Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower based on limited comparisons. Demand was moderate on a moderate to light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.45/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −169.66 against this barn's trailing median of $405.12.

Average price

$235.45

107 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$21.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.15

vs MO average

−1.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	238.91	1,366	31
Medium and Large 1-2	538	235.24	1,265	71
Medium and Large 2	543	217.02	1,179	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.89/cwt here — about $187 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.08, low $360.61, median $405.12 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 sale107 hd

235.45

—

MO average15 barns · 1,866 hd

247.60

−12.15

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−1.56

This barn, trailing median33 sales

405.12

−169.66

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	450–500	474	225.76/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,070	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	239.42/cwt	220.00–250.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	314.38/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	272.64/cwt	267.00–277.50	1,589	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	248.02/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,545	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	557	235.42/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,311	12
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,062	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	227.65/cwt	227.00–228.50	1,894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	271.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,300	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	233.35/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	259.20/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,636	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	251.17/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	236.51/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,727	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	238.13/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,581	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	218.91/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	278.50/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,072	2
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	276.61/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,170	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	204.56/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	265.32/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,401	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	254.93/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	249.54/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	244.16/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	233.55/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	274.41/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,408	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	686	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	198.42/cwt	189.00–207.50	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	263.11/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,281	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	229.78/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	247.95/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,461	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	291.95/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,109	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	257.53/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,468	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	258.33/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,330	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	272.29/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,149	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	237.08/cwt	224.00–244.00	1,235	50
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	220.24/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	244.86/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,489	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	230.85/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,334	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	231.31/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,564	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	185.63/cwt	175.00–189.50	1,591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	201.08/cwt	199.00–202.50	1,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	230.22/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,515	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	215.96/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	251.98/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,081	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	239.83/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,410	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	221.51/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,480	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	239.11/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,148	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	192.34/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	268.11/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,003	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	221.33/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	230.52/cwt	230.00–231.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	237.46/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	206.47/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	224.14/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,408	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	199.66/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	252.11/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,167	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	320.33/cwt	317.50–323.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	243.71/cwt	243.50–245.00	1,779	21

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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