Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's wean - vac special, steers sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher, and heifers under 700lbs sold unevenly from 2.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Another quality run with some groups of long weaned and vaccinated yearlings on offer again this week. 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 $318.94/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −136.47 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$318.94

154 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$528

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

$105.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.50

vs MO average

−23.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	335.89	1,850	60
Medium and Large 1-2	549	313.94	1,725	76
Large 1-2	570	292.00	1,664	9thin
Medium and Large 2	594	288.00	1,711	7thin
Medium 2-3	575	230.00	1,323	2thin

One grade step is worth $105.89/cwt here — about $528 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 sale154 hd

318.94

—

MO average18 barns · 4,387 hd

336.45

−17.50

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−23.51

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−136.47

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

86 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 2	650–700	692	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	338.29/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,600	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	299.48/cwt	292.00–312.50	1,728	35
Steers	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,182	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	325.94/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,718	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	366.51/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	244.98/cwt	243.00–247.00	2,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	280.27/cwt	273.00–286.00	1,931	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	358.26/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,361	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	275.14/cwt	271.00–280.00	2,141	62
Steers	Large 2	450–500	496	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	267.87/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,931	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	428.60/cwt	400.00–447.50	1,419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	352.69/cwt	337.00–363.00	1,873	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	282.72/cwt	274.00–287.00	2,030	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	287.13/cwt	282.50–291.00	1,789	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	350.72/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,526	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	360.03/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,735	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,140	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	240.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,082	5
Steers	Large 2	600–650	623	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	261.29/cwt	250.00–269.00	2,017	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	363	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	505	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	228.71/cwt	219.00–235.00	2,145	22
Steers	Medium 2-3	450–500	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	678	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	458	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,637	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	638	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	616	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,039	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	317.69/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	240.34/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	306.76/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	250.42/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	320.25/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	276.72/cwt	249.00–295.00	1,777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	324.82/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,393	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	364.14/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,162	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	274.01/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,696	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	286.82/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,666	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	235.18/cwt	228.00–247.00	1,705	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	270.36/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,576	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	254.28/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,864	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	393	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	345.21/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,343	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	315.63/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	296.12/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	307.95/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,595	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	318.63/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,485	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	308.35/cwt	295.00–313.00	1,314	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	287.82/cwt	273.00–297.50	1,407	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	235.14/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,820	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	247.69/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,679	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	421.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,168	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	264.98/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,651	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	276.50/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,457	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	587	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	659	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	305.85/cwt	288.00–323.00	2,052	104
Heifers	Medium 2-3	400–450	449	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	260.54/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	322.63/cwt	316.00–331.00	1,845	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	381.56/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	308.93/cwt	294.50–314.50	1,946	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	406	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,234	39

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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