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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Sep 23

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Receipts

1,334 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 1,348▼ 274 vs year ago 1,608 · −17.0%

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 and heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower, yearlings not well tested, undertone lower. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, steady to 5.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate.

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 $120.85/cwt on 370 head.

Average price

$120.85

370 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$38.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.68

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	571	123.08	703	197
Medium and Large 1	597	123.02	734	108
Medium 3	415	116.00	481	3thin
Medium 1-2	507	115.00	583	3thin
Medium and Large 2	608	114.72	698	15thin
Large 1	716	112.82	808	28
Medium 2-3	549	112.25	616	6thin
Medium 2	668	106.50	711	4thin
Medium and Large 3	833	85.00	708	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.08/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 sale370 hd

120.85

—

MO average16 barns · 7,740 hd

134.52

−13.68

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

Every lot

103 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	243	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	194	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	600	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	156.92/cwt	150.00–160.50	665	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	157.04/cwt	150.50–161.00	755	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	138.22/cwt	133.00–145.00	668	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	506	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	668	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	795	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	138.04/cwt	130.00–145.00	748	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	128.93/cwt	125.00–134.50	735	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	132.09/cwt	128.00–133.50	758	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	139.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	804	24
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	7
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	599	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	641	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	133.74/cwt	131.00–135.50	836	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	142.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	892	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	626	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	736	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	890	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	140.41/cwt	136.00–142.00	935	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	128.45/cwt	126.00–129.50	922	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	129.67/cwt	129.00–131.00	960	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	748	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	879	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	991	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,038	5
Steers	—	Large 3	903	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	772	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,112	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,151	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,315	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,131	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	136.58/cwt	135.50–137.50	582	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	137.39/cwt	130.00–141.50	589	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	451	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	616	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	126.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	587	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	127.07/cwt	125.50–130.00	593	18
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	470	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	562	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	690	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	507	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	528	122.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	644	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	125.07/cwt	124.00–126.00	662	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	530	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	126.25/cwt	123.00–128.00	670	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	544	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	126.17/cwt	125.00–128.50	702	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	738	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	117.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	669	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	574	116.08/cwt	115.00–118.00	666	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	591	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	683	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	596	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	126.61/cwt	116.00–130.00	791	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	627	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	785	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	638	111.24/cwt	110.00–116.00	710	18
Heifers	—	Medium 2	668	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	711	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	798	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	114.80/cwt	113.50–116.00	836	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	792	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	116.87/cwt	115.00–117.50	887	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	115.64/cwt	115.00–116.50	897	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	833	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	708	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	901	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	889	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	937	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	184.36/cwt	183.00–187.00	507	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	393	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	141.05/cwt	133.00–146.00	598	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	143.23/cwt	140.00–146.00	627	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	124.87/cwt	121.50–131.00	587	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	435	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	492	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	659	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	516	122.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	632	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	133.15/cwt	129.00–136.00	696	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	123.70/cwt	115.00–132.00	651	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	135.35/cwt	132.00–140.00	731	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	131.55/cwt	128.50–136.00	762	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	122.93/cwt	115.00–127.00	713	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	598	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	747	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	807	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers16 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	331	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	248	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	402	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	302	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	439	84.89/cwt	83.00–86.00	373	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	465	91.87/cwt	90.00–94.00	427	17
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	468	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	374	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	538	90.40/cwt	88.00–91.00	486	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	472	7
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	618	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	473	5
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3-4	618	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	324	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	647	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	573	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	664	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	551	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	677	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	491	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	707	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	615	20
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	763	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	572	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	872	82.99/cwt	80.00–84.50	724	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	933	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	821	6

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 Sep 23, 2020

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

Receipts 1,334Last week 1,348Year ago 1,608

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower, yearlings not well tested, undertone lower. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, steady to 5.00 lower. Demand and 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
18	—	682	114.00–120.00	117.02
4	—	759	115.00–117.50	116.87
15	—	529	124.00–126.00	125.07
9	—	426	135.50–137.50	136.58
17	—	464	125.00–130.00	126.47
34	—	625	116.00–130.00	126.61
6	—	556	125.00–128.50	126.17
8	—	728	113.50–116.00	114.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	596	122.00	122.00
3	—	627	122.00	122.00
22	—	531	123.00–128.00	126.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	115.00–118.00	116.08
18	—	638	110.00–116.00	111.24
42	—	528	120.00–128.00	122.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	121.50	121.50
8	—	591	115.50	115.50
13	—	905	105.00	105.00
3	—	480	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	130.00–131.00	130.33
6	—	633	124.00	124.00
6	—	997	94.00	94.00
3	—	838	107.50	107.50
10	—	429	130.00–141.50	137.39
4	—	936	95.00	95.00
14	—	776	115.00–116.50	115.64
6	—	395	130.00	130.00
18	—	467	125.50–130.00	127.07
5	—	507	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	451	136.50	136.50
5	—	544	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	833	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	104.00–105.00	104.66
12	—	571	110.00–120.00	117.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	150.50–161.00	157.04
6	—	513	155.00	155.00
14	—	666	136.00–142.00	140.41
16	—	626	140.00–144.00	142.54
3	—	382	157.00	157.00
3	—	740	129.00–131.00	129.67
3	—	787	125.00–128.00	125.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	595	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	131.00–135.50	133.74
5	—	811	128.00	128.00
43	—	483	133.00–145.00	138.22
12	—	424	150.00–160.50	156.92
13	—	542	130.00–145.00	138.04
14	—	574	128.00–133.50	132.09
16	—	718	126.00–129.50	128.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	135.50	135.50
7	—	693	120.00	120.00
17	—	570	125.00–134.50	128.93
19	—	506	130.00–135.00	132.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	748	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	243	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,112	103.50	103.50
5	—	1,315	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	135.50	135.50
24	—	576	135.00–145.00	139.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	903	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	135.00–140.00	136.96
14	—	540	132.00–140.00	135.35
20	—	579	128.50–136.00	131.55
26	—	438	140.00–146.00	143.23
3	—	780	106.00	106.00
3	—	275	183.00–187.00	184.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	144.00	144.00
5	—	310	165.00	165.00
11	—	424	133.00–146.00	141.05
11	—	523	129.00–136.00	133.15
27	—	580	115.00–127.00	122.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	141.00	141.00
4	—	586	102.00	102.00
11	—	470	121.50–131.00	124.87
12	—	526	115.00–132.00	123.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	127.00	127.00
3	—	747	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	121.00–126.00	122.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	75.00	75.00
4	—	468	80.00	80.00
6	—	402	75.00	75.00
7	—	590	80.00	80.00
3	—	677	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	83.00	83.00
13	—	647	88.50	88.50
5	—	538	88.00–91.00	90.40
17	—	465	90.00–94.00	91.87
6	—	933	88.00	88.00
20	—	707	87.00	87.00
11	—	439	83.00–86.00	84.89
9	—	872	80.00–84.50	82.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	763	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	76.50	76.50

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.