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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Aug 23

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30 →

Receipts

225 head

▼ 585 vs last sale 810▼ 1,120 vs year ago 1,345 · −83.3%

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, receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison. Demand was light on a light supply as high temperatures outside have kept cattle movement very limited throughout the 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 $230.22/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$230.22

82 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$37.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	247.00	1,406	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	229.37	1,256	57
Medium and Large 2	452	209.92	950	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.08/cwt here — about $457 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 sale82 hd

230.22

—

MO average12 barns · 3,420 hd

239.89

−9.67

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	934	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	286.55/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,040	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,373	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	244.60/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,658	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	199.14/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,450	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,559	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	834	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	232.84/cwt	220.00–240.00	859	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	212.25/cwt	207.00–218.00	802	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	242.03/cwt	221.00–248.00	1,038	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	228.04/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,060	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	964	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	211.64/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,130	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	231.75/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,240	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	228.77/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,320	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,436	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	232.27/cwt	221.00–234.50	1,408	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	221.93/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	218.27/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,587	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	196.38/cwt	184.00–209.00	1,547	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,010	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	242.70/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,141	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,180	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	258.49/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,339	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	604	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,723	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	328	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	528	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	370	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	607	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	423	165.93/cwt	155.00–173.00	702	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	485	177.40/cwt	160.00–181.00	860	13
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	531	162.87/cwt	149.00–175.00	865	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	577	162.91/cwt	153.00–175.00	940	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	608	165.96/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,009	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	672	151.34/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,017	6

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 Aug 23, 2023

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

Receipts 225Last week 810Year ago 1,345

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	261.00	261.00
4	—	604	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	273.00	273.00
2	—	518	256.00–261.00	258.49
3	—	472	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	241.00–245.00	242.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	161.00	161.00
4	—	370	164.00	164.00
6	—	672	149.00–153.00	151.34
10	—	577	153.00–175.00	162.91
5	—	531	149.00–175.00	162.87
6	—	423	155.00–173.00	165.93
10	—	608	159.00–172.00	165.96
13	—	485	160.00–181.00	177.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	263.00	263.00
3	—	545	252.00	252.00
1	—	790	230.00	230.00
2	—	685	242.00	242.00
2	—	620	232.00–257.00	244.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	825	189.00	189.00
4	—	728	191.00–207.00	199.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	284.00–289.00	286.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	184.00–209.00	196.38
3	—	685	219.00–228.00	221.93
5	—	535	228.00–237.00	231.75
6	—	606	221.00–234.50	232.27
4	—	465	220.00–231.00	228.04
12	—	429	221.00–248.00	242.03
8	—	369	220.00–240.00	232.84
10	—	727	210.00–228.00	218.27
7	—	577	221.00–237.00	228.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	241.00	241.00
5	—	601	239.00	239.00
2	—	310	269.00	269.00
4	—	570	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	200.00–210.00	205.09
3	—	534	200.00–217.00	211.64
4	—	378	207.00–218.00	212.25

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.