Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 6.00 to 12.00 higher with spots up to 20.00 higher. Heifers were 4.00 to 10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher. Dairy steers sold with a higher undertone compared to the last dairy special two weeks ago. Demand was good on a heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.37/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −143.05 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$312.37

149 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$72.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.77

vs MO average

+2.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	319.57	1,782	119
Medium and Large 1-2	554	289.42	1,602	26
Medium and Large 2	563	247.18	1,392	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.39/cwt here — about $390 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 $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 sale149 hd

312.37

—

MO average16 barns · 2,950 hd

313.14

−0.77

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

+2.82

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−143.05

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

104 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 1-2Unweaned	450–500	452	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	281.86/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	289.81/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,504	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	346.13/cwt	331.00–352.50	1,648	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	288.09/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,233	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	230.40/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,558	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	191.40/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	196.26/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	259.10/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,853	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	280.21/cwt	266.00–284.00	1,564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	257.26/cwt	230.00–271.00	1,616	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	315.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,517	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	302.20/cwt	290.00–315.00	991	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	216.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	240.70/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,747	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	189.96/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	340.66/cwt	265.00–362.50	1,100	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	290.52/cwt	281.00–307.00	1,554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	300.07/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,143	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	228.80/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,640	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	354.93/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	233.53/cwt	224.00–247.00	1,815	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	264.71/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,387	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	244.04/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	331.29/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	324.86/cwt	323.00–332.00	1,342	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	294.85/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,828	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	351.15/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,471	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	395.55/cwt	382.50–412.50	1,258	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	322.41/cwt	316.00–329.00	1,670	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	267.42/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,631	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	255.65/cwt	249.00–266.00	1,948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	242.57/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	306.43/cwt	302.50–308.00	1,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	318.84/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,824	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	264.85/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,483	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,395	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	204.75/cwt	204.75–204.75	1,863	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	316.55/cwt	307.50–327.00	1,181	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	276.68/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	235.79/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,674	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	785	187.85/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,475	12
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	687	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,505	5
Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	603	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,085	4
Steers	Large 2-3	750–800	793	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	672	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,593	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	747	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,643	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	527	219.46/cwt	206.00–235.00	1,157	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	988	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,808	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	471	234.49/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,104	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	606	199.37/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,208	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	880	187.21/cwt	170.00–189.50	1,647	65
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	393	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	983	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	421	235.33/cwt	214.00–250.00	991	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	218.84/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,226	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	918	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,735	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	339	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	757	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	666	184.91/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,232	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	703	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	298.65/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,263	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	557	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,777	31
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	380	221.51/cwt	207.00–230.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	420	237.04/cwt	234.00–240.00	996	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	828	185.16/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,533	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	238.33/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	195.05/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	288.34/cwt	287.50–289.00	1,906	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,559	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	279.75/cwt	279.75–279.75	1,869	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	247.00/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	237.50/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	332.31/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,432	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	262.44/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	255.81/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,489	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	283.37/cwt	266.00–291.00	1,349	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	986	194.98/cwt	192.50–202.00	1,923	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	348.49/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,286	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	213.59/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,467	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	294.96/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,610	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	214.91/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	309.17/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	208.01/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	323.79/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,574	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	268.22/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,794	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	264.79/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	254.26/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	287.15/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	227.01/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	247.18/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	283.97/cwt	273.00–298.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	308.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	274.60/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,030	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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