Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2018-02-21

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Feb 21
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255
Receipts
599 head
1,448 vs last sale 2,047 1,930 vs year ago 2,529 · 76.3%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Aug 10, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.25/cwt on 271 head.
Average price
$176.25
271 head · 599 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,056
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$41.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.60
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1595182.031,083208
Medium and Large 1-2522175.4291618thin
Medium and Large 2622152.8295034
Large 1739140.731,03911thin
One grade step is worth $41.31/cwt here — about $43 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 sale271 hd
176.25
MO average4 barns · 5,658 hd
167.65
+8.60
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1Calves633150.00/cwt150.00–150.009503
BullsMedium and Large 1342196.00/cwt196.00–196.006703
BullsMedium and Large 1445192.00/cwt192.00–192.008543
BullsMedium and Large 1827119.00/cwt119.00–119.009843
BullsMedium and Large 1462175.00/cwt175.00–175.008095
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675130.50/cwt130.00–131.008814
HeifersMedium and Large 1466160.50/cwt160.50–160.5074810
HeifersMedium and Large 1623141.60/cwt135.50–151.0088212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full720112.58/cwt112.00–114.0081110
HeifersMedium and Large 1698131.00/cwt131.00–131.009147
HeifersMedium and Large 1308165.00/cwt165.00–165.005083
HeifersMedium and Large 1415162.65/cwt161.50–163.006759
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2598135.00/cwt135.00–135.008074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465149.00/cwt149.00–149.006935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2742127.50/cwt127.50–127.509467
SteersLarge 1520152.00/cwt152.00–152.007903
HeifersMedium and Large 1569150.69/cwt147.00–151.5085718
HeifersMedium and Large 1535155.09/cwt151.00–158.5083021
SteersMedium and Large 1Calves652158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,0336
SteersMedium and Large 1459201.90/cwt201.50–203.0092711
SteersMedium and Large 1707157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,11535
SteersMedium and Large 1598184.75/cwt184.75–184.751,10591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2513146.11/cwt144.00–149.007509
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320162.00/cwt162.00–162.005183
SteersMedium and Large 1428212.00/cwt212.00–212.0090710
SteersMedium and Large 1513198.57/cwt183.50–204.001,01942
SteersMedium and Large 1632162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0273
SteersMedium and Large 1828141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1674
SteersLarge 1770139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0703
SteersLarge 1851135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1495
SteersMedium and Large 2592156.28/cwt151.00–157.0092524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2446180.00/cwt180.00–180.008034
SteersMedium and Large 1761141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0736
SteersMedium and Large 2693144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,00110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2459185.00/cwt185.00–185.008495
SteersMedium and Large 1-2612164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,0075
SteersMedium and Large 1-2566172.50/cwt172.50–172.509764
Dairy SteersLarge 369286.00/cwt86.00–86.0059510

How this sale compares

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.