Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 7.00 lower, and heifers sold unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 4.00 lower. Some high quality long weaned groups were included in the offering, but were accompanied by many smaller consignments of unweaned or short weaned calves with many bull calves in the mix. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.69/cwt on 125 head, up $7.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.22 against this barn's trailing median of $448.91.

Average price

$400.69

▲ 7.00 vs prior sale

125 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$60.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs MO average

−13.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	414.41	2,301	52
Medium and Large 1-2	561	394.21	2,211	67
Medium and Large 2	547	354.18	1,937	6thin

One grade step is worth $60.23/cwt here — about $363 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 $448.91 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 sale125 hd

400.69

—

MO average19 barns · 2,428 hd

400.41

+0.28

National average172 barns · 15,995 hd

413.83

−13.14

This barn, trailing median34 sales

448.91

−48.22

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

106 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	400–450	428	391.66/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	475.09/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	358.03/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,213	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	349.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,333	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	321.72/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	412.50/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,186	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	445.33/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	332.70/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,123	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	387.87/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,261	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	341.85/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,465	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	544	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	453	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	458.55/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	353.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	408	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	355.01/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,187	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	289.96/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	423.03/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,018	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	620	339.67/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,106	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	626	313.31/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	324	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,685	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	434	366.55/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	356.05/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	331.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,239	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	700–750	708	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	398	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	353.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	348.34/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	303.23/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	400.71/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	386.52/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	337.50/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	349.09/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,332	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	442	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	359.91/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,051	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,281	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	2
Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	447	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	484	326.18/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,579	8
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	448	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	441	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,521	5
Bulls	Medium 2-3	450–500	483	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,709	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,343	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,692	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,239	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	413.38/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	357.62/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,575	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	436.94/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,228	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	372.76/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,516	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	457.03/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,664	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	427.53/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,808	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	370.70/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,061	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,744	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	594	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	687	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	465.18/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	402.01/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,312	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,833	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	454	399.93/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	303.54/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,322	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	394.57/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,040	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,079	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	694	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,464	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	587	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,401	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	717	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,366	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	425.29/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,867	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	329.73/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,054	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	519	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	346.34/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,002	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	581	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	314.14/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,274	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	350.39/cwt	335.00–357.50	2,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	407.61/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,516	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	313.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,245	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	323.61/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,226	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	387.19/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,870	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	424.50/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,965	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	364.02/cwt	342.50–372.50	1,918	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	317.08/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,090	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	344.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	408.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	283.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,373	5

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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