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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2022-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-21

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Dec 21

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Receipts

564 head

▼ 924 vs last sale 1,488▲ 230 vs year ago 334 · +68.9%

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, there was too few receipts for an adequate price comparison, however steers and heifers both traded with weaker undertones. Light demand for feeders this week with the Christmas holiday as well as a harsh winter storm moving into the area tomorrow.

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 $141.13/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$141.13

156 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$49.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.07

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	529	149.03	789	106
Medium and Large 2	540	133.65	722	33
Large 1-2	980	110.79	1,086	10thin
Medium 2	656	100.00	656	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.03/cwt here — about $133 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 sale156 hd

141.13

—

MO average16 barns · 7,922 hd

165.20

−24.07

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

Every lot

49 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	309	156.54/cwt	155.00–158.00	484	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	178.41/cwt	174.00–183.00	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	173.48/cwt	166.00–178.00	744	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	873	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	168.03/cwt	161.00–172.00	796	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	935	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	170.21/cwt	169.00–172.50	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	163.79/cwt	157.00–177.00	927	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	147.63/cwt	130.00–151.00	839	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	174.16/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,064	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	155.93/cwt	150.00–170.00	981	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	174.35/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,142	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	154.76/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,048	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,107	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	153.68/cwt	152.00–156.50	1,185	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,225	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	456	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	154.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	155.79/cwt	151.00–161.00	645	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	135.84/cwt	130.00–142.00	576	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	143.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	683	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	150.97/cwt	148.00–153.50	734	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	128.78/cwt	120.00–135.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	149.55/cwt	142.00–157.00	800	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	148.21/cwt	142.50–154.00	854	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	140.59/cwt	139.00–144.00	879	18
Heifers	—	Medium 2	656	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	656	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	128.46/cwt	120.00–135.00	863	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	121.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	872	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	142.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,043	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	866	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,065	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,151	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,065	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	537	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	162.12/cwt	158.00–166.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	492	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	846	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	160.66/cwt	154.00–171.00	829	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	161.47/cwt	148.50–168.00	899	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	133.53/cwt	130.00–137.00	788	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	152.00/cwt	144.00–164.00	950	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	139.85/cwt	128.00–147.00	947	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	123.01/cwt	114.00–126.00	950	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,076	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	3

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 21, 2022

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

Receipts 564Last week 1,488Year ago 334

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	182.00	182.00
3	—	655	173.00–177.00	174.35
3	—	467	187.00	187.00
12	—	611	173.00–175.00	174.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	166.00–178.00	173.48
2	—	803	152.50	152.50
25	—	677	151.00–160.00	154.76
16	—	566	157.00–177.00	163.79
13	—	474	161.00–172.00	168.03
2	—	728	152.00	152.00
5	—	629	150.00–170.00	155.93
3	—	519	169.00–172.50	170.21
2	—	373	174.00–183.00	178.41
13	—	771	152.00–156.50	153.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	155.00–158.00	156.54
3	—	430	152.00	152.00
7	—	568	130.00–151.00	147.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	161.00	161.00
22	—	486	148.00–153.50	150.97
20	—	576	142.50–154.00	148.21
16	—	414	151.00–161.00	155.79
15	—	535	142.00–157.00	149.55
7	—	734	140.00–145.00	142.10
6	—	365	150.00–160.00	154.79
18	—	625	139.00–144.00	140.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	92.50	92.50
6	—	866	122.00–124.00	122.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	140.00–145.00	143.78
7	—	308	148.00	148.00
5	—	715	110.00–125.00	121.92
3	—	672	120.00–135.00	128.46
4	—	514	120.00–135.00	128.78
2	—	845	125.00	125.00
3	—	768	120.00	120.00
5	—	424	130.00–142.00	135.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	110.00	110.00
11	—	677	128.00–147.00	139.85
4	—	772	114.00–126.00	123.01
9	—	557	148.50–168.00	161.47
2	—	868	124.00	124.00
2	—	428	158.00–166.00	162.12
5	—	625	144.00–164.00	152.00
11	—	516	154.00–171.00	160.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	590	130.00–137.00	133.53
3	—	490	140.00	140.00
2	—	530	140.00	140.00
5	—	358	150.00	150.00

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.