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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Mar 1

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

Receipts

1,182 head

▼ 323 vs last sale 1,505▼ 206 vs year ago 1,388 · −14.8%

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 traded steady to 4.00 higher and feeder heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate to light supply this week.

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 $183.23/cwt on 448 head.

Average price

$183.23

448 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$32.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

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	188.56	1,129	285
Medium and Large 1-2	576	177.79	1,024	130
Medium and Large 2	536	159.53	855	23
Large 1-2	673	156.50	1,052	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.06/cwt here — about $76 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 sale448 hd

183.23

—

MO average16 barns · 8,813 hd

190.45

−7.22

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

Every lot

76 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	242.50/cwt	237.50–258.00	759	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	221.57/cwt	207.00–226.00	833	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	203.70/cwt	200.00–205.00	772	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	240.43/cwt	233.00–245.00	921	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	216.30/cwt	214.00–228.00	921	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	241.73/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,049	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	195.93/cwt	190.00–202.00	862	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	245.16/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,155	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	193.79/cwt	184.00–199.00	915	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	219.62/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,041	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	183.20/cwt	170.00–190.00	936	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	208.02/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,084	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	227.09/cwt	218.00–233.50	1,213	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	175.88/cwt	167.00–185.00	999	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	198.68/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,134	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	215.97/cwt	209.00–228.00	1,242	41
Steers	—	Large 1-2	595	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,136	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	208.58/cwt	197.00–217.00	1,258	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,089	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	191.17/cwt	183.50–196.50	1,197	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	198.36/cwt	190.50–205.50	1,295	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,397	26
Steers	—	Large 1-2	667	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,261	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	178.88/cwt	173.00–190.00	1,198	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	183.96/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,339	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	173.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,312	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,157	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	162.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,426	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	173.83/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,552	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	939	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,409	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,589	37
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,088	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,480	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	200.82/cwt	200.00–201.00	655	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	194.67/cwt	188.00–200.00	738	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	203.45/cwt	200.00–206.00	785	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	170.34/cwt	165.00–174.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	207.64/cwt	200.00–213.00	893	23
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	442	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	800	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	797	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	205.68/cwt	197.00–209.00	991	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	189.73/cwt	180.00–197.00	916	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	203.55/cwt	195.50–212.50	1,063	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	185.67/cwt	180.00–191.00	984	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	861	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	177.62/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,009	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	187.01/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,085	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	167.97/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,048	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	182.61/cwt	178.00–188.50	1,141	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	178.31/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,170	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	167.33/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,108	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	143.67/cwt	140.00–151.00	991	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	136.48/cwt	130.00–143.00	966	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	160.22/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,142	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,249	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	803	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,020	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	163.36/cwt	159.50–165.50	1,359	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	154.67/cwt	146.00–155.25	1,296	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,329	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	903	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,192	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	785	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	210.72/cwt	206.00–220.00	782	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	250.38/cwt	235.00–254.00	961	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	209.04/cwt	203.00–212.00	899	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	241.00/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,065	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	225.31/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,043	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	201.27/cwt	200.00–205.00	948	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	205.79/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,074	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	190.78/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,095	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,179	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	173.95/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,091	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,197	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,191	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	159.02/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,147	9

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 1, 2023

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

Receipts 1,182Last week 1,505Year ago 1,388

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher and feeder heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate to light supply this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	430	200.00–213.00	207.64
14	—	386	200.00–206.00	203.45
31	—	580	185.00–195.00	187.01
66	—	522	195.50–212.50	203.55
53	—	721	173.25	173.25
2	—	863	154.00	154.00
30	—	656	175.00–182.00	178.31
18	—	482	197.00–209.00	205.68
26	—	625	178.00–188.50	182.61
22	—	832	159.50–165.50	163.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	329	180.00	180.00
4	—	428	165.00–174.00	170.34
5	—	538	160.00	160.00
4	—	462	170.00–175.00	172.45
3	—	690	140.00–151.00	143.67
2	—	708	130.00–143.00	136.48
2	—	803	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	188.00–200.00	194.67
26	—	568	170.00–180.00	177.62
9	—	662	166.00–170.00	167.33
5	—	326	200.00–201.00	200.82
16	—	838	146.00–155.25	154.67
14	—	624	165.00–179.00	167.97
7	—	713	150.00–162.00	160.22
26	—	483	180.00–197.00	189.73
17	—	530	180.00–191.00	185.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	903	132.00	132.00
5	—	442	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	575	209.00–228.00	215.97
28	—	728	182.00–185.00	183.96
22	—	471	234.00–252.00	245.16
6	—	434	239.00–246.00	241.73
23	—	534	218.00–233.50	227.09
12	—	603	197.00–217.00	208.58
11	—	653	190.50–205.50	198.36
10	—	383	233.00–245.00	240.43
5	—	893	169.00–175.00	173.83
4	—	313	237.50–258.00	242.50
37	—	966	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	200.00–205.00	203.70
3	—	472	184.00–199.00	193.79
2	—	568	167.00–185.00	175.88
3	—	782	148.00	148.00
3	—	622	175.00	175.00
2	—	440	190.00–202.00	195.93
5	—	511	170.00–190.00	183.20
2	—	845	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	214.00–228.00	216.30
8	—	880	160.00–168.00	162.03
12	—	474	211.00–224.00	219.62
11	—	626	183.50–196.50	191.17
40	—	670	173.00–190.00	178.88
24	—	571	190.00–208.00	198.68
16	—	521	200.00–216.00	208.02
3	—	325	227.00	227.00
37	—	755	165.00–175.00	173.84
14	—	376	207.00–226.00	221.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	656	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	136.00	136.00
4	—	939	150.00	150.00
3	—	667	189.00	189.00
2	—	595	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	235.00–254.00	250.38
6	—	463	218.00–227.00	225.31
3	—	705	169.00	169.00
3	—	442	239.00–242.00	241.00
2	—	578	204.00	204.00
9	—	522	204.00–208.00	205.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	227.50	227.50
3	—	682	175.50	175.50
3	—	430	203.00–212.00	209.04
7	—	574	189.00–195.00	190.78
9	—	721	156.00–163.00	159.02
8	—	471	200.00–205.00	201.27
5	—	627	165.00–180.00	173.95
5	—	371	206.00–220.00	210.72

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.