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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Jan 17

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Receipts

488 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 353▼ 890 vs year ago 1,378 · −64.6%

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 sold with a firm undertone with few weight comparisons. Light receipts this week and last due to the snowy weather conditions and sub zero temperatures throughout the week in the area. Demand was moderate to light.

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 $213.44/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$213.44

227 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$590

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

$12.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	216.08	1,353	120
Medium and Large 1-2	540	211.48	1,143	94
Medium and Large 2	375	203.31	763	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $590 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 sale227 hd

213.44

—

MO average5 barns · 1,042 hd

216.90

−3.45

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

Every lot

49 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	271.33/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,077	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	303.73/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,233	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	249.09/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,051	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	270.97/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,168	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	287.31/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,379	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	270.43/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,422	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	252.45/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,361	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,531	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	249.34/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,434	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,541	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	250.76/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,522	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	237.85/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,503	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	235.17/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,592	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	223.56/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,520	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,297	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	207.22/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,533	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	209.53/cwt	196.00–213.00	1,601	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	184.62/cwt	181.00–185.50	1,643	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,015	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,776	2
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,090	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,809	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	364	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	728	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	228.44/cwt	220.00–237.00	852	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,021	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	229.66/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,061	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	466	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,025	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	945	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	236.84/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,118	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	210.68/cwt	197.00–212.50	1,114	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,216	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	222.45/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,266	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,243	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	596	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,252	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	209.79/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,311	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	194.82/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,235	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,332	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	209.19/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,433	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,618	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,355	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	873	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,025	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,130	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	537	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,348	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	228.48/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,453	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,507	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	171.51/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,432	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 Jan 17, 2024

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

Receipts 488Last week 353Year ago 1,378

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,090	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	282.00–290.00	287.31
12	—	607	240.00–254.00	250.76
10	—	526	266.00–271.00	270.43
6	—	568	269.50	269.50
10	—	677	231.00–237.00	235.17
7	—	406	303.00–308.00	303.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	184.00	184.00
3	—	422	238.00–255.00	249.09
2	—	505	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	197.00–213.00	207.22
6	—	632	235.00–239.00	237.85
14	—	680	218.00–227.00	223.56
3	—	397	270.00–274.00	271.33
14	—	575	240.00–262.00	249.34
9	—	431	264.00–280.00	270.97
5	—	890	181.00–185.50	184.62
5	—	764	196.00–213.00	209.53
21	—	539	250.00–266.00	252.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	595	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	254.00	254.00
2	—	835	169.00–174.00	171.51
4	—	636	224.00–233.00	228.48
20	—	682	221.00	221.00
4	—	349	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	537	251.00	251.00
6	—	366	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	204.00	204.00
16	—	634	190.00–205.00	194.82
2	—	333	230.00–235.00	232.44
11	—	448	228.00	228.00
27	—	529	197.00–212.50	210.68
2	—	373	220.00–237.00	228.44
2	—	783	173.00	173.00
15	—	462	220.00–235.00	229.66
5	—	589	211.00	211.00
5	—	805	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	596	210.00	210.00
12	—	543	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	210.00	210.00
3	—	470	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	569	217.00–226.00	222.45
28	—	685	205.00–210.00	209.19
24	—	625	209.00–210.00	209.79
7	—	472	236.00–239.00	236.84
17	—	744	217.50	217.50

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.