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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 20

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Receipts

1,750 head

▲ 766 vs last sale 984▲ 897 vs year ago 853 · +105.2%

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, steers calves steady, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, yearlings steady. 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 $141.93/cwt on 731 head.

Average price

$141.93

731 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$9.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.14

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	462	149.00	689	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	142.98	788	170
Medium and Large 1	646	141.68	915	485
Medium 2	423	140.35	593	27
Medium and Large 2	490	139.59	683	38

One grade step is worth $9.41/cwt here — about $5 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 sale731 hd

141.93

—

MO average19 barns · 15,703 hd

149.07

−7.14

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

Every lot

89 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	166.22/cwt	165.00–168.00	462	8
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	555	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	160.70/cwt	158.00–166.00	612	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	174.63/cwt	170.00–177.00	683	30
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	404	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	622	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	422	141.32/cwt	140.00–143.00	596	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	163.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	694	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	142.13/cwt	134.00–145.00	652	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	158.49/cwt	157.00–159.00	753	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	147.12/cwt	143.00–158.00	699	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	153.23/cwt	149.50–159.50	734	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	145.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	710	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	155.03/cwt	150.00–159.00	811	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	151.06/cwt	140.00–157.00	792	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	146.76/cwt	140.00–158.00	781	27
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	532	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	761	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	537	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	787	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	542	137.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	744	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	546	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	737	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	142.73/cwt	140.50–145.00	795	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	144.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	808	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	133.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	150.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	860	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	581	136.54/cwt	134.00–142.00	793	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	140.16/cwt	135.00–144.00	869	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	138.27/cwt	133.00–142.00	860	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	145.96/cwt	141.50–148.00	909	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	626	129.55/cwt	128.00–130.50	811	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	639	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.00	900	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	129.48/cwt	126.50–135.00	857	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	131.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	886	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	136.42/cwt	132.00–143.50	930	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	124.99/cwt	123.50–127.00	879	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	131.53/cwt	124.00–131.85	1,006	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	975	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	799	124.23/cwt	122.00–125.50	993	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	958	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	119.68/cwt	116.25–122.35	1,056	43
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	135.44/cwt	130.00–137.00	508	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	147.69/cwt	142.50–152.50	564	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	150.56/cwt	146.00–153.00	637	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	133.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	567	21
Heifers	—	Medium 2	432	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	497	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	543	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	136.73/cwt	135.00–138.00	603	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	448	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	129.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	598	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	141.77/cwt	138.00–145.50	659	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	136.83/cwt	135.50–138.00	651	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	126.99/cwt	120.00–130.50	648	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	137.93/cwt	134.00–139.75	716	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	131.73/cwt	129.00–136.00	694	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	129.21/cwt	124.00–132.50	693	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	541	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	644	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	130.83/cwt	123.50–140.50	747	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	124.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	722	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	604	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	713	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	764	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	122.15/cwt	118.50–124.00	751	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	122.86/cwt	120.00–123.50	765	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	656	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	754	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	731	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	124.59/cwt	122.50–125.50	832	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	120.00/cwt	115.00–124.50	803	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	697	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	732	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	824	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	821	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	866	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	288	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	553	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	397	163.63/cwt	163.00–164.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	606	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	152.22/cwt	150.00–159.00	696	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	143.76/cwt	141.00–145.00	759	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	136.48/cwt	132.00–140.00	737	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	129.35/cwt	126.00–131.00	737	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	593	128.70/cwt	127.00–130.00	763	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	814	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	810	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	827	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	885	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 May 20, 2020

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

Receipts 1,750Last week 984Year ago 853

Compared to a light test last week, steers calves steady, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, yearlings steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	672	125.00–135.00	131.88
3	—	423	157.00	157.00
16	—	558	140.00–150.00	144.83
15	—	622	133.00–142.00	138.27
3	—	833	115.00	115.00
24	—	524	140.00–157.00	151.06
7	—	703	123.50–127.00	124.99
30	—	475	143.00–158.00	147.12
8	—	278	165.00–168.00	166.22
11	—	799	122.00–125.50	124.23
12	—	381	158.00–166.00	160.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	479	149.50–159.50	153.23
6	—	557	140.50–145.00	142.73
7	—	620	135.00–144.00	140.16
27	—	532	140.00–158.00	146.76
14	—	662	126.50–135.00	129.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	523	150.00–159.00	155.03
43	—	882	116.25–122.35	119.68
8	—	475	157.00–159.00	158.49
165	—	765	124.00–131.85	131.53
20	—	571	150.00–157.00	150.64
23	—	623	141.50–148.00	145.96
26	—	425	160.00–170.00	163.39
30	—	391	170.00–177.00	174.63
21	—	682	132.00–143.50	136.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	639	140.00–142.00	140.82
3	—	793	123.00	123.00
5	—	595	140.00	140.00
9	—	537	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	546	135.00	135.00
11	—	422	140.00–143.00	141.32
6	—	350	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	136.00	136.00
10	—	566	130.00–135.00	133.48
12	—	459	134.00–145.00	142.13
6	—	368	150.00–151.00	150.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	135.00–142.00	137.36
8	—	487	140.00–149.00	145.87
6	—	581	134.00–142.00	136.54
8	—	626	128.00–130.50	129.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	143.00	143.00
6	—	404	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	697	100.00	100.00
5	—	800	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	423	146.00–153.00	150.56
6	—	606	126.00	126.00
12	—	888	97.50	97.50
14	—	668	122.50–125.50	124.59
21	—	382	142.50–152.50	147.69
70	—	571	123.50–140.50	130.83
24	—	465	138.00–145.50	141.77
37	—	519	134.00–139.75	137.93
6	—	346	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	118.00	118.00
10	—	536	124.00–132.50	129.21
4	—	433	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	462	125.00–132.00	129.39
21	—	510	120.00–130.50	126.99
4	—	782	105.00	105.00
23	—	669	115.00–124.50	120.00
7	—	375	130.00–137.00	135.44
34	—	581	120.00–130.00	124.23
11	—	623	120.00–123.50	122.86
21	—	423	130.00–142.00	133.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	118.50–124.00	122.15
10	—	476	135.50–138.00	136.83
12	—	441	135.00–138.00	136.73
13	—	667	115.00	115.00
16	—	527	129.00–136.00	131.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	541	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	125.00	125.00
4	—	656	110.00–113.00	111.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	115.00	115.00
5	—	732	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	540	132.00–140.00	136.48
6	—	401	151.00	151.00
10	—	570	126.00–131.00	129.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	141.00–145.00	143.76
17	—	457	150.00–159.00	152.22
5	—	288	192.00	192.00
5	—	827	107.00	107.00
6	—	605	134.00–135.00	134.50
7	—	593	127.00–130.00	128.70
8	—	397	163.00–164.00	163.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	140.00	140.00
6	—	656	123.50	123.50

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.