Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 550lbs sold with a weaker undertone, and steers over 550lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers were 3.00 to 10.00 lower with spots 13.00 lower. 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 $270.85/cwt on 212 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −184.57 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$270.85

212 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$583

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3

$96.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.40

vs MO average

+2.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	289.69	1,576	120
Medium and Large 1-2	563	253.65	1,429	65
Medium and Large 2	549	238.69	1,311	21
Large 2-3	515	192.72	993	6thin

One grade step is worth $96.97/cwt here — about $583 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 sale212 hd

270.85

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MO average17 barns · 2,777 hd

277.24

−6.40

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

+2.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−184.57

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

100 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	450–500	466	272.72/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,271	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	471	176.51/cwt	165.00–181.00	831	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	959	163.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,566	9
Steers	Large 2	850–900	862	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,552	22
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	395	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	248.66/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,293	10
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	515	192.72/cwt	185.00–200.00	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	239.08/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	314.74/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	259.74/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	273.55/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	216.94/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	245.62/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,520	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	228.91/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	248.55/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,442	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	338.62/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	206.18/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,814	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	290.15/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,393	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	297.08/cwt	280.00–298.25	1,610	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,171	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	434	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	264.35/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,396	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	843	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	274.53/cwt	268.00–285.00	983	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	914	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,572	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	215.34/cwt	195.00–221.00	1,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,594	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	858	168.35/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,444	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	730	169.31/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,236	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,059	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,324	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	398	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	229.63/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,323	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	228.13/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,387	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	578	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,017	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	608	163.72/cwt	141.00–184.00	995	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	328	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	656	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	657	167.68/cwt	146.00–171.00	1,102	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	188.50/cwt	165.00–192.00	1,461	69
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	546	177.49/cwt	152.00–184.00	969	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	211.00/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,291	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	239.92/cwt	232.00–245.00	904	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	245.99/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	280.15/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,272	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	213.12/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	248.17/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,276	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	271.50/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,287	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	203.35/cwt	199.00–217.00	1,507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	206.13/cwt	196.00–217.00	1,391	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	233.32/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,442	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	282.58/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,209	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,223	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	251.43/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,192	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	283.13/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,172	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	246.14/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,435	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	284.61/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,053	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	235.14/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,566	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	271.82/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	218.28/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	197.86/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	197.06/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	266.60/cwt	263.00–277.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	226.67/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,301	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	231.14/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,121	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	301.61/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,131	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	237.66/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	643	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,351	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	216.44/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,149	12
Heifers	Large 2-3	650–700	684	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	236.39/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	271.00/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	390	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	257.47/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,066	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	507	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,364	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	590	258.79/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	213.25/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	228.74/cwt	215.00–245.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	228.07/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,435	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	220.14/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,484	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	536	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,244	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	239.50/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,236	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	207.63/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,597	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	238.00/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	269.50/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	234.78/cwt	220.00–256.00	911	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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