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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Jan 24

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Receipts

573 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 488▼ 805 vs year ago 1,378 · −58.4%

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 best test of steers and heifers under 700lbs sold mostly 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

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 $215.14/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$215.14

207 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$26.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.36

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	229.44	1,297	67
Medium and Large 1-2	647	209.43	1,356	117
Medium and Large 2	449	202.57	910	23

One grade step is worth $26.87/cwt here — about $387 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 sale207 hd

215.14

—

MO average18 barns · 11,800 hd

229.51

−14.36

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	323.14/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,092	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	270.57/cwt	261.00–280.00	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	312.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,311	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	268.84/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,167	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	245.56/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,149	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	266.56/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,266	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,436	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	292.53/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,547	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	267.74/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,427	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	280.65/cwt	271.00–287.00	1,586	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	252.15/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,435	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	267.33/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,647	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	239.71/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,493	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	238.56/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,601	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,690	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	227.75/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,772	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,726	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,761	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,912	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,932	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	831	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	923	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	200.60/cwt	191.00–207.00	748	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	261.93/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,126	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	240.19/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,052	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	246.44/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,168	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	233.43/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,116	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	202.78/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,044	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	238.65/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,239	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	215.79/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,148	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,247	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	219.88/cwt	217.00–221.50	1,306	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	595	216.02/cwt	206.00–218.00	1,285	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	223.01/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,369	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	213.50/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,332	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	202.88/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,361	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	219.59/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,498	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,404	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	197.50/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,552	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,633	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,528	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	170.74/cwt	169.50–182.00	1,666	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	266.76/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,278	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,387	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,306	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,315	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,503	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	220.25/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,493	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	214.50/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,628	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,626	13
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	443	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	673	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	455	154.48/cwt	153.00–156.00	703	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	533	171.82/cwt	160.00–175.00	916	16
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	633	164.28/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,040	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	681	160.54/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,093	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	711	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,180	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	915	152.65/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,397	14

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 24, 2024

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

Receipts 573Last week 488Year ago 1,378

Compared to last week, the best test of steers and heifers under 700lbs sold mostly 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	881	217.00	217.00
2	—	490	293.00	293.00
5	—	903	214.00	214.00
28	—	616	258.00–273.00	267.33
20	—	778	223.00–228.00	227.75
14	—	565	271.00–287.00	280.65
6	—	338	320.00–330.00	323.14
5	—	420	310.00–320.00	312.13
2	—	380	320.00	320.00
5	—	808	218.00	218.00
11	—	529	288.00–295.00	292.53
6	—	710	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	623	232.00–245.00	239.71
8	—	569	240.00–264.00	252.15
8	—	533	262.00–272.00	267.74
2	—	343	261.00–280.00	270.57
4	—	803	215.00	215.00
4	—	791	210.00	210.00
5	—	434	260.00–287.00	268.84
10	—	475	252.00–275.00	266.56
8	—	671	225.00–247.00	238.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	210.00	210.00
4	—	468	230.00–251.00	245.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	160.00–175.00	171.82
10	—	681	155.00–166.00	160.54
15	—	711	166.00	166.00
14	—	915	140.00–155.00	152.65
4	—	633	158.00–167.00	164.28
2	—	550	145.00	145.00
2	—	455	153.00–156.00	154.48
2	—	443	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	263.00–268.00	266.76
3	—	550	239.00	239.00
2	—	648	232.00	232.00
13	—	879	185.00	185.00
3	—	678	218.00–225.00	220.25
4	—	759	214.00–216.00	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	286.00	286.00
2	—	715	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	249.00	249.00
3	—	430	256.00–265.00	261.93
3	—	369	250.00	250.00
7	—	474	246.00–247.00	246.44
9	—	682	217.00–223.00	219.59
10	—	519	230.00–243.00	238.65
13	—	614	218.00–225.00	223.01
9	—	554	225.00	225.00
8	—	786	197.00–198.00	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	595	206.00–218.00	216.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	515	180.00–210.00	202.78
2	—	415	210.00	210.00
5	—	373	191.00–207.00	200.60
3	—	315	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	671	190.00–215.00	202.88
17	—	624	209.00–216.00	213.50
13	—	594	217.00–221.50	219.88
6	—	842	194.00	194.00
6	—	532	214.00–220.00	215.79
6	—	739	190.00	190.00
6	—	438	230.00–247.00	240.19
3	—	878	174.00	174.00
10	—	976	169.50–182.00	170.74
2	—	943	170.00	170.00
2	—	350	230.00–245.00	237.50
17	—	478	223.00–239.00	233.43

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.