Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher with spots up to 15.00 higher. Heifers were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. A high quality run with groups of long weaned yearlings were included in the offering and very attractive to buyers. 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 $303.30/cwt on 196 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −152.11 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$303.30

196 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$788

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$126.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.36

vs MO average

+2.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	320.07	1,783	103
Medium and Large 1-2	556	292.68	1,626	76
Medium and Large 2	537	279.36	1,500	11thin
Medium 2	513	194.00	995	6thin

One grade step is worth $126.07/cwt here — about $788 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 sale196 hd

303.30

—

MO average15 barns · 2,191 hd

311.66

−8.36

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+2.64

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−152.11

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

70 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	700–750	727	223.61/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	297.94/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,156	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	339.03/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	293.76/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,246	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	211.50/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	295.01/cwt	286.00–305.00	1,437	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	280.43/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,554	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	232.96/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,598	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	290.67/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,503	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	267.48/cwt	254.00–273.00	1,533	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	250.27/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,574	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	267.23/cwt	256.50–271.00	1,951	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	334.39/cwt	327.00–339.00	1,572	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	323.24/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,691	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	358.17/cwt	356.00–359.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	596	281.90/cwt	281.00–282.50	1,680	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	733	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	248.34/cwt	246.50–252.00	1,659	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	322.27/cwt	318.00–341.00	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	302.40/cwt	289.50–308.75	1,920	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	262.44/cwt	253.00–266.50	2,013	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	310.46/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	260.63/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,619	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	279.37/cwt	276.00–279.50	1,601	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	288.27/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,490	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	297.51/cwt	297.00–299.00	1,443	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	341.50/cwt	341.00–342.50	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	499	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	604	251.55/cwt	248.00–262.00	1,519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,821	7
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium 2-3	350–400	376	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	718	4
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	513	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	265.84/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,826	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	236.82/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	284.95/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,895	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	318.21/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,836	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	283.08/cwt	282.00–284.00	1,766	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	250.84/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	267.88/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,256	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	326.34/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	273.17/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	509	269.33/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	280.94/cwt	266.00–287.00	1,790	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	249.96/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	324.04/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,371	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	279.36/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,500	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	257.89/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	248.53/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,779	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	272.29/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,400	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	285.88/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,381	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	229.69/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,553	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	308.90/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,489	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	294.36/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,690	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	259.13/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,607	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	338.97/cwt	326.00–347.50	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	297.73/cwt	284.00–309.00	1,557	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,098	2

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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