Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the best test of 450lb - 700lb steers sold mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher and heifers were 5.00 to 9.00 higher based on limited comparisons from last weeks light run. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.19/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −163.22 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$292.19

127 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$62.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.21

vs MO average

−33.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	305.89	1,712	58
Medium and Large 1-2	561	290.39	1,629	53
Medium 1-2	503	282.00	1,418	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	243.70	1,291	14thin

One grade step is worth $62.19/cwt here — about $421 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 sale127 hd

292.19

—

MO average13 barns · 3,673 hd

318.40

−26.21

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−33.18

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−163.22

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

93 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 2	400–450	448	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	298.39/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,734	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	247.57/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,820	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	267.49/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,693	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	237.84/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	7
Steers	Large 2	700–750	742	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	332.68/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,577	20
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	354.43/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,340	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	277.71/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	257.03/cwt	253.00–270.00	2,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	227.75/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	315.16/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,510	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	311.96/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	242.40/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,219	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	238.79/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	265.66/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	246.00/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,902	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	286.45/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,661	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	708	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	545	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	246.03/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	337.45/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,286	7
Steers	Large 2	650–700	693	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	615	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	306.41/cwt	306.00–309.00	1,642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	267.27/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	299.30/cwt	281.00–308.00	1,586	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	345.81/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	255.77/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,729	68
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	458	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	231.02/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	327.96/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,391	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	235.59/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	285.59/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	713	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	218.67/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,782	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	245.06/cwt	241.00–245.50	1,622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	293.45/cwt	291.00–296.00	1,514	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	280.35/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,618	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	336.66/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	316.45/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,345	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	319.94/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,491	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	236.99/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	258.08/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,489	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	269.37/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,533	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	294.93/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	284.56/cwt	282.00–292.50	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,725	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,779	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	230.35/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	287.89/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,224	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	239.72/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,496	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	267.74/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,245	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	226.10/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,775	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	231.39/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,564	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	260.01/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	251.69/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	234.06/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,706	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	318.13/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,161	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	257.94/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	456	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	532	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,303	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	563	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	263.09/cwt	252.50–272.00	1,392	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	241.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,253	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	268.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	232.72/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	353.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,465	26
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	503	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	281.77/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,747	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	548	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	2

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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