Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower, with spots down to 15.00 lower. Heifers were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Prices were largely affected today by a lower trade in the cattle futures market yesterday, as well as average or below quality of cattle for the majority of the offering today. Demand was moderate to light on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.76/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −183.66 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$271.76

101 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$32.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.28

vs MO average

+1.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	279.85	1,578	36
Medium and Large 1-2	558	268.95	1,501	60
Medium and Large 2	549	247.20	1,357	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.65/cwt here — about $220 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 sale101 hd

271.76

—

MO average13 barns · 1,507 hd

287.03

−15.28

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+1.26

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−183.66

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

76 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 2	500–550	518	221.43/cwt	214.00–236.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	260.44/cwt	257.50–266.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	303.39/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,302	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	294.32/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,239	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	257.39/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,598	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	239.94/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	243.91/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,041	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	448	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	323.66/cwt	323.00–327.50	1,275	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	274.71/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,439	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	245.88/cwt	223.00–252.00	1,797	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	280.32/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,564	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	285.04/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,759	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	213.64/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	225.32/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	241.28/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	266.53/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,543	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	283.09/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,373	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	308.15/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,171	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	500	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,340	4
Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	612	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	252.32/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,703	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	301.33/cwt	300.00–312.50	976	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	250.44/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,185	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	232.17/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	587	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,632	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	666	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	253.81/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,464	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	279.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,098	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	223.94/cwt	209.00–237.00	1,585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	228.11/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	232.65/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	205.10/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	254.54/cwt	250.50–261.00	1,583	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	272.24/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,157	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	205.31/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	226.09/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	222.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,592	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	241.29/cwt	229.00–252.00	1,383	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,329	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	266.09/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,261	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	300.58/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	302.00/cwt	298.00–310.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	230.37/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,520	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	274.77/cwt	271.00–295.00	929	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	214.95/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	260.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,371	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,401	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	278.44/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,041	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	274.30/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,163	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	292.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,253	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	248.20/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	225.08/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,251	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	218.06/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	213.04/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	249.38/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,292	26
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	435	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	384.99/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	283.64/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	240.78/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,490	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	265.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,270	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,363	11
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	598	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	267.44/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	256.61/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,845	19

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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