Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold unevenly from 3.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Heifers under 500lbs sold with a higher undertone and heifers over 500lbs were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $323.02/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −132.39 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$323.02

134 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$718

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$125.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.40

vs MO average

−17.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	333.48	1,862	81
Medium and Large 1-2	549	312.38	1,715	49
Medium and Large 2	598	275.00	1,645	2thin
Large 2	550	208.00	1,144	2thin

One grade step is worth $125.48/cwt here — about $718 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale134 hd

323.02

—

MO average15 barns · 3,828 hd

334.43

−11.40

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−17.92

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−132.39

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 2	650–700	677	254.69/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	306.28/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	256.70/cwt	248.00–269.00	1,984	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	301.12/cwt	292.00–312.50	1,762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	252.51/cwt	251.00–254.00	2,108	2
Steers	Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,184	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,380	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	461	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,664	10
Steers	Large 2	550–600	550	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	337.11/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	288.20/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,816	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,202	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,084	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	325.89/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,854	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	275.00/cwt	267.00–289.00	1,837	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	414.35/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,757	13
Steers	Large 2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	317.35/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,691	34
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,052	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	389.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	276.51/cwt	274.00–277.00	2,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	421	358.70/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,645	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	860	197.31/cwt	194.00–197.50	1,697	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	699	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,964	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	472	230.09/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,086	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	753	206.89/cwt	182.00–207.50	1,558	44
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	194.37/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,370	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	953	200.75/cwt	200.75–200.75	1,913	47
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	562	243.49/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,368	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,148	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,089	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	271.99/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	309.55/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	238.09/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	299.58/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	555	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	328.71/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	292.38/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,798	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	249.17/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	207.06/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	291.10/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,651	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	350.32/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	302.83/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,541	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	274.76/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,682	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	330.03/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,584	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	245.34/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,673	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	344.75/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	229.53/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	259.89/cwt	242.50–267.00	1,617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	358.61/cwt	341.00–366.00	1,531	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	338	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	218.97/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	285.88/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,495	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	271.09/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,526	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	209.89/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,941	11
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	427	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	616	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	505	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	3
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,009	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,099	6
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	302.03/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	305.35/cwt	297.00–308.00	1,933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	343.51/cwt	325.00–351.00	1,831	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	407.92/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	372.13/cwt	357.50–395.00	1,701	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	329.87/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,887	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,936	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	648	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,834	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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