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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Apr 12

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19 →

Receipts

1,647 head

▲ 302 vs last sale 1,345▲ 933 vs year ago 714 · +130.7%

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, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with spots 10.00 higher on lightweight calves. Dairy steers sold sharply higher with the highest gains in 5 weight steers compared to the last dairy steer special 3 weeks ago. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

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 $226.09/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$226.09

421 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$500

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$116.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	239.75	1,300	153
Medium and Large 1-2	527	226.01	1,192	200
Medium and Large 2	425	215.33	916	51
Medium 2-3	318	180.00	572	3thin
Large 1	1,223	136.94	1,675	2thin
Large 1-2	1,016	130.72	1,327	4thin
Large 3	651	123.00	801	8thin

One grade step is worth $116.75/cwt here — about $500 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 sale421 hd

226.09

—

MO average15 barns · 8,930 hd

230.32

−4.22

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

Every lot

100 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	318	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	268.62/cwt	262.50–283.00	857	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	254.19/cwt	250.00–260.00	824	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	246.90/cwt	240.00–256.00	904	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	220.13/cwt	210.00–230.00	828	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	261.56/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,012	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	402	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	925	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	245.45/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,026	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	262.22/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,122	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	239.00/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,119	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	260.45/cwt	252.50–264.00	1,229	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	479	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,020	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	232.03/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,218	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	246.20/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,310	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,081	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	235.66/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,350	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	227.51/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,315	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,186	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	225.89/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,407	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	203.99/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,291	4
Steers	—	Large 3	651	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	801	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	162.09/cwt	150.00–174.00	1,062	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	217.50/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,436	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	210.30/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,396	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,141	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	187.85/cwt	174.00–196.00	1,356	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	184.64/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,412	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,548	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	163.73/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,359	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	193.37/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,615	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,733	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	988	141.44/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,397	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,043	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,252	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,223	136.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,675	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	240.14/cwt	232.00–247.00	778	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	881	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	232.46/cwt	226.00–240.00	895	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	220.37/cwt	217.00–224.00	848	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	193.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	813	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	216.33/cwt	210.00–223.00	919	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	231.98/cwt	226.00–243.00	988	38
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	468	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	992	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	209.98/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,002	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	191.29/cwt	190.00–194.00	918	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	219.37/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,064	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	214.95/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,096	21
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	516	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,073	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	205.82/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,083	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	200.30/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,132	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	190.34/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,083	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	173.28/cwt	153.00–180.00	1,021	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	191.28/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,190	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	181.27/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,138	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	641	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,154	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	182.99/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,230	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	177.20/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,221	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	708	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,147	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	157.95/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,156	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,328	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,363	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	170.25/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,386	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,254	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,531	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	231.42/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,004	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	237.09/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,093	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	248.02/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,151	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,025	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	503	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,036	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	245.74/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,298	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	229.73/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,224	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	245.91/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,375	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	216.43/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,238	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	591	181.23/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,071	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	995	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	217.94/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,358	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	197.14/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,258	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,351	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	178.61/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,231	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	194.00/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,391	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,358	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	336	142.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	479	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	425	159.93/cwt	151.00–171.00	680	50
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	474	156.44/cwt	150.00–170.00	742	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	516	168.14/cwt	162.00–177.00	868	20
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	555	168.79/cwt	150.00–178.00	937	40
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	632	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	929	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	681	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	967	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	737	142.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,054	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	776	146.90/cwt	140.00–154.50	1,140	43
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	819	145.31/cwt	130.00–154.25	1,190	45
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	894	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,377	19
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	928	154.74/cwt	153.00–155.25	1,436	26
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,020	142.12/cwt	130.00–148.25	1,450	38

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 12, 2023

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

Receipts 1,647Last week 1,345Year ago 714

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	418	234.00–255.00	245.45
8	—	830	160.00–180.00	163.73
41	—	664	199.00–212.00	210.30
2	—	865	177.00	177.00
14	—	578	220.00–230.00	227.51
9	—	324	250.00–260.00	254.19
3	—	765	180.00–188.00	184.64
24	—	468	225.00–248.00	239.00
9	—	722	174.00–196.00	187.85
11	—	525	222.00–236.00	232.03
29	—	366	240.00–256.00	246.90
4	—	633	201.00–207.00	203.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	479	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	120.00	120.00
2	—	988	133.00–150.00	141.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	252.50–264.00	260.45
12	—	573	231.00–243.00	235.66
12	—	774	200.00	200.00
14	—	835	190.00–206.00	193.37
20	—	623	222.00–233.00	225.89
19	—	428	255.00–270.00	262.22
22	—	319	262.50–283.00	268.62
19	—	387	258.00–267.00	261.56
16	—	532	238.00–256.00	246.20
7	—	660	212.00–225.00	217.50
3	—	927	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	202.00	202.00
9	—	402	230.00	230.00
30	—	376	210.00–230.00	220.13
4	—	593	200.00	200.00
2	—	305	230.00	230.00
2	—	713	160.00	160.00
2	—	655	150.00–174.00	162.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	651	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	134.00–140.00	136.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	894	154.00	154.00
8	—	681	142.00	142.00
11	—	474	150.00–170.00	156.44
43	—	776	140.00–154.50	146.90
50	—	425	151.00–171.00	159.93
26	—	928	153.00–155.25	154.74
38	—	1,020	130.00–148.25	142.12
10	—	737	140.00–146.00	142.98
13	—	336	140.00–147.00	142.66
20	—	516	162.00–177.00	168.14
45	—	819	130.00–154.25	145.31
8	—	632	147.00	147.00
40	—	555	150.00–178.00	168.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	165.00–172.00	170.25
7	—	906	169.00	169.00
34	—	324	232.00–247.00	240.14
25	—	385	226.00–240.00	232.46
5	—	755	180.50	180.50
40	—	672	182.00–190.00	182.99
38	—	426	226.00–243.00	231.98
10	—	565	199.00–202.00	200.30
21	—	510	212.00–225.00	214.95
12	—	485	217.00–221.00	219.37
21	—	622	190.00–200.00	191.28
6	—	748	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	689	170.00–182.00	177.20
8	—	628	175.00–183.00	181.27
24	—	526	198.00–210.00	205.82
2	—	853	147.00	147.00
3	—	732	150.00–168.00	157.95
25	—	569	187.00–195.00	190.34
24	—	477	201.00–215.00	209.98
12	—	385	217.00–224.00	220.37
14	—	425	210.00–223.00	216.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	153.00–180.00	173.28
3	—	480	190.00–194.00	191.29
5	—	419	190.00–200.00	193.96
2	—	865	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	641	180.00	180.00
5	—	516	208.00	208.00
2	—	468	212.00	212.00
2	—	708	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	140.00	140.00
3	—	595	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	320	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	213.00–223.00	217.94
6	—	717	189.00–200.00	194.00
3	—	464	247.00–250.00	248.02
4	—	559	240.00–248.00	245.91
15	—	528	242.00–247.00	245.74
6	—	677	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	689	170.00–184.00	178.61
6	—	638	195.00–208.00	197.14
2	—	845	150.00	150.00
11	—	461	230.00–247.00	237.09
7	—	533	226.00–235.00	229.73
3	—	778	174.50	174.50
6	—	572	214.00–227.00	216.43
5	—	434	225.00–234.00	231.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	180.00–185.00	181.23
2	—	503	206.00	206.00
5	—	495	207.00	207.00
3	—	622	160.00	160.00

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.