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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 26

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Receipts

1,216 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 1,116▼ 424 vs year ago 1,640 · −25.9%

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 steers traded 6.00 - 10.00 higher, with several high quality lots in the offering. Feeder heifers traded 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Supply moderate with very good 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 $158.94/cwt on 560 head.

Average price

$158.94

560 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$32.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	165.48	965	383
Medium and Large 1-2	569	149.01	848	131
Large 1	652	133.47	870	12thin
Medium and Large 2	601	132.61	797	34

One grade step is worth $32.86/cwt here — about $167 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 sale560 hd

158.94

—

MO average16 barns · 12,549 hd

153.42

+5.52

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

Every lot

78 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	186.39/cwt	183.50–199.00	719	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	171.80/cwt	165.00–176.50	677	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	598	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	162.06/cwt	156.00–168.00	697	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	175.70/cwt	172.00–180.00	766	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	162.20/cwt	152.00–168.00	769	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	139.97/cwt	136.00–145.00	663	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	173.14/cwt	172.50–174.00	843	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	502	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	946	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	164.16/cwt	156.00–171.50	850	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	714	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	149.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	791	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	148.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	846	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	161.82/cwt	158.00–167.50	929	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	136.33/cwt	134.00–137.50	803	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	591	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,040	46
Steers	—	Large 1	618	137.63/cwt	133.00–140.00	851	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	155.04/cwt	144.50–160.00	960	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	164.52/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,028	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	137.58/cwt	130.00–143.50	870	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	152.33/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,011	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	139.48/cwt	130.00–143.00	940	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	135.34/cwt	133.00–136.50	957	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	122.01/cwt	121.00–124.00	866	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	139.32/cwt	138.50–139.50	1,024	11
Steers	—	Large 1	752	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	910	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	128.16/cwt	125.00–131.50	979	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	962	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	129.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,040	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	872	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,000	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	402	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	150.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	396	136.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	147.40/cwt	141.00–151.50	634	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	146.60/cwt	140.00–152.50	690	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	129.17/cwt	127.00–131.00	614	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	134.03/cwt	132.00–136.00	653	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	138.77/cwt	134.00–148.00	733	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	131.05/cwt	129.00–132.00	716	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	139.31/cwt	133.00–142.00	790	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	125.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	734	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	591	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	875	32
Heifers	—	Large 1	606	127.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	774	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	130.57/cwt	127.00–136.50	807	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	119.67/cwt	115.00–125.00	743	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	112.04/cwt	108.00–114.00	750	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	125.75/cwt	125.50–126.00	845	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	118.43/cwt	115.00–124.00	801	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	937	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	119.27/cwt	114.00–121.50	916	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	941	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	993	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	141.70/cwt	134.00–148.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	468	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	800	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	158.94/cwt	155.00–161.00	745	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	132.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	144.54/cwt	138.00–150.00	759	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	130.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	736	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	612	123.50/cwt	122.00–124.00	756	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	145.05/cwt	141.00–147.00	899	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	128.42/cwt	123.00–130.00	821	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	900	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	773	112.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	866	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	346	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	294	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	427	110.48/cwt	101.00–121.00	472	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	474	104.16/cwt	100.00–108.00	494	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	536	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	536	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	571	102.90/cwt	96.50–110.00	588	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	660	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	591	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	711	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	658	17
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,043	91.55/cwt	88.50–93.25	955	14

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 26, 2021

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

Receipts 1,216Last week 1,116Year ago 1,640

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	676	115.00–124.00	118.43
8	—	768	114.00–121.50	119.27
6	—	854	115.00–117.00	116.33
4	—	487	132.00–136.00	134.03
3	—	818	114.00–116.00	114.99
19	—	585	120.00–129.00	125.41
10	—	546	129.00–132.00	131.05
4	—	411	134.00–135.00	134.75
4	—	344	140.00–142.50	141.24
3	—	384	140.00–141.00	140.33
14	—	621	115.00–125.00	119.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	128.50	128.50
3	—	387	150.00–152.00	150.66
77	—	471	140.00–152.50	146.60
52	—	528	134.00–148.00	138.77
15	—	567	133.00–142.00	139.31
38	—	618	127.00–136.50	130.57
25	—	430	141.00–151.50	147.40
8	—	672	125.50–126.00	125.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	606	125.00–130.00	127.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	591	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	125.00–130.00	127.09
5	—	475	127.00–131.00	129.17
3	—	622	110.00–112.00	110.65
3	—	305	131.00–132.00	131.66
10	—	396	132.00–137.00	136.03
4	—	669	108.00–114.00	112.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	571	140.00–150.00	148.23
18	—	529	140.00–155.00	149.44
14	—	632	130.00–143.50	137.58
7	—	394	165.00–176.50	171.80
6	—	764	125.00–131.50	128.16
3	—	707	133.00–136.50	135.34
28	—	474	152.00–168.00	162.20
27	—	674	130.00–143.00	139.48
5	—	430	156.00–168.00	162.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	619	144.50–160.00	155.04
35	—	574	158.00–167.50	161.82
3	—	802	125.00–132.00	129.67
63	—	518	156.00–171.50	164.16
14	—	487	172.50–174.00	173.14
11	—	735	138.50–139.50	139.32
16	—	664	145.00–157.00	152.33
8	—	386	183.50–199.00	186.39
7	—	436	172.00–180.00	175.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	618	133.00–140.00	137.63
3	—	752	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	625	163.00–165.00	164.52
46	—	591	176.00	176.00
24	—	502	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	589	134.00–137.50	136.33
7	—	474	136.00–145.00	139.97
5	—	773	124.50	124.50
4	—	521	135.00–139.00	136.99
4	—	429	139.00–140.00	139.48
3	—	872	114.00–115.00	114.67
3	—	710	121.00–124.00	122.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	639	123.00–130.00	128.42
9	—	525	138.00–150.00	144.54
4	—	469	155.00–161.00	158.94
4	—	419	160.00–162.00	160.98
3	—	662	136.00	136.00
3	—	562	128.00–135.00	130.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	149.00	149.00
3	—	620	141.00–147.00	145.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	612	122.00–124.00	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	109.00–115.00	112.00
5	—	522	130.00–138.00	132.60
3	—	463	134.00–148.00	141.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	100.00	100.00
8	—	427	101.00–121.00	110.48
18	—	571	96.50–110.00	102.90
17	—	711	92.50	92.50
15	—	660	89.50	89.50
14	—	1,043	88.50–93.25	91.55
10	—	474	100.00–108.00	104.16
5	—	346	85.00	85.00

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.