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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Dec 16

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Dec 9Dec 16Mar 20 →

Receipts

1,083 head

▼ 1,531 vs last sale 2,614▲ 198 vs year ago 885 · +22.4%

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 under 700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, heifers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, too few steers and heifers over 700 lbs for a good price comparison. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. With the change in weather, Weigh-ups were average to full.

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 $125.81/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$125.81

316 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$16.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.13

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	128.66	745	164
Medium and Large 1-2	567	123.02	698	148
Medium 2-3	432	112.54	486	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.12/cwt here — about $259 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 sale316 hd

125.81

—

MO average17 barns · 8,651 hd

131.94

−6.13

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

Every lot

57 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	157.21/cwt	153.00–160.00	640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	163.10/cwt	160.00–167.00	714	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	147.36/cwt	143.00–157.00	697	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	155.52/cwt	153.00–160.00	743	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	770	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	143.71/cwt	137.00–148.50	747	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	127.85/cwt	125.00–135.00	738	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	146.65/cwt	139.00–154.00	851	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	773	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	596	132.93/cwt	132.00–134.00	792	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	848	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	145.05/cwt	142.00–149.00	914	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	124.98/cwt	124.00–127.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	133.68/cwt	132.00–138.00	913	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	698	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	873	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	125.96/cwt	124.00–129.00	902	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	131.86/cwt	129.00–134.00	947	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	126.68/cwt	122.00–129.00	977	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	129.24/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,003	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	597	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	418	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	606	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	135.93/cwt	130.00–139.00	575	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	432	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	656	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	135.89/cwt	127.00–144.00	655	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	129.79/cwt	128.00–133.00	635	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	123.51/cwt	120.00–129.50	657	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	137.81/cwt	133.00–141.50	736	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	121.71/cwt	121.00–125.00	656	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	116.83/cwt	115.00–119.50	672	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	128.40/cwt	123.00–130.50	741	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	740	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	122.38/cwt	118.00–125.50	765	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	116.44/cwt	113.50–118.50	784	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	120.87/cwt	118.00–124.00	834	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	110.18/cwt	108.00–113.00	805	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	955	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	915	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	151.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	586	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	163.20/cwt	160.00–166.50	703	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	135.50/cwt	133.00–138.00	732	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	130.92/cwt	127.00–134.00	738	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	639	127.82/cwt	127.00–131.00	817	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	834	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	803	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	766	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	904	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	104.06/cwt	100.00–108.00	812	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	218	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	179	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	438	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	350	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,052	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	936	50

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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Receipts 1,083Last week 2,614Year ago 885

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	80.00	80.00
4	—	218	82.00	82.00
50	—	1,052	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	110.00–115.00	112.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	534	133.00–141.50	137.81
23	—	577	123.00–130.50	128.40
8	—	843	108.50	108.50
7	—	715	118.00	118.00
34	—	625	118.00–125.50	122.38
30	—	482	127.00–144.00	135.89
3	—	780	110.00	110.00
10	—	448	146.50	146.50
14	—	690	118.00–124.00	120.87
7	—	399	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	673	113.50–118.50	116.44
12	—	423	130.00–139.00	135.93
3	—	340	153.00	153.00
15	—	489	128.00–133.00	129.79
5	—	838	114.00	114.00
5	—	731	108.00–113.00	110.18
38	—	532	120.00–129.50	123.51
27	—	575	115.00–119.50	116.83
12	—	613	120.00–122.00	120.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	539	121.00–125.00	121.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	592	130.50	130.50
18	—	698	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	546	140.00	140.00
15	—	596	132.00–134.00	132.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	124.00–127.00	124.98
5	—	407	153.00–160.00	157.21
5	—	716	124.00–129.00	125.96
25	—	520	137.00–148.50	143.71
16	—	473	143.00–157.00	147.36
15	—	619	135.00–139.00	137.05
7	—	771	122.00–129.00	126.68
7	—	577	125.00–135.00	127.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	776	128.00–130.00	129.24
7	—	513	150.00	150.00
13	—	478	153.00–160.00	155.52
35	—	580	139.00–154.00	146.65
29	—	683	132.00–138.00	133.68
8	—	718	129.00–134.00	131.86
9	—	438	160.00–167.00	163.10
25	—	630	142.00–149.00	145.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	431	160.00–166.50	163.20
12	—	639	127.00–131.00	127.82
14	—	564	127.00–134.00	130.92
7	—	766	118.00	118.00
5	—	719	116.00	116.00
5	—	480	155.00	155.00
8	—	540	133.00–138.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	387	150.00–158.00	151.32
5	—	780	100.00–108.00	104.06
4	—	520	133.00	133.00
3	—	737	109.00	109.00

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.