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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Apr 21

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Receipts

894 head

▼ 1,092 vs last sale 1,986▼ 1,559 vs year ago 2,453 · −63.6%

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, feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded steady, steers over 550 lbs. traded steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Supply light with moderate demand.

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 $158.90/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$158.90

379 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$16.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	161.67	968	228
Medium and Large 1-2	535	156.95	839	122
Medium and Large 2	525	145.33	763	29

One grade step is worth $16.34/cwt here — about $205 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 sale379 hd

158.90

—

MO average19 barns · 10,883 hd

158.12

+0.79

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

Every lot

74 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	530	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	199.13/cwt	198.00–200.00	627	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	177.17/cwt	170.00–185.00	664	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	163.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	147.67/cwt	146.50–150.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	176.40/cwt	172.50–186.50	751	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	164.90/cwt	158.00–167.00	712	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	158.51/cwt	155.00–162.00	753	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	150.97/cwt	150.00–153.50	735	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	848	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	172.03/cwt	163.00–174.25	867	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	156.64/cwt	146.50–158.50	818	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	141.94/cwt	139.00–145.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	156.25/cwt	148.00–161.00	889	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	165.50/cwt	164.50–168.50	970	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	158.45/cwt	153.00–168.00	987	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	145.16/cwt	140.00–149.00	919	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	145.59/cwt	139.00–149.00	973	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	689	129.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	889	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,059	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	971	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,004	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	128.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,057	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,048	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	132.64/cwt	132.00–133.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	339	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	424	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	141.68/cwt	137.00–152.00	530	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	131.28/cwt	130.00–134.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	406	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	140.58/cwt	139.00–143.00	593	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	147.15/cwt	146.00–148.00	634	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	126.47/cwt	125.00–131.00	591	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	146.88/cwt	146.00–148.00	695	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	137.57/cwt	133.50–141.00	662	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	138.02/cwt	136.00–139.00	722	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	131.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	688	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	136.96/cwt	136.00–137.50	771	17
Heifers	—	Medium 2	566	116.31/cwt	110.00–125.00	658	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	132.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	760	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	712	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	130.46/cwt	127.50–132.00	789	32
Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	112.58/cwt	110.00–114.00	698	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	125.25/cwt	121.00–126.00	834	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	128.15/cwt	127.50–129.00	857	21
Heifers	—	Medium 2	671	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	862	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	716	112.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	807	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	753	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	866	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	614	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	173.02/cwt	170.00–176.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	707	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	162.10/cwt	157.50–165.00	747	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	143.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	700	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	151.94/cwt	142.00–154.00	779	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	154.10/cwt	153.50–155.00	889	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	966	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	136.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	877	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	684	124.73/cwt	123.00–128.00	853	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	123.05/cwt	123.00–123.50	914	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	400	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	392	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	587	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	517	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	628	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	540	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	688	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	585	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 21, 2021

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

Receipts 894Last week 1,986Year ago 2,453

Compared to last week, feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded steady, steers over 550 lbs. traded steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Supply light with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	666	121.00–126.00	125.25
37	—	523	127.00–135.00	131.60
12	—	422	139.00–143.00	140.58
25	—	374	137.00–152.00	141.68
39	—	481	133.50–141.00	137.57
3	—	715	120.50	120.50
3	—	860	103.00	103.00
2	—	300	140.00–145.00	142.50
25	—	572	129.00–135.00	132.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	136.00–139.00	138.02
21	—	669	127.50–129.00	128.15
32	—	605	127.50–132.00	130.46
17	—	563	136.00–137.50	136.96
16	—	473	146.00–148.00	146.88
7	—	431	146.00–148.00	147.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	120.00	120.00
5	—	671	110.00–115.00	113.04
5	—	620	110.00–114.00	112.58
11	—	339	125.00	125.00
7	—	566	110.00–125.00	116.31
2	—	465	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	120.00	120.00
4	—	915	95.00	95.00
12	—	467	125.00–131.00	126.47
3	—	380	130.00–134.00	131.28
4	—	680	117.00	117.00
2	—	753	115.00	115.00
4	—	716	110.00–116.00	112.77
2	—	433	130.00	130.00
3	—	320	132.00–133.00	132.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	120.00	120.00
37	—	569	148.00–161.00	156.25
5	—	633	140.00–149.00	145.16
11	—	375	170.00–185.00	177.17
24	—	522	146.50–158.50	156.64
8	—	758	132.50	132.50
6	—	668	139.00–149.00	145.59
10	—	475	155.00–162.00	158.51
3	—	297	178.50	178.50
16	—	432	158.00–167.00	164.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	586	164.50–168.50	165.50
76	—	691	153.25	153.25
9	—	490	173.00	173.00
8	—	706	137.50	137.50
4	—	823	128.00–130.00	128.49
40	—	623	153.00–168.00	158.45
7	—	315	198.00–200.00	199.13
26	—	504	163.00–174.25	172.03
22	—	426	172.50–186.50	176.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	141.00	141.00
3	—	424	146.50–150.00	147.67
2	—	530	139.00–145.00	141.94
5	—	689	125.00–130.00	129.01
2	—	395	160.00–166.00	163.00
12	—	487	150.00–153.50	150.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	123.00–128.00	124.73
3	—	367	168.00	168.00
7	—	488	140.00–145.00	143.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	153.50–155.00	154.10
3	—	820	117.00	117.00
9	—	743	123.00–123.50	123.05
3	—	332	185.00	185.00
2	—	363	170.00–176.00	173.02
6	—	513	142.00–154.00	151.94
8	—	461	157.50–165.00	162.10
3	—	642	130.00–140.00	136.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	166.00	166.00
1	—	615	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	86.00	86.00
5	—	688	85.00	85.00
3	—	587	88.00	88.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
3	—	400	98.00	98.00

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.