Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 15.00 to 25.00 higher, and heifers were steady to 10.00 higher based on limited comparisons. Demand was good on a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.53/cwt on 78 head, up $9.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −15.89 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$439.53

▲ 9.38 vs prior sale

78 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$74.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs MO average

+25.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	455.58	2,558	33
Medium and Large 1-2	575	433.59	2,494	40
Medium and Large 2	577	381.03	2,199	5thin

One grade step is worth $74.55/cwt here — about $360 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

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 sale78 hd

439.53

—

MO average12 barns · 1,121 hd

436.59

+2.94

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+25.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−15.89

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

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	520.71/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	446	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	433.22/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,352	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	298.80/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,623	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	366.53/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	508.65/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,396	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	641	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	454.41/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,577	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	521	427.27/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,226	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	434.76/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,526	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	357.87/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,598	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,583	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	436.20/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	527.41/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	444.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,191	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	372.30/cwt	367.50–373.00	2,632	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	526.07/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	331	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	404.10/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	418.44/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	573.77/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	466.31/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	531.37/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,210	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,482	4
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	452	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,492	5
Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	688	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,858	2
Steers	Large 2	750–800	794	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	438.66/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,908	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	407.47/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	555.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	444.91/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	488.36/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,251	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	366.02/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	477.54/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	396.63/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	379.80/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,123	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	436.99/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	426.35/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,029	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	581	428.33/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	381.03/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	405.35/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,136	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	513.50/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	654	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	452.81/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	361.77/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	551	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	330.23/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,443	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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