128.98/cwt	125.00–130.50	873	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	136.35/cwt	134.50–137.50	930	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	137.18/cwt	133.00–140.50	992	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	134.58/cwt	133.50–136.75	1,109	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,177	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	137.79/cwt	137.50–139.00	473	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	135.75/cwt	134.00–137.00	521	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	140.16/cwt	134.00–148.00	586	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	132.01/cwt	129.50–133.50	557	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	135.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	630	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	131.01/cwt	129.00–131.50	642	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	642	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	126.55/cwt	124.00–130.00	653	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	131.51/cwt	129.00–134.50	681	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.50	751	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	724	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	126.88/cwt	123.50–130.50	784	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	793	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	120.91/cwt	119.00–123.00	819	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	811	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	858	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	895	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	823	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 4	259	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	155	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	605	4
Bulls	—	Small 4	399	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	287	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	404	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	654	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	617	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	728	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	387	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	356	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	458	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	412	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	523	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	465	8
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	528	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	433	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	571	83.30/cwt	81.00–87.00	476	8
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	591	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	479	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	632	83.34/cwt	81.00–86.00	527	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	678	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	570	5
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	745	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	522	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	754	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	611	21
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	898	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	584	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	980	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	637	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 Mar 25, 2020

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

Receipts 1,073Last week 337Year ago 1,857

Too few steers and heifers last week for a good price comparison, undertone higher. Demand good, supply light.

Some optimism returning to the cattle trade as Feeder cattle, Slaughter cattle, cattle futures all trading higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	568	136.00–144.00	140.58
5	—	434	158.00	158.00
6	—	312	150.00–158.00	155.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	574	140.00–147.50	143.76
8	—	368	153.00–165.00	161.23
15	—	329	160.00–187.00	178.75
9	—	677	125.00–130.50	128.98
24	—	543	140.00–155.00	148.43
12	—	492	147.00–160.50	155.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	517	154.50–177.50	166.35
20	—	635	146.50–152.00	148.32
42	—	723	133.00–140.50	137.18
21	—	682	134.50–137.50	136.35
10	—	472	164.50–167.50	165.97
97	—	824	133.50–136.75	134.58
31	—	583	149.00–159.00	154.44
18	—	883	133.25	133.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	980	65.00	65.00
21	—	754	81.00	81.00
8	—	458	90.00	90.00
13	—	387	92.00	92.00
8	—	523	89.00	89.00
4	—	898	65.00	65.00
18	—	632	81.00–86.00	83.34
8	—	571	81.00–87.00	83.30
5	—	678	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	81.00	81.00
4	—	528	82.00	82.00
4	—	745	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	162.00	162.00
4	—	371	163.00	163.00
4	—	474	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	259	60.00	60.00
9	—	399	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	490	129.00–131.50	131.01
9	—	586	123.50	123.50
8	—	384	134.00–137.00	135.75
10	—	727	111.50	111.50
8	—	672	118.00	118.00
4	—	773	106.50	106.50
12	—	516	124.00–130.00	126.55
9	—	422	129.50–133.50	132.01
5	—	343	137.50–139.00	137.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	130.00	130.00
4	—	604	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	618	123.50–130.50	126.88
17	—	518	129.00–134.50	131.51
9	—	418	134.00–148.00	140.16
33	—	677	119.00–123.00	120.91
19	—	762	117.50	117.50
10	—	730	115.00–120.00	117.48
27	—	465	133.00–140.00	135.52
15	—	585	125.00–130.50	128.30

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.