Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, lightweight steer calves under 500lbs sold sharply higher, and steers weighing 500lbs to 750lbs sold mostly 15.00 to 35.00 higher. Heifers under 600lbs sold mostly 20.00 to 40.00 higher, and heavier weights had few comparisons. 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 $417.58/cwt on 75 head, up $38.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −33.27 against this barn's trailing median of $450.85.

Average price

$417.58

▲ 38.75 vs prior sale

75 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$43.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.85

vs MO average

+13.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	423.94	2,286	50
Medium and Large 1-2	551	407.03	2,241	23
Medium and Large 2	500	380.00	1,900	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.94/cwt here — about $386 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.40, low $370.33, median $450.85 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 sale75 hd

417.58

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MO average16 barns · 1,785 hd

409.74

+7.85

National average163 barns · 12,167 hd

403.65

+13.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

450.85

−33.27

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

74 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	550–600	569	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,191	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	406.86/cwt	400.00–408.00	2,116	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	556.13/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	439.45/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,824	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	476.56/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,254	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	432.67/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,042	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	871	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,273	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	423.20/cwt	422.50–424.00	2,201	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	736	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	341	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	520.08/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	321.51/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,701	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	364.10/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,312	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	412.68/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,398	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	411	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,716	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	552	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	326.67/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,342	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	470.95/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	375.92/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,492	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	439.23/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,091	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	407.21/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	484.13/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	603	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	340.82/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,137	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	352.58/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	478.54/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	404.30/cwt	404.00–406.00	2,507	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	441.87/cwt	431.00–460.00	2,293	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	425.44/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,812	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	393.93/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	595	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	402	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	553	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,157	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	415.85/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.18/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	468	404.30/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	504	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	492	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,153	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	342	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	462	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	325.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	506.76/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	357.87/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,043	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	772	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	464.76/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	396.20/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,290	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	420.59/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,221	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	319.03/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	406.07/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,921	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	392	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	444.51/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	365.01/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,478	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	319.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,266	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	368.73/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,164	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,416	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	446.14/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	473.10/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,015	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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