Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs sold unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Heifers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.24/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −151.17 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$304.24

142 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$33.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

vs MO average

−0.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	311.96	1,723	71
Medium and Large 1-2	551	297.88	1,640	66
Medium and Large 2	523	278.62	1,457	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.34/cwt here — about $266 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

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 sale142 hd

304.24

—

MO average8 barns · 927 hd

314.68

−10.44

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−0.90

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−151.17

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	313.46/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	269.09/cwt	255.00–276.50	1,423	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	303.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,107	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	316.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,530	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	194.98/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	281.42/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	258.46/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,455	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	291.92/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	330.82/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,370	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	373.90/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,354	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	298.01/cwt	295.00–303.50	1,898	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	253.60/cwt	252.75–260.00	2,021	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	316.05/cwt	312.00–334.00	1,378	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	313.18/cwt	313.00–314.00	1,697	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	254.75/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	344.24/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,122	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	302.01/cwt	291.00–307.00	1,404	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	245.28/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	260.69/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,606	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	287.76/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,882	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	270.39/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,557	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	318.30/cwt	314.00–321.00	1,327	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	282.41/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,435	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	341.38/cwt	337.00–347.50	1,406	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	334.25/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	253.55/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,524	9
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	523	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,156	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,088	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,937	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	597	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,194	5
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	915	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,949	5
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,018	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	310.18/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,777	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	328.53/cwt	326.00–332.50	1,544	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	289.35/cwt	285.50–297.00	1,823	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	388	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	313.26/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	242.80/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	246.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	278.62/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	243.11/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	296.59/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,136	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	244.99/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	294.35/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,704	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	251.00/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,790	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	279.29/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,218	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	577	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	225.51/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	340.02/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	304.23/cwt	289.00–311.00	1,585	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	305.05/cwt	284.00–315.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	279.51/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,325	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	220.33/cwt	205.00–222.00	2,040	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	220.51/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	211.18/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	269.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,823	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	231.67/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	240.70/cwt	234.50–250.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	294.07/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	283.31/cwt	269.00–290.50	1,757	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,573	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	236.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,775	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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