Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-05-06

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 6

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Receipts

1,190 head

▼ 212 vs last sale 1,402▼ 30 vs year ago 1,220 · −2.5%

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, steers and heifers steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures posted some positive news as they closed limit up.

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 $125.02/cwt on 437 head.

Average price

$125.02

437 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

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	509	126.34	643	90
Medium and Large 1	546	125.57	686	315
Medium 1-2	548	120.00	658	3thin
Large 1	563	119.95	675	6thin
Medium and Large 2	463	118.20	548	18thin
Medium 2-3	447	100.00	447	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about $196 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 sale437 hd

125.02

—

MO average19 barns · 9,168 hd

128.51

−3.49

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	317	175.56/cwt	170.00–181.00	557	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	162.93/cwt	159.00–166.00	539	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	389	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	630	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	156.58/cwt	155.00–158.00	642	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	598	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	164.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	696	28
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	439	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	470	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	690	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	153.95/cwt	151.00–163.00	734	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	154.23/cwt	146.50–165.00	819	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	143.87/cwt	140.00–145.50	767	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	547	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	697	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	129.97/cwt	128.50–136.00	742	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	144.38/cwt	139.50–147.25	842	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	138.63/cwt	136.50–141.50	812	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	841	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	770	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	137.84/cwt	132.50–144.50	877	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	888	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	124.39/cwt	124.00–125.00	858	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	128.65/cwt	125.00–131.50	934	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	122.53/cwt	122.00–124.50	947	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	116.31/cwt	115.00–116.75	982	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	111.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	971	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	351	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	139.04/cwt	133.00–144.00	513	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	136.65/cwt	135.00–139.00	515	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	137.52/cwt	134.00–145.00	575	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	558	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	447	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	447	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	130.03/cwt	125.00–136.00	620	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	129.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	617	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	117.69/cwt	116.50–120.00	561	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	499	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	649	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	126.65/cwt	122.50–128.50	665	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	127.47/cwt	125.00–132.50	682	50
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	563	119.95/cwt	114.00–126.00	675	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	125.22/cwt	120.00–132.00	714	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	122.96/cwt	115.00–126.50	718	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	597	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	669	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	116.00/cwt	111.00–119.50	706	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	613	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	759	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	649	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	808	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	114.65/cwt	112.00–116.50	767	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	112.00/cwt	111.50–113.00	796	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	563	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	143.87/cwt	142.00–145.00	614	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	152.04/cwt	149.00–154.00	716	11
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	472	121.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	744	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	526	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	671	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	533	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	706	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	717	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	137.14/cwt	131.00–138.50	791	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	413	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	355	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	573	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	453	7

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 May 6, 2020

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

Receipts 1,190Last week 1,402Year ago 1,220

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures posted some positive news as they closed limit up.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	125.50	125.50
8	—	475	115.00	115.00
3	—	417	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	170.00–181.00	175.56
5	—	389	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	128.50–136.00	129.97
6	—	466	148.00	148.00
7	—	331	159.00–166.00	162.93
5	—	410	155.00–158.00	156.58
9	—	614	137.00	137.00
5	—	690	124.00–125.00	124.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	586	136.50–141.50	138.63
7	—	616	125.00	125.00
17	—	533	140.00–145.50	143.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	531	146.50–165.00	154.23
24	—	583	139.50–147.25	144.38
17	—	477	151.00–163.00	153.95
9	—	660	134.50	134.50
28	—	424	160.00–170.00	164.14
20	—	844	115.00–116.75	116.31
12	—	875	110.00–116.00	111.00
74	—	726	125.00–131.50	128.65
21	—	636	132.50–144.50	137.84
14	—	773	122.00–124.50	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	439	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	135.00–139.00	136.65
20	—	584	115.00–126.50	122.96
10	—	525	122.50–128.50	126.65
10	—	609	111.00–119.50	116.00
3	—	317	138.00	138.00
17	—	477	125.00–132.00	129.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	477	125.00–136.00	130.03
49	—	570	120.00–132.00	125.22
9	—	711	111.50–113.00	112.00
50	—	535	125.00–132.50	127.47
18	—	369	133.00–144.00	139.04
61	—	669	112.00–116.50	114.65
29	—	418	134.00–145.00	137.52
9	—	638	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	106.00	106.00
6	—	445	125.50	125.50
3	—	597	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	477	116.50–120.00	117.69
4	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	499	130.00	130.00
4	—	320	144.00	144.00
4	—	351	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	649	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	613	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	114.00–126.00	119.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	142.00–145.00	143.87
3	—	915	95.00	95.00
4	—	569	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	577	131.00–138.50	137.14
3	—	317	177.50	177.50
4	—	503	148.00	148.00
11	—	471	149.00–154.00	152.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	120.00–125.00	121.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	79.00	79.00
3	—	413	86.00	86.00

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.