Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 6.00 higher and heifers under 600lbs were mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Heavier weights of steers and heifers were not well tested. Demand was moderate on a moderate to light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.94/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −162.48 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$292.94

67 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

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

$55.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.13

vs MO average

−6.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	302.47	1,679	22
Medium and Large 1-2	564	293.11	1,652	39
Medium 1-2	513	267.00	1,370	3thin
Medium and Large 2	513	246.66	1,265	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.81/cwt here — about $414 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 sale67 hd

292.94

—

MO average17 barns · 2,771 hd

310.06

−17.13

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−6.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−162.48

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

84 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 1-2	550–600	591	289.37/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,710	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	295.97/cwt	285.00–309.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	184.28/cwt	173.00–188.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	293.49/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	210.23/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	257.70/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	260.01/cwt	246.00–268.00	1,388	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	252.44/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,452	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	237.78/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,467	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	284.81/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,347	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	221.40/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	283.62/cwt	272.00–298.00	1,234	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	215.89/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,234	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	273.93/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,287	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	242.90/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	297.05/cwt	287.00–304.00	1,589	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	314.21/cwt	306.00–317.00	1,477	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	262.77/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,800	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	272.68/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,442	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	279.86/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	308.65/cwt	298.00–317.50	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	258.16/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	334.68/cwt	331.00–336.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	289.46/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,792	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	344.75/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	340.13/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	303.18/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	279.38/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,453	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	267.66/cwt	260.50–278.00	1,534	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	299.69/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,394	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,611	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	275.96/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,733	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	618	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	719	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,366	6
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	554	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,163	5
Steers	Large 2	650–700	663	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,359	8
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	783	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,605	5
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,041	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,176	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	925	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,781	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	691	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,341	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	980	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,744	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	713	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,305	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	778	198.14/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,542	68
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	882	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,742	23
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	373	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	671	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	434	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	513	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,370	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	394	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	942	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	833	186.59/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,554	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	521	224.36/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	300.75/cwt	295.50–312.00	1,720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	255.09/cwt	254.50–256.00	1,862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	306.16/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	685	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	313	213.90/cwt	210.00–217.50	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	266.89/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	235.59/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	239.06/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	261.69/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	359.56/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	324.10/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,556	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	261.63/cwt	254.00–277.50	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	230.05/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	263.51/cwt	250.00–270.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	246.66/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	283.83/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,379	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	253.53/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	333.85/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	320.17/cwt	316.00–328.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	235.83/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,825	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	274.40/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,748	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	224.67/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	240.57/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,756	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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