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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 17

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Receipts

1,271 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 1,171▼ 68 vs year ago 1,339 · −5.1%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Based on limited comparisons with last week, steers under 600 lbs. sold unevenly steady, steers over 600 lbs. and all weights of heifers sold steady to mostly 5.00 higher. The supply of feeders was light to moderate with moderate to good demand. Million dollar rains fell over the area since the last sale with most folks receiving a few inches in multiple rains which soaked in quickly. A few spots did see very heavy rains causing some run off and flash flooding. Grain futures fell today with new crop corn closing under 5.00 and new crop beans now under 12.00, however the boxed beef cutout closed below 300.00 and sales of slaughter cattle have struggled over the last few weeks as well, so good news on one hand and bad on the other take your pick.

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 $230.28/cwt on 517 head.

Average price

$230.28

517 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$45.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.73

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	235.50	1,368	339
Medium and Large 1-2	582	222.01	1,292	153
Medium and Large 2	503	215.17	1,083	20
Medium 1	588	190.00	1,117	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.50/cwt here — about $251 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 sale517 hd

230.28

—

MO average18 barns · 14,347 hd

239.01

−8.73

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	256.11/cwt	252.00–262.00	848	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	273.28/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,038	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	230.15/cwt	227.00–234.00	960	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,097	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	246.72/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,068	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	442	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,185	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	220.58/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,043	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	259.58/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,230	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	241.05/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,164	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	487	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,256	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,199	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	234.98/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,255	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,166	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	250.11/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,348	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	544	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,278	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	223.34/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,269	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	236.51/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,358	80
Steers	—	Medium 1	588	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,117	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,363	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	194.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,210	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	229.18/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,435	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	211.50/cwt	203.00–223.00	1,356	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	221.60/cwt	214.00–233.00	1,487	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	205.92/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,386	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	197.27/cwt	197.00–197.50	1,436	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	201.15/cwt	190.00–210.00	736	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	223.23/cwt	220.00–235.00	830	20
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	404	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	715	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	212.48/cwt	209.00–218.00	892	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	876	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	219.53/cwt	212.00–224.50	1,027	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	208.38/cwt	204.00–215.00	992	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	205.06/cwt	202.00–208.00	999	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	195.20/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,009	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,076	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	217.59/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,158	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,090	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	564	205.14/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,157	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	191.34/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,093	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	201.97/cwt	197.50–213.00	1,161	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	197.52/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,209	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	184.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,156	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	634	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,186	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	648	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,056	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	182.20/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,213	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	682	159.66/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,089	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	167.91/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,217	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	178.49/cwt	176.00–180.50	1,305	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	167.89/cwt	163.00–171.50	1,294	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	244.61/cwt	240.00–257.50	775	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	875	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	214.56/cwt	210.00–217.00	927	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	220.02/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,047	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	208.22/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,106	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	203.65/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,147	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	193.20/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,281	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,191	7

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 May 17, 2023

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Receipts 1,271Last week 1,171Year ago 1,339

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	483	233.00–252.00	241.05
18	—	673	205.00–210.00	205.92
17	—	433	242.00–256.00	246.72
3	—	380	266.00–277.00	273.28
7	—	331	252.00–262.00	256.11
20	—	568	220.00–226.00	223.34
4	—	533	220.00–230.00	224.95
13	—	760	195.00	195.00
34	—	641	203.00–223.00	211.50
11	—	728	197.00–197.50	197.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	258.00	258.00
63	—	671	214.00–233.00	221.60
80	—	574	230.00–241.00	236.51
45	—	539	239.00–254.00	250.11
50	—	626	222.00–234.00	229.18
24	—	474	254.00–261.00	259.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	190.00–200.00	194.18
5	—	473	219.00–225.00	220.58
8	—	417	227.00–234.00	230.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	258.00	258.00
3	—	442	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	219.50	219.50
51	—	534	234.00–236.00	234.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	544	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	194.00	194.00
7	—	530	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	532	204.00–225.00	217.59
42	—	612	191.00–200.00	197.52
85	—	575	197.50–213.00	201.97
56	—	468	212.00–224.50	219.53
22	—	731	176.00–180.50	178.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	159.00–160.00	159.66
2	—	648	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	628	180.00–190.00	184.11
6	—	666	173.00–184.00	182.20
20	—	372	220.00–235.00	223.23
2	—	330	236.00	236.00
27	—	571	190.00–199.00	191.34
3	—	725	160.00–174.00	167.91
29	—	420	209.00–218.00	212.48
26	—	517	192.00–201.00	195.20
24	—	771	163.00–171.50	167.89
7	—	476	204.00–215.00	208.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	404	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	190.00–210.00	201.15
3	—	438	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	487	202.00–208.00	205.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	200.00–206.00	205.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	240.00–242.00	240.98
9	—	317	240.00–257.50	244.61
12	—	563	200.00–209.00	203.65
7	—	726	164.00	164.00
5	—	476	211.00–233.00	220.02
11	—	531	200.00–209.00	208.22
8	—	432	210.00–217.00	214.56
5	—	663	180.00–202.00	193.20

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.