Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: SLMC will hold a special replacement cow and bull auction Saturday November 16th, 4:00pm

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher on a moderate to good supply with good demand from buyers. Much needed rain fall in the area last week and continued warmer temps for November let the pastures green back up and left a positive outlook for fall grazing.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.42/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −169.99 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$285.42

98 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$83.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs MO average

−20.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	303.26	1,599	36
Medium and Large 1-2	557	284.42	1,585	53
Medium and Large 2-3	537	220.00	1,181	6thin
Large 2-3	540	220.00	1,188	3thin

One grade step is worth $83.26/cwt here — about $411 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

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 sale98 hd

285.42

—

MO average18 barns · 3,365 hd

288.24

−2.81

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−20.02

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−169.99

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

73 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	450–500	477	318.83/cwt	307.50–337.00	1,521	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	289.01/cwt	278.00–297.50	1,792	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,675	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	298.62/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	248.62/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,706	19
Steers	Large 2	650–700	665	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	294.11/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,385	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	283.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,624	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	247.66/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,771	9
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	2
Steers	Large 2	800–850	829	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	285.25/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,543	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	478	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,348	6
Steers	Large 3	450–500	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	308.78/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	691	184.82/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,277	27
Steers	Large 2	900–950	923	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,846	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	619	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,127	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	201.34/cwt	194.00–209.00	926	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	713	186.35/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,329	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	881	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,498	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	782	184.50/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,443	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	558	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,579	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	803	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,486	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	243.82/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,539	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	292.88/cwt	277.50–306.00	1,412	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	577	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	230.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,568	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	268.87/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,533	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	224.75/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	250.29/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,424	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	933	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	293.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	268.73/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	303.25/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,122	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	253.21/cwt	252.50–253.50	1,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	247.71/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,278	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	212.01/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	953	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	242.14/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	283.99/cwt	280.00–285.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	232.56/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,460	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	235.09/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	242.49/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,409	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	255.25/cwt	244.00–275.00	1,223	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	305.06/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,281	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	267.32/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,270	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	553	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	500–550	511	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	984	6
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	668	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	220.41/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,567	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	304.45/cwt	297.00–312.50	1,592	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	338.66/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,443	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	337.45/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,265	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	293.73/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	965	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	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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