Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the steers and heifers under 700 lbs. sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher. There were three loads of yearling steers, straight off wheat pastures, that weighed 750-850 lbs. in the offering that sold from 377.50-386.00/cwt. It was a lighter offering again this week, with some heavy storms rolling through the area the past couple of days. Demand was very good on a moderate to light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $494.94/cwt on 86 head, up $13.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 33 comparable sales and sits +39.53 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$494.94

▲ 13.02 vs prior sale

86 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$24.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.14

vs MO average

+13.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	499.19	2,779	56
Medium and Large 1-2	555	488.86	2,712	26
Medium and Large 2	546	475.00	2,594	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.19/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.40, low $409.03, median $455.41 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale86 hd

494.94

—

MO average18 barns · 3,114 hd

485.81

+9.14

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

+13.92

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

+39.53

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	549.83/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	391.51/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,038	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	515.05/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	448.06/cwt	447.50–450.00	2,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	537	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	401.66/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	382.54/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	547.99/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,543	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	519.40/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	451.84/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,214	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	382.54/cwt	372.00–386.00	3,102	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	470.09/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,402	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	377.91/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,989	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	429.99/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,696	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	543.53/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,821	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	484.99/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,265	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	514.86/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,214	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	487.89/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,786	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	412.45/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,376	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	439.01/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,454	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	410.10/cwt	400.00–413.00	2,555	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	588.95/cwt	585.00–605.00	1,849	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	467.54/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	591	443.69/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	601.57/cwt	600.00–605.00	2,563	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	456.42/cwt	440.00–465.00	3,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	566.16/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,729	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	343	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	602	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	570.31/cwt	565.00–580.00	2,435	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	378	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	374	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,394	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	466	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,703	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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