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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Oct 4

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Receipts

469 head

▼ 498 vs last sale 967▼ 485 vs year ago 954 · −50.8%

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, steers and heifers traded with lower a undertone based on very limited comparisons. Supply was light and demand moderate.

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 $219.23/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$219.23

182 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$525

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$66.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.30

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	236.20	1,298	55
Medium and Large 1-2	531	221.94	1,178	81
Medium and Large 2	536	195.83	1,051	43
Medium 2	455	170.00	774	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.20/cwt here — about $525 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 sale182 hd

219.23

—

MO average17 barns · 6,251 hd

242.53

−23.30

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

Every lot

52 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	386	245.59/cwt	240.00–264.00	948	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	296.69/cwt	292.50–298.00	1,148	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,116	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	260.35/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,106	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	434	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	868	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,250	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	230.40/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,094	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	250.11/cwt	241.00–266.00	1,201	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,379	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	208.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,057	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	522	177.52/cwt	170.00–185.00	927	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	248.51/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,310	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	197.51/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,112	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	252.10/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,445	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	234.51/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,428	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	255.32/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,586	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	230.03/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	215.85/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,827	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,754	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,058	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,889	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,115	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,940	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	228.02/cwt	220.00–242.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	798	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	229.11/cwt	226.00–235.00	864	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	247.04/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,020	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	206.72/cwt	198.00–214.00	879	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	222.83/cwt	219.00–225.00	954	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	223.51/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,071	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	191.93/cwt	190.00–204.00	994	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	221.66/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,159	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	232.71/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,312	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	197.15/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,140	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	222.24/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,289	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	188.12/cwt	180.50–200.00	1,161	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	223.92/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,417	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	213.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,438	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,650	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	241.26/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,018	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	245.07/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,171	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	217.76/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,152	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	252.95/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,414	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	237.22/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,376	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	237.26/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,440	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	213.23/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,418	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	702	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,657	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,028	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,542	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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Receipts 469Last week 967Year ago 954

Compared to last week, steers and heifers traded with lower a undertone based on very limited comparisons. Supply was light and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	244.00–248.00	247.04
8	—	323	247.00	247.00
19	—	727	227.00	227.00
15	—	564	231.00–235.00	232.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	226.00–235.00	229.11
9	—	428	219.00–225.00	222.83
14	—	580	209.00–225.00	222.24
11	—	674	210.00–220.00	213.42
9	—	633	220.00–225.00	223.92
5	—	318	220.00–242.00	228.02
11	—	479	210.00–230.00	223.51
19	—	523	209.00–227.00	221.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	190.00–204.00	191.93
13	—	425	198.00–214.00	206.72
7	—	578	188.00–200.00	197.15
16	—	617	180.50–200.00	188.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	563	190.00–220.00	197.51
21	—	475	210.00–233.00	230.40
2	—	415	230.00	230.00
2	—	630	180.00	180.00
8	—	507	200.00–225.00	208.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	527	240.00–256.00	248.51
4	—	480	241.00–266.00	250.11
3	—	715	229.00–232.00	230.03
4	—	609	230.00–236.00	234.51
4	—	386	240.00–264.00	245.59
3	—	943	186.00	186.00
2	—	425	250.00–270.00	260.35
6	—	812	225.00	225.00
2	—	660	230.00	230.00
18	—	573	240.00–261.00	252.10
2	—	763	207.00–225.00	215.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	621	250.00–269.00	255.32
12	—	463	270.00	270.00
16	—	387	292.50–298.00	296.69
2	—	403	277.00	277.00
4	—	505	273.00	273.00
3	—	655	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	200.00	200.00
4	—	522	170.00–185.00	177.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	178.50	178.50
2	—	1,115	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	241.00–251.00	245.07
15	—	580	225.00–243.00	237.22
4	—	665	212.00–217.00	213.23
4	—	607	229.00–240.00	237.26
3	—	422	237.00–250.00	241.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,028	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	250.00–259.00	252.95
3	—	702	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	210.00–226.00	217.76

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.