Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were very few true weight comparisons due to last weeks light run, but steers and heifers sold with a steady to firm undertone. Demand was good with some quality groups of calves and yearlings in town. Cooler temps are also in the forecast with even a chance for some rain in the area. Supply was moderate to light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.83/cwt on 79 head, up $8.50 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −73.81 against this barn's trailing median of $452.64.

Average price

$378.83

▲ 8.50 vs prior sale

79 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$33.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs MO average

−11.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	388.05	2,151	45
Medium and Large 1-2	563	367.35	2,068	32
Medium and Large 2	530	355.00	1,882	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.05/cwt here — about $269 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.40, low $370.33, median $452.64 across 34 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 sale79 hd

378.83

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MO average4 barns · 190 hd

373.87

+4.96

National average133 barns · 6,012 hd

390.78

−11.95

This barn, trailing median34 sales

452.64

−73.81

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

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	378.09/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,023	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	309.69/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	306.20/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	377.58/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,095	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	355.64/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,888	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	708	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,319	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	368.07/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,076	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	388.59/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	422	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,976	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	393.18/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,406	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,469	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	373.97/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	386.68/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	401	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	390.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	338.18/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	445.00/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	408.65/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	367.39/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,716	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	522	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	317.25/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,980	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	338.43/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,271	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	453.42/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	362.67/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,770	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	404.15/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	322.56/cwt	310.00–324.00	2,458	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	517	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	331.05/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,089	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	329.62/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,370	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	565	346.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	944	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	497	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,038	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	617	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,129	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	402.02/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,177	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	498	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,942	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,562	8
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	990	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,673	9
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,031	254.02/cwt	248.00–266.00	2,619	6
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	951	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,568	8

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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