Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2020-12-16

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Dec 16
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255
Receipts
1,083 head
1,531 vs last sale 2,614 198 vs year ago 885 · +22.4%
Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Aug 10, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, heifers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, too few steers and heifers over 700 lbs for a good price comparison. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. With the change in weather, Weigh-ups were average to full.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.81/cwt on 316 head.
Average price
$125.81
316 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3
$16.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.13
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579128.66745164
Medium and Large 1-2567123.02698148
Medium 2-3432112.544864thin
One grade step is worth $16.12/cwt here — about $259 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 sale316 hd
125.81
MO average17 barns · 8,651 hd
131.94
−6.13
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

57 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
Dairy SteersLarge 343880.00/cwt80.00–80.003503
Dairy SteersLarge 321882.00/cwt82.00–82.001794
Dairy SteersLarge 31,05289.00/cwt89.00–89.0093650
HeifersMedium 2-3432112.54/cwt110.00–115.004864
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy592130.50/cwt130.50–130.507736
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy698125.00/cwt125.00–125.0087318
BullsMedium and Large 1431163.20/cwt160.00–166.5070311
BullsMedium and Large 1639127.82/cwt127.00–131.0081712
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned546140.00/cwt140.00–140.007647
HeifersMedium and Large 1534137.81/cwt133.00–141.5073617
HeifersMedium and Large 1577128.40/cwt123.00–130.5074123
HeifersMedium and Large 1843108.50/cwt108.50–108.509158
HeifersMedium and Large 1715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008447
HeifersMedium and Large 1625122.38/cwt118.00–125.5076534
HeifersMedium and Large 1482135.89/cwt127.00–144.0065530
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678124.98/cwt124.00–127.008473
SteersMedium and Large 1-2407157.21/cwt153.00–160.006405
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2673116.44/cwt113.50–118.5078426
SteersMedium and Large 1776129.24/cwt128.00–130.001,0038
SteersMedium and Large 1513150.00/cwt150.00–150.007707
SteersMedium and Large 1478155.52/cwt153.00–160.0074313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423135.93/cwt130.00–139.0057512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2716125.96/cwt124.00–129.009025
BullsMedium and Large 1-2387151.32/cwt150.00–158.0058612
SteersMedium and Large 1580146.65/cwt139.00–154.0085135
SteersMedium and Large 1683133.68/cwt132.00–138.0091329
SteersMedium and Large 1718131.86/cwt129.00–134.009478
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340153.00/cwt153.00–153.005203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520143.71/cwt137.00–148.5074725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473147.36/cwt143.00–157.0069716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489129.79/cwt128.00–133.0063515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned636125.00/cwt125.00–125.007957
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed418145.00/cwt145.00–145.006065
BullsMedium and Large 1564130.92/cwt127.00–134.0073814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2838114.00/cwt114.00–114.009555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2731110.18/cwt108.00–113.008055
BullsMedium and Large 1-2780104.06/cwt100.00–108.008125
BullsMedium and Large 1766118.00/cwt118.00–118.009047
BullsMedium and Large 1719116.00/cwt116.00–116.008345
BullsMedium and Large 1480155.00/cwt155.00–155.007445
HeifersMedium and Large 1780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008583
HeifersMedium and Large 1448146.50/cwt146.50–146.5065610
HeifersMedium and Large 1690120.87/cwt118.00–124.0083414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619137.05/cwt135.00–139.0084815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2771126.68/cwt122.00–129.009777
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2532123.51/cwt120.00–129.5065738
BullsMedium and Large 1540135.50/cwt133.00–138.007328
SteersMedium and Large 1438163.10/cwt160.00–167.007149
SteersMedium and Large 1630145.05/cwt142.00–149.0091425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577127.85/cwt125.00–135.007387
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520133.00/cwt133.00–133.006924
BullsMedium and Large 1-2737109.00/cwt109.00–109.008033
HeifersMedium and Large 1399149.50/cwt149.50–149.505977
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned539121.71/cwt121.00–125.0065611
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned596132.93/cwt132.00–134.0079215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575116.83/cwt115.00–119.5067227
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613120.68/cwt120.00–122.0074012

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.