Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher, and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower based on limited comparisons from last week's light run. 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 $299.55/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −155.86 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$299.55

88 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$52.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs MO average

+19.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	305.38	1,661	76
Medium and Large 1-2	574	272.03	1,561	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	253.21	1,393	6thin

One grade step is worth $52.18/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale88 hd

299.55

—

MO average14 barns · 1,447 hd

299.50

+0.05

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+19.21

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−155.86

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

80 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	400–450	437	290.26/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	227.03/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	264.71/cwt	252.00–273.00	1,789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	203.55/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	231.39/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	272.03/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	316.03/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,381	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	559	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,691	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	768	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,870	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	275.45/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,694	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	323.65/cwt	316.00–332.50	1,039	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	615	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,480	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	676	198.57/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,342	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	990	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,762	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	287.58/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,237	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	607	204.02/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,238	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	677	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,882	40
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	738	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,255	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	773	183.28/cwt	174.00–193.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	432	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,253	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	237.30/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,507	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	410	197.89/cwt	195.00–211.00	811	29
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	336	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	672	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	472	198.29/cwt	192.00–205.00	936	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	397	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	794	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	578	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,133	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	824	189.37/cwt	186.50–195.00	1,560	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	522	203.26/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,061	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	877	182.77/cwt	181.50–184.50	1,603	31
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	622	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	260.54/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,613	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	272.66/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	567	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	259.97/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,256	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	215.55/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	297.99/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,433	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	213.51/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	542	264.85/cwt	261.50–270.00	1,435	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	313.68/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,299	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	242.10/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,501	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	254.98/cwt	248.00–259.50	1,443	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	273.22/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,451	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	265.81/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,255	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	286.67/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	503	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	239.50/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,174	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	256.07/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,744	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	301.64/cwt	296.00–307.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	256.12/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	321	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	618	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,458	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	282.58/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,249	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	230.07/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	233.51/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	237.29/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	256.55/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,999	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	707	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	255.99/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	306.42/cwt	287.00–311.00	1,452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	587	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,350	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	457	282.40/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,291	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	310.44/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,624	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,946	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	249.81/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	280.68/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,364	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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