Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 lower, and heifers sold unevenly steady from 5.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Many small groups of unweaned or short weaned calves this week. The feeder cattle futures board showed some recovery throughout the day after a sharp downturn at the end of last week highly related to a bearish cattle on feed report published last Friday. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.03/cwt on 83 head, down $16.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −4.09 against this barn's trailing median of $405.12.

Average price

$401.03

▼ 16.41 vs prior sale

83 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$80.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.42

vs MO average

−6.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	415.98	2,308	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	402.63	2,242	50
Large 2	518	400.00	2,072	2thin
Medium and Large 2	529	388.77	2,057	8thin
Medium 2	562	335.00	1,883	4thin

One grade step is worth $80.98/cwt here — about $425 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.08, low $360.61, median $405.12 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 sale83 hd

401.03

—

MO average9 barns · 822 hd

410.44

−9.42

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−6.41

This barn, trailing median33 sales

405.12

−4.09

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

92 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 1-2	550–600	582	384.89/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,240	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	355.72/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,405	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	529.92/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	460	454.18/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,089	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	580	390.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,263	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	318.75/cwt	300.00–337.50	2,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	475.67/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,050	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	337.84/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	564.53/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	387.99/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	318.80/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	418.83/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,412	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	394.70/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,447	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	455.71/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,210	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	533.69/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,231	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	559.40/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,159	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	619	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,337	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	486	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	362.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,477	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	505.56/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	404.21/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,510	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	493.32/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,116	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	423.55/cwt	417.50–426.00	2,592	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	444.43/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,231	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	659	384.19/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	409.50/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	471.41/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	467.92/cwt	462.50–490.00	2,405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	501.78/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,343	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	437.99/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	407.08/cwt	400.00–411.00	2,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	538.01/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	601	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,399	2
Bulls	Medium 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	562	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,883	4
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	2
Steers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	3,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	704	376.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	507	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	407.61/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,115	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	723	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	430.61/cwt	422.50–435.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	669	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	375.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	406.65/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	957	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	436.62/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	473	473.19/cwt	472.50–475.00	2,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	442	465.98/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	326.50/cwt	315.00–338.00	2,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	672	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	415.06/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	478.38/cwt	465.00–487.50	2,306	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	450.27/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,400	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	534.45/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,079	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	419.88/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,419	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	420.12/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,227	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	347.18/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,833	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	373.78/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	364.03/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,614	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	400.13/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,537	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	497.08/cwt	487.50–515.00	1,884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	335.34/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	456.79/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,151	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	483.02/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	582.56/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	376.71/cwt	367.50–397.50	2,343	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	435.77/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,310	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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