Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with limited comparisons from last week's light offering. Demand was good on a moderate supply. Even though temps soared to near 100 degrees this week, 4 straight loads and several other smaller consignments were in the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.11/cwt on 158 head, down $27.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −43.30 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$412.11

▼ 27.42 vs prior sale

158 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$758

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$127.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.48

vs MO average

+10.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	432.90	2,463	65
Medium and Large 1-2	546	407.07	2,221	82
Medium and Large 2	537	385.00	2,067	3thin
Large 3	559	305.00	1,705	8thin

One grade step is worth $127.90/cwt here — about $758 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale158 hd

412.11

—

MO average16 barns · 945 hd

420.59

−8.48

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

+10.23

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−43.30

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

66 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	650–700	661	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	401.52/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	375.73/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,097	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	376.01/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	521.62/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,043	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	2,853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	433.62/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	353.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	632	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	623	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,367	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	396.23/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,243	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	414.75/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,202	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,005	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	336.47/cwt	335.50–337.50	2,799	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	577	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	392	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	485	423.26/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	579	376.78/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	429	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	445.59/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	398.14/cwt	375.00–412.50	1,812	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	601	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	425.33/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,216	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	399.43/cwt	398.00–402.50	2,468	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	426.62/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,521	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	3
Steers	Large 2	650–700	696	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,366	6
Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	6
Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,172	5
Steers	Large 3	550–600	559	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	656	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	427.90/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,041	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	418.95/cwt	407.50–430.00	2,166	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	362.30/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,427	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	402.15/cwt	385.00–423.00	2,296	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	373.66/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	357.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,204	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	376.85/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,574	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,995	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	494.92/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	473.79/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,251	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	456.59/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,438	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,573	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	363.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	344.56/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,650	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	325.10/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	364.83/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,441	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,832	2

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.

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