Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower, excluding 450-550lb steers which were up to 8.00 higher. Demand was good on a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.06/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −145.06 against this barn's trailing median of $405.12.

Average price

$260.06

78 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$32.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.91

vs MO average

−6.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	267.76	1,461	41
Medium and Large 1-2	571	254.62	1,454	31
Medium and Large 2	551	235.55	1,299	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.21/cwt here — about $162 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.08, low $360.61, median $405.12 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

260.06

—

MO average17 barns · 2,310 hd

273.97

−13.91

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−6.81

This barn, trailing median33 sales

405.12

−145.06

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

73 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	750–800	773	216.86/cwt	203.00–222.00	1,676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	313.76/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	284.43/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,462	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	263.47/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	324.83/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,182	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	268.01/cwt	252.00–279.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	308.89/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	233.67/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	280.30/cwt	275.00–297.50	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	289.37/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,826	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	344.80/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,400	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	298.24/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	531	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	275.64/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,442	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	307.22/cwt	300.00–311.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	333.79/cwt	319.00–340.00	1,759	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	309.46/cwt	294.00–317.50	1,355	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	348.95/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,612	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	232.90/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,542	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	288.64/cwt	286.00–293.00	1,377	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	252.42/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	319.64/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,160	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	262.71/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,471	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	235.75/cwt	235.75–235.75	1,704	72
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	613	209.47/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,284	13
Steers	Large 2	400–450	422	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	966	6
Steers	Large 2	750–800	778	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,680	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	374	238.72/cwt	237.50–240.00	893	10
Steers	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,165	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	659	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,727	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	252.70/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,074	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	521	235.83/cwt	219.00–257.50	1,229	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	669	211.15/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,413	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	730	203.04/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,482	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	569	220.62/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,255	48
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	333	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	231.17/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	298.98/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,534	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	485	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,246	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	777	192.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,499	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	199.54/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	253.37/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	233.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	279.23/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,363	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	339.16/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	296.64/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	280.58/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,206	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	295.95/cwt	289.00–306.00	1,563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	269.54/cwt	260.00–298.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	281.14/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	255.27/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,486	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	222.45/cwt	216.00–229.00	1,502	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	296.41/cwt	276.00–305.00	1,396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	171.57/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	270.23/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,303	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	277.96/cwt	259.00–290.00	1,618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	286.70/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,101	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	324.40/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	198.81/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,942	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	274.60/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,697	3

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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