Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 550lbs sold steady, and steers over 550lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher based on limited weight comparisons. Heifers had few to compare to last week but sold with a steady to firm undertone. 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 $304.97/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −150.44 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$304.97

131 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$77.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.98

vs MO average

−9.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	312.33	1,750	95
Medium and Large 1-2	557	291.93	1,625	32
Medium and Large 2	567	234.57	1,330	4thin

One grade step is worth $77.76/cwt here — about $420 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

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 sale131 hd

304.97

—

MO average16 barns · 4,095 hd

317.95

−12.98

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−9.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−150.44

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

77 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	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	261.25/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,374	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	229.37/cwt	224.50–235.00	1,865	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	297.95/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	302.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	241.11/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,483	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	327.69/cwt	327.50–328.00	1,389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	342.34/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	253.23/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,426	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	299.38/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,862	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	280.52/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	265.35/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,696	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	289.01/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,355	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	305.57/cwt	296.00–318.00	1,482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	249.87/cwt	244.00–250.50	1,692	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	330.83/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	310.37/cwt	304.00–319.00	1,775	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	320.15/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,674	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	275.04/cwt	272.50–278.00	1,405	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	262.21/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,956	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	255.03/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,612	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	312.38/cwt	311.00–318.00	1,587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	312.23/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,283	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	288.48/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	284.97/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	262.09/cwt	261.50–265.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	329.98/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,211	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	479	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,176	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	336	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	786	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	744	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,339	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	667	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,394	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	763	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,373	13
Steers	Large 2-3	450–500	475	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,358	17
Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	682	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,303	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	432	231.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	999	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	219.82/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,154	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	629	193.98/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,220	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	569	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,297	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	243.29/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,807	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,780	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	261.65/cwt	256.50–264.50	1,523	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	277.73/cwt	272.00–298.00	1,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	234.57/cwt	220.00–272.00	1,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	286.39/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,652	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	270.84/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	302.50/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	322.03/cwt	319.00–327.00	1,530	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	314.01/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	239.47/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,849	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	232.35/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	273.41/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	446	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	351.42/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	345.92/cwt	342.00–362.50	1,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	307.89/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,173	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	683	247.08/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,688	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	296.27/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,227	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	264.29/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	273.13/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,319	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	331.09/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,457	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	231.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,555	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	246.04/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	356.39/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,326	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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