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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Nov 8

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15 →

Receipts

1,336 head

▲ 821 vs last sale 515▼ 1,468 vs year ago 2,804 · −52.4%

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, the supply was moderate with a good demand from the buyers but the unsettled cattle future markets and unweaned calves showed the trend to be trading 5.00 to 9.00 lower.

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 $232.38/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$232.38

270 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$66.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.31

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	249.48	1,420	70
Medium 1-2	436	238.00	1,038	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	607	231.25	1,404	171
Large 1-2	705	191.58	1,350	12thin
Large 2	629	182.55	1,148	11thin

One grade step is worth $66.94/cwt here — about $271 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 sale270 hd

232.38

—

MO average19 barns · 12,731 hd

254.69

−22.31

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

Every lot

75 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	947	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,104	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	271.97/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,129	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	258.41/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,106	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	436	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,038	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	266.63/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,309	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,270	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	233.93/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,214	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	234.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,259	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,353	5
Steers	—	Large 2	570	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,003	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	234.83/cwt	220.00–243.50	1,355	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,446	12
Steers	—	Large 1-2	588	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,235	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	246.99/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,526	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	230.75/cwt	207.50–242.00	1,438	37
Steers	—	Large 1-2	649	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,272	5
Steers	—	Large 2	651	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,204	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	226.58/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,541	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	223.32/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,608	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	208.09/cwt	190.00–215.50	1,511	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,660	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	807	179.80/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,451	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	204.33/cwt	200.00–206.50	1,694	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	223.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	745	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	223.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	797	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	373	177.00/cwt	165.00–186.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	931	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	220.20/cwt	210.00–230.00	909	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,101	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	240.73/cwt	223.00–260.00	1,129	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	217.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,037	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	962	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	936	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,188	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	210.98/cwt	195.00–221.00	1,103	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	196.18/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,120	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,144	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	206.87/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,190	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,232	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	204.72/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,259	31
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	643	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,157	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	196.97/cwt	188.00–203.50	1,320	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	185.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,360	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,481	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	921	5
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	390	232.10/cwt	230.00–235.00	905	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	236.81/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,009	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,229	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	238.44/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,145	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	220.05/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,144	25
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	527	196.36/cwt	171.00–220.00	1,035	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,265	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	213.40/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,332	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,401	6
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	716	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,274	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers16 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	260	173.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	451	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	338	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	608	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	385	171.40/cwt	170.00–174.00	660	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	432	178.92/cwt	173.00–184.00	773	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	483	164.40/cwt	150.00–183.00	794	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	530	174.76/cwt	160.00–183.00	926	20
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	575	175.59/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,010	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	615	168.68/cwt	159.00–173.50	1,037	21
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	661	160.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,062	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	711	161.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,147	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	786	159.35/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,252	41
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	876	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,445	25
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	922	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,531	34
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	968	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,452	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,053	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,527	2

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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Receipts 1,336Last week 515Year ago 2,804

Compared to last week, the supply was moderate with a good demand from the buyers but the unsettled cattle future markets and unweaned calves showed the trend to be trading 5.00 to 9.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	265.00–276.00	271.97
3	—	753	220.50	220.50
12	—	588	246.00	246.00
8	—	618	246.00–248.00	246.99
3	—	343	276.00	276.00
17	—	720	219.00–228.00	223.32
8	—	491	266.00–267.00	266.63
6	—	393	281.00	281.00
5	—	539	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	519	233.00–235.00	233.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	210.00	210.00
5	—	807	179.00–181.00	179.80
5	—	649	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	651	185.00	185.00
3	—	570	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	577	220.00–243.50	234.83
9	—	537	230.00–240.00	234.50
36	—	680	222.00–234.00	226.58
5	—	428	256.00–260.00	258.41
7	—	726	190.00–215.50	208.09
5	—	494	257.00	257.00
37	—	623	207.50–242.00	230.75
6	—	829	200.00–206.50	204.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	876	165.00	165.00
20	—	530	160.00–183.00	174.76
7	—	385	170.00–174.00	171.40
21	—	615	159.00–173.50	168.68
2	—	1,053	145.00	145.00
1	—	810	155.00	155.00
7	—	968	150.00	150.00
5	—	432	173.00–184.00	178.92
9	—	260	170.00–175.00	173.38
3	—	338	180.00	180.00
8	—	661	160.00–165.00	160.62
15	—	711	155.00–165.00	161.26
15	—	483	150.00–183.00	164.40
10	—	575	175.00–178.00	175.59
41	—	786	153.00–160.00	159.35
34	—	922	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	520	210.00–230.00	220.05
4	—	579	218.50	218.50
5	—	357	258.00	258.00
16	—	624	200.00–230.00	213.40
6	—	653	214.50	214.50
3	—	730	180.00	180.00
14	—	480	228.00–250.00	238.44
6	—	426	230.00–250.00	236.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	171.00–220.00	196.36
7	—	390	230.00–235.00	232.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	716	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	220.00–225.00	223.27
31	—	615	190.00–213.00	204.72
10	—	670	188.00–203.50	196.97
2	—	823	180.00	180.00
28	—	413	210.00–230.00	220.20
19	—	523	195.00–221.00	210.98
10	—	575	205.00–210.00	206.87
8	—	477	210.00–220.00	217.41
13	—	732	180.00–190.00	185.84
9	—	334	220.00–230.00	223.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	190.00–201.00	196.18
4	—	481	200.00	200.00
6	—	506	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	240.00	240.00
3	—	702	204.00	204.00
4	—	584	211.00	211.00
3	—	510	233.00	233.00
25	—	469	223.00–260.00	240.73
4	—	685	220.00	220.00
4	—	444	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	165.00–186.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	200.00	200.00

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.