Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher, and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good on a moderate to light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.37/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −164.74 against this barn's trailing median of $405.12.

Average price

$240.37

56 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$64.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.38

vs MO average

−6.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	254.85	1,448	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	240.49	1,315	36
Medium and Large 2	553	222.04	1,228	5thin
Medium 2	560	190.00	1,064	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.85/cwt here — about $384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale56 hd

240.37

—

MO average15 barns · 1,570 hd

253.75

−13.38

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−6.41

This barn, trailing median33 sales

405.12

−164.74

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

79 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	550–600	589	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	216.99/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	241.99/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,960	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	260.93/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,631	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	285.23/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	295.08/cwt	291.00–296.00	1,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	265.35/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,528	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	605	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	229.40/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,865	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	258.75/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	289.09/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,052	5
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,004	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	234.88/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	245.04/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,649	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	274.37/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,421	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	277.40/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	253.17/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,552	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	248.48/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,792	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	279.54/cwt	269.00–288.00	1,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	241.13/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	223.56/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,491	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	623	243.27/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,344	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	229.70/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,585	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	682	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,415	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	292.00/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	253.19/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	236.06/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	269.25/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,274	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	228.68/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	283.56/cwt	269.00–289.00	1,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	254.85/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,448	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	305.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	237.23/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	229.40/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,539	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	260.18/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,376	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	215.29/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	255.82/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	233.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,432	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	240.19/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,628	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	241.51/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	227.35/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,526	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	264.10/cwt	262.00–267.00	967	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,028	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	263.85/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,256	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	268.80/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,156	9
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	233.18/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,765	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	233.53/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	435	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	209.65/cwt	208.50–212.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	281.00/cwt	280.00–285.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	580	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	240.12/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,369	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	225.41/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	212.43/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,366	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	295.12/cwt	288.00–299.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	241.34/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,248	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	197.30/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	828	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,896	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	5

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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