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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Mar 23

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Receipts

752 head

▼ 748 vs last sale 1,500▼ 823 vs year ago 1,575 · −52.3%

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 6.00-10.00 higher with heavier weights trading steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Very muddy conditions kept the supply light. Demand was very good.

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 $146.39/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$146.39

215 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$32.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	153.14	964	98
Medium and Large 1-2	526	145.35	765	91
Medium and Large 2	567	125.64	713	20
Medium 2	564	121.12	683	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.02/cwt here — about $281 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 sale215 hd

146.39

—

MO average18 barns · 8,659 hd

157.15

−10.76

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

Every lot

69 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	184.28/cwt	177.00–190.00	682	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	377	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	875	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	214.36/cwt	200.00–224.00	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	183.49/cwt	177.00–188.00	776	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	215.98/cwt	196.00–232.00	944	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	199.19/cwt	187.50–216.50	958	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	181.01/cwt	172.00–189.00	887	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	171.55/cwt	160.00–181.00	892	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	185.52/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,000	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	167.34/cwt	165.00–178.00	932	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	181.65/cwt	178.50–185.00	1,041	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	160.35/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,001	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	626	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,280	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,130	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,158	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	152.78/cwt	145.00–164.00	1,028	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	163.55/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,160	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	137.65/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,001	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	143.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,098	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	838	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	989	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,179	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	161.97/cwt	154.00–172.00	536	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	162.99/cwt	154.00–166.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	136.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	556	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	177.01/cwt	160.00–182.00	766	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	169.78/cwt	162.00–179.00	812	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	135.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	478	128.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	151.89/cwt	140.00–158.00	741	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	161.32/cwt	156.00–162.00	823	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	142.52/cwt	136.00–147.00	741	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	869	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	138.99/cwt	130.00–146.00	799	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	122.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	136.11/cwt	125.00–139.00	834	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	131.65/cwt	128.00–137.00	873	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	944	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	764	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	840	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	129.80/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,047	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	129.19/cwt	127.50–129.50	1,138	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,095	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	128.92/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,176	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	419	186.38/cwt	179.00–197.00	781	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	166.40/cwt	163.00–170.00	706	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	198.40/cwt	193.00–200.00	942	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	176.01/cwt	175.00–177.00	861	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	917	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	157.33/cwt	155.00–159.00	900	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	154.65/cwt	154.00–156.00	963	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,055	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	136.05/cwt	129.00–140.00	932	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,025	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,149	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	424	101.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	431	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	482	107.23/cwt	105.00–108.00	517	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	528	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	618	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	570	112.72/cwt	105.00–116.00	643	45
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	677	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	724	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	733	102.25/cwt	100.00–107.00	749	41
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	773	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	819	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	828	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	828	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	878	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	878	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	920	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	911	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	961	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	932	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 Mar 23, 2022

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

Receipts 752Last week 1,500Year ago 1,575

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	912	125.00–129.50	128.92
33	—	478	162.00–179.00	169.78
9	—	510	156.00–162.00	161.32
5	—	807	129.00–130.00	129.80
3	—	718	131.50	131.50
13	—	881	127.50–129.50	129.19
10	—	433	160.00–182.00	177.01
5	—	568	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	124.00	124.00
5	—	409	130.00–140.00	136.01
4	—	764	110.00	110.00
5	—	583	120.00–125.00	122.96
3	—	478	130.00–138.00	135.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	488	140.00–158.00	151.89
5	—	378	154.00–166.00	162.99
12	—	331	154.00–172.00	161.97
3	—	663	128.00–137.00	131.65
15	—	613	125.00–139.00	136.11
3	—	883	124.00	124.00
23	—	575	130.00–146.00	138.99
10	—	520	136.00–147.00	142.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	114.00	114.00
3	—	478	125.00–135.00	128.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	172.00–189.00	181.01
17	—	520	160.00–181.00	171.55
3	—	943	125.00	125.00
8	—	624	157.00–163.00	160.35
4	—	423	177.00–188.00	183.49
11	—	765	140.00–150.00	143.47
10	—	557	165.00–178.00	167.34
10	—	370	177.00–190.00	184.28
6	—	673	145.00–164.00	152.78
3	—	727	137.00–139.00	137.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	539	182.00–190.00	185.52
16	—	573	178.50–185.00	181.65
13	—	709	146.00–165.00	163.55
8	—	658	176.00	176.00
5	—	377	200.00–224.00	214.36
22	—	481	187.50–216.50	199.19
3	—	815	140.00	140.00
21	—	437	196.00–232.00	215.98
3	—	642	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	232.00	232.00
6	—	626	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	838	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	117.00	117.00
3	—	920	99.00	99.00
45	—	570	105.00–116.00	112.72
41	—	733	100.00–107.00	102.25
3	—	878	100.00	100.00
12	—	424	100.00–105.00	101.73
11	—	482	105.00–108.00	107.23
4	—	828	100.00	100.00
3	—	773	106.00	106.00
3	—	677	107.00	107.00
14	—	961	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	155.00–159.00	157.33
8	—	489	175.00–177.00	176.01
6	—	424	163.00–170.00	166.40
3	—	685	129.00–140.00	136.05
4	—	1,094	105.00	105.00
3	—	765	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	161.00	161.00
2	—	508	180.00–181.00	180.50
13	—	475	193.00–200.00	198.40
6	—	623	154.00–156.00	154.65
4	—	419	179.00–197.00	186.38

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.