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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Apr 26

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Receipts

1,214 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 1,259▼ 374 vs year ago 1,588 · −23.6%

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 calves were unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. The offering consisted of small drafts mostly under 15 head and of average or below quality. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

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 $202.72/cwt on 380 head.

Average price

$202.72

380 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$75.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.71

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	219.34	1,086	174
Medium and Large 1-2	520	197.85	1,029	146
Medium and Large 2	527	180.51	952	36
Large 1	1,018	148.86	1,516	7thin
Large 2	661	143.59	950	17thin

One grade step is worth $75.75/cwt here — about $137 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 sale380 hd

202.72

—

MO average15 barns · 10,599 hd

214.42

−11.71

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

Every lot

81 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	262.34/cwt	254.00–265.00	813	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	270.64/cwt	266.00–278.00	901	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	224.47/cwt	218.00–226.00	750	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	277.49/cwt	262.50–285.00	982	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	246.56/cwt	239.00–260.00	920	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	245.22/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,023	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	216.92/cwt	210.00–224.00	911	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	260.05/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,100	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	207.98/cwt	204.00–220.00	961	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	232.44/cwt	224.00–244.00	1,099	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	260.86/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,260	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	255.03/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,293	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	237.84/cwt	219.00–244.00	1,251	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	179.67/cwt	170.00–192.00	954	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	237.97/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,366	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	217.96/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,260	15
Steers	—	Large 2-3	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	227.00/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,389	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	207.77/cwt	198.00–213.00	1,305	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	644	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,179	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	199.40/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,332	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	212.93/cwt	211.00–215.50	1,433	15
Steers	—	Large 2-3	703	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	183.76/cwt	178.00–195.00	1,312	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	208.83/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,518	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	185.54/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,434	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	165.01/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,300	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	184.24/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,529	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	182.32/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,586	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,694	4
Steers	—	Large 2	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,032	152.04/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,569	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	231.09/cwt	229.00–232.00	795	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	193.46/cwt	180.00–200.00	714	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	215.64/cwt	210.00–226.00	802	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	233.64/cwt	226.00–241.00	876	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	218.50/cwt	210.00–221.00	935	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	233.34/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,020	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	203.26/cwt	190.00–206.00	900	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	228.05/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,088	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	205.85/cwt	200.00–216.00	984	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	177.35/cwt	170.00–181.00	864	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	211.71/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,086	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	196.80/cwt	186.00–205.00	1,027	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	171.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	922	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	175.25/cwt	165.00–178.00	980	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	194.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,089	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	205.00/cwt	200.00–208.50	1,175	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	619	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,021	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	180.04/cwt	172.00–188.00	1,125	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	200.28/cwt	193.00–204.50	1,254	22
Heifers	—	Large 2	630	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	939	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	188.86/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,256	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	170.66/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,166	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	165.06/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,165	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,143	3
Heifers	—	Large 2	763	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	961	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	181.01/cwt	179.00–181.50	1,388	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,086	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	917	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,449	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,094	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,553	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	240.69/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,033	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	222.65/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,042	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	231.61/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,177	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	201.71/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,069	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	212.59/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,193	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	599	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,024	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	196.67/cwt	191.00–211.00	1,217	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	644	214.50/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,381	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	200.73/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,373	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,238	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	176.37/cwt	169.00–182.00	1,349	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	432	174.52/cwt	173.50–175.50	754	31
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	477	155.97/cwt	140.00–166.00	744	46
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	569	149.74/cwt	149.00–150.00	852	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	622	146.79/cwt	144.50–150.00	913	24
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	727	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,044	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 Apr 26, 2023

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

Receipts 1,214Last week 1,259Year ago 1,588

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	437	225.00–239.00	233.34
8	—	573	200.00–208.50	205.00
5	—	767	179.00–181.50	181.01
28	—	477	224.00–237.00	228.05
22	—	626	193.00–204.50	200.28
32	—	513	209.00–214.00	211.71
15	—	375	226.00–241.00	233.64
13	—	344	229.00–232.00	231.09
8	—	665	183.00–195.00	188.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	522	186.00–205.00	196.80
37	—	478	200.00–216.00	205.85
3	—	683	165.00–177.00	170.66
14	—	428	210.00–221.00	218.50
14	—	372	210.00–226.00	215.64
10	—	706	161.00–175.00	165.06
29	—	561	190.00–200.00	194.19
9	—	625	172.00–188.00	180.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	763	126.00	126.00
13	—	630	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	122.00	122.00
2	—	665	160.00	160.00
5	—	539	170.00–175.00	171.01
5	—	559	165.00–178.00	175.25
3	—	733	156.00	156.00
3	—	487	170.00–181.00	177.35
5	—	369	180.00–200.00	193.46
11	—	443	190.00–206.00	203.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,094	142.00	142.00
3	—	917	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	830	179.00–190.00	184.24
12	—	373	239.00–260.00	246.56
4	—	310	254.00–265.00	262.34
3	—	714	178.00–195.00	183.76
19	—	870	173.00–185.00	182.32
27	—	526	219.00–244.00	237.84
17	—	473	224.00–244.00	232.44
8	—	773	175.00–197.00	185.54
20	—	417	235.00–250.00	245.22
15	—	578	210.00–221.00	217.96
4	—	968	175.00	175.00
6	—	628	198.00–213.00	207.77
2	—	668	191.00–208.00	199.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	593	140.00	140.00
4	—	703	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	612	219.00–231.00	227.00
9	—	574	230.00–244.00	237.97
16	—	483	259.00–263.00	260.86
29	—	423	258.00–263.00	260.05
11	—	507	250.00–264.00	255.03
6	—	354	262.50–285.00	277.49
15	—	673	211.00–215.50	212.93
13	—	727	205.00–212.00	208.83
10	—	333	266.00–278.00	270.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	644	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	210.00–224.00	216.92
4	—	462	204.00–220.00	207.98
11	—	788	155.00–166.00	165.01
7	—	531	170.00–192.00	179.67
5	—	334	218.00–226.00	224.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	147.00–157.00	152.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	622	144.50–150.00	146.79
12	—	569	149.00–150.00	149.74
46	—	477	140.00–166.00	155.97
9	—	727	143.00–144.00	143.67
3	—	535	150.00	150.00
31	—	432	173.50–175.50	174.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	230.00–248.00	240.69
7	—	619	191.00–211.00	196.67
7	—	530	195.00–212.00	201.71
4	—	915	150.00	150.00
3	—	684	196.00–203.00	200.73
2	—	728	169.00–171.00	170.00
8	—	561	202.00–220.00	212.59
5	—	765	169.00–182.00	176.37
16	—	468	213.00–233.00	222.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	599	171.00	171.00
5	—	751	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	214.00–216.00	214.50
17	—	508	227.00–241.00	231.61

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.