Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-04-01

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Apr 1
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255
Receipts
1,394 head
▲ 321 vs last sale 1,073▼ 484 vs year ago 1,878 · −25.8%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Sep 14, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs and heifers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, heifers 550 to 650 lbs steady, steers over 700 lbs 7.00 to 15.00 lower, heifers over 650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for grazing cattle, light for cattle headed to feedyards, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.42/cwt on 511 head.
Average price
$145.42
511 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$877
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$340
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3
$49.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.38
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624146.80916317
Medium and Large 1-2568144.83823170
Large 1633138.938797thin
Medium 1-2570138.007874thin
Medium and Large 2499137.676869thin
Medium 2-359497.005764thin
One grade step is worth $49.80/cwt here — about $340 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 sale511 hd
145.42
—
MO average16 barns · 10,352 hd
144.04
+1.38
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

68 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 1—481147.00/cwt147.00–147.007074
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—323185.00/cwt185.00–185.005983
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—638140.24/cwt139.50–142.508958
SteersMedium and Large 1—577150.94/cwt140.00–159.0087142
SteersMedium and Large 1—659149.71/cwt135.00–154.5098735
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,01998.00/cwt98.00–98.0099911
SteersMedium and Large 1—319196.00/cwt196.00–196.006256
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—907100.00/cwt100.00–100.009076
SteersLarge 1—678135.50/cwt135.50–135.509194
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—416145.00/cwt145.00–145.006034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—437137.19/cwt133.00–142.0060024
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—440136.00/cwt136.00–136.005983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—368155.96/cwt150.00–159.005746
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—525151.77/cwt147.50–153.5079722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—527131.25/cwt124.00–136.5069220
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—616123.00/cwt123.00–123.007585
HeifersMedium and Large 1—429145.32/cwt143.00–153.0062354
HeifersMedium and Large 1—465140.97/cwt136.00–147.0065629
HeifersMedium and Large 1—641123.50/cwt123.50–123.5079212
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—88790.00/cwt90.00–90.007989
HeifersLarge 1—470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—524139.83/cwt139.00–140.007336
BullsMedium and Large 1—710114.10/cwt113.50–115.008105
BullsLarge 1—50091.00/cwt91.00–91.004555
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—526152.01/cwt144.50–156.008009
SteersMedium and Large 1—535158.96/cwt156.50–162.5085047
SteersMedium and Large 1—621153.65/cwt146.00–159.7595438
SteersMedium and Large 1—741127.15/cwt126.50–128.0094221
SteersMedium and Large 1—833120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0006
SteersMedium and Large 1—432167.80/cwt164.50–169.507253
SteersMedium 1-2—570138.00/cwt138.00–138.007874
HeifersMedium and Large 2—455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—371132.53/cwt130.00–145.0049226
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—528138.50/cwt138.50–138.507316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—674133.21/cwt127.50–135.0089813
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—623139.23/cwt130.00–142.0086730
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—425158.22/cwt155.00–166.0067218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—586120.96/cwt115.00–124.507098
HeifersMedium and Large 1—529138.17/cwt131.00–144.00731103
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572128.92/cwt120.00–137.0073733
HeifersMedium and Large 1—681117.69/cwt114.50–119.0080115
HeifersMedium and Large 1—783106.00/cwt106.00–106.008303
HeifersLarge 1—683108.50/cwt108.50–108.507413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—402164.00/cwt164.00–164.006593
BullsMedium and Large 1—568137.40/cwt136.00–139.007807
BullsMedium and Large 1—345161.00/cwt161.00–161.005553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—285184.00/cwt184.00–184.005243
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—563143.21/cwt141.00–145.008064
SteersMedium and Large 1—469168.18/cwt160.00–174.0078941
SteersMedium and Large 1—786117.13/cwt115.00–123.0092129
SteersMedium and Large 1—888110.00/cwt110.00–110.009776
SteersMedium and Large 1—390177.00/cwt177.00–177.006905
SteersMedium 2-3—59497.00/cwt97.00–97.005764
SteersLarge 1—572143.50/cwt143.50–143.508213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—482134.68/cwt132.00–140.0064926
Dairy SteersLarge 3—67767.00/cwt67.00–67.004543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—471157.11/cwt150.00–164.0074034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—903106.00/cwt106.00–106.0095717
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—848105.00/cwt105.00–105.008903
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—571144.04/cwt138.00–147.0082221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—325134.83/cwt133.00–136.004389
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—722111.77/cwt105.00–116.5080735
HeifersMedium and Large 1—386145.73/cwt141.00–149.0056321
HeifersMedium and Large 1—303171.00/cwt171.00–171.005187
HeifersMedium 1—509120.00/cwt120.00–120.006114
BullsMedium and Large 2—313150.00/cwt150.00–150.004703
BullsMedium and Large 1—417154.34/cwt151.50–159.0064411

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.