Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-04-29

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Apr 29

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Receipts

1,402 head

▼ 1,051 vs last sale 2,453▲ 557 vs year ago 845 · +65.9%

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 steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, yearlings steady on a limited test. 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 $147.26/cwt on 541 head.

Average price

$147.26

541 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$9.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.04

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	148.49	836	400
Medium and Large 1-2	524	145.57	763	95
Large 1	512	140.60	720	15thin
Medium 1-2	602	140.40	845	15thin
Medium and Large 2	481	139.31	671	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.18/cwt here — about $165 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 sale541 hd

147.26

—

MO average18 barns · 13,108 hd

140.22

+7.04

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

Every lot

69 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 and Large 1	273	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	505	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	176.01/cwt	164.00–183.00	570	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	183.90/cwt	175.00–189.50	600	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	171.16/cwt	160.00–178.00	642	33
Steers	—	Large 1	378	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	160.56/cwt	160.00–161.00	681	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	155.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	662	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	671	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	587	6
Steers	—	Large 1	443	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	454	147.51/cwt	145.00–148.50	670	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	167.71/cwt	157.00–171.50	773	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	154.51/cwt	152.00–156.00	714	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	717	3
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	513	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	148.25/cwt	146.00–150.50	763	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	155.51/cwt	150.00–158.00	818	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	146.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	782	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	552	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	795	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	149.64/cwt	139.00–156.50	859	73
Steers	—	Large 1	613	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	797	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	626	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	895	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	138.67/cwt	130.00–140.50	881	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	129.10/cwt	120.00–134.50	860	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	130.86/cwt	125.00–133.50	930	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	125.20/cwt	125.00–126.00	955	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	944	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	993	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	251	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	346	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	149.42/cwt	143.00–153.00	495	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	146.41/cwt	136.00–153.00	533	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	133.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	502	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	379	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	538	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	397	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	138.40/cwt	130.00–143.00	580	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	127.21/cwt	120.00–134.00	533	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	429	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	124.80/cwt	120.00–131.00	600	21
Heifers	—	Large 1	484	127.83/cwt	127.00–129.00	619	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	131.55/cwt	129.00–136.00	642	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	127.76/cwt	121.00–130.00	663	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	130.46/cwt	124.00–134.50	681	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	127.67/cwt	123.00–132.50	733	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	688	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	115.29/cwt	110.00–123.50	708	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	709	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	522	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	349	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	618	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	648	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.50	677	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	132.79/cwt	131.00–135.00	648	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	127.86/cwt	127.00–129.00	736	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	776	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	957	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	866	5

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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Receipts 1,402Last week 2,453Year ago 845

Compared to last week, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, yearlings steady on a limited test. 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 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	251	138.00	138.00
7	—	379	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	377	130.00–138.00	133.07
6	—	589	115.00–119.00	116.84
12	—	519	121.00–130.00	127.76
6	—	630	115.00	115.00
3	—	688	103.00	103.00
21	—	481	120.00–131.00	124.80
9	—	419	120.00–134.00	127.21
4	—	340	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	522	124.00–134.50	130.46
18	—	574	123.00–132.50	127.67
57	—	488	129.00–136.00	131.55
26	—	614	110.00–123.50	115.29
82	—	419	130.00–143.00	138.40
30	—	331	143.00–153.00	149.42
15	—	364	136.00–153.00	146.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	134.00	134.00
6	—	484	127.00–129.00	127.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	127.00–129.00	127.86
12	—	444	146.00	146.00
3	—	318	164.00	164.00
5	—	488	131.00–135.00	132.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	471	140.00–146.50	143.64
4	—	349	177.00	177.00
5	—	430	169.00	169.00
5	—	957	90.50	90.50
3	—	580	130.00–132.00	130.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	117.50	117.50
7	—	611	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	145.00–148.50	147.51
3	—	512	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	427	152.00–158.00	155.06
8	—	324	164.00–183.00	176.01
26	—	666	120.00–134.50	129.10
8	—	462	152.00–156.00	154.51
3	—	550	145.00	145.00
14	—	533	140.00–155.00	146.68
4	—	750	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	660	127.00	127.00
8	—	552	144.00	144.00
15	—	429	156.50	156.50
17	—	515	146.00–150.50	148.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	461	157.00–171.50	167.71
20	—	526	150.00–158.00	155.51
7	—	424	160.00–161.00	160.56
3	—	273	185.00	185.00
73	—	574	139.00–156.50	149.64
31	—	711	125.00–133.50	130.86
11	—	858	110.00	110.00
3	—	903	110.00	110.00
97	—	635	130.00–140.50	138.67
33	—	375	160.00–178.00	171.16
15	—	326	175.00–189.50	183.90
5	—	763	125.00–126.00	125.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	157.00	157.00
3	—	443	145.00	145.00
6	—	613	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	150.00	150.00
6	—	438	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	130.00	130.00
12	—	626	143.00	143.00

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.