Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale three weeks ago, lightweight steer and heifer calves sold with a sharply higher undertone, and steers and heifers over 500lbs sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was very good, with plenty of bidders and buyers in town, on a heavy supply of good quality calves and yearlings after a couple weeks of extreme winter weather, and few sales in session in the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.75/cwt on 205 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −127.67 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$327.75

205 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$567

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

$102.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.30

vs MO average

−20.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	349.22	1,884	102
Medium and Large 1-2	570	320.63	1,829	77
Medium and Large 2	555	292.72	1,625	10thin
Large 2-3	533	247.00	1,317	16thin

One grade step is worth $102.22/cwt here — about $567 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale205 hd

327.75

—

MO average15 barns · 2,229 hd

344.04

−16.30

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−20.49

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−127.67

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

106 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 1Unweaned	400–450	433	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	294.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	296.94/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	377.78/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,590	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	329.83/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	336.59/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,464	4
Steers	Large 2	300–350	345	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	246.98/cwt	243.00–250.00	2,045	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	246.17/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,310	5
Steers	Large 2	950–1000	969	197.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	342.59/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	294.61/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,812	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	370.60/cwt	347.50–385.00	1,768	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	259.21/cwt	258.00–264.00	2,302	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	269.61/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,949	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	264.27/cwt	250.00–272.00	2,061	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	319.98/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,856	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	441.14/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,407	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	423.08/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,790	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	397.89/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,890	36
Steers	Large 1-2	950–1000	995	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	407.49/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,536	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	277.41/cwt	274.00–282.50	2,122	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	260.19/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	284.57/cwt	265.00–293.00	1,944	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	447	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,721	6
Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	533	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,317	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	492	246.15/cwt	231.00–257.50	1,211	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	684	220.24/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,506	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	290.62/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,532	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	217.84/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	394.98/cwt	380.00–409.00	1,856	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	269.89/cwt	255.00–280.00	985	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	819	204.88/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	346	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	579	304.42/cwt	294.00–320.00	1,763	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	933	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,726	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	529	256.30/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,356	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	247.11/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,371	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	633	232.25/cwt	224.00–243.00	1,470	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	777	208.42/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	312.50/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	278.34/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	364.49/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,491	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	366.54/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	308.68/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,729	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	245.29/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	277.50/cwt	272.00–283.00	1,762	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,002	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	383.51/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,446	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	376.23/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,268	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	246.24/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,780	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	335.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,448	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	369.91/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	276.04/cwt	269.50–295.00	1,822	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	295.70/cwt	283.00–300.50	1,727	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	354.62/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	260.25/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,772	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	310.11/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,631	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	261.51/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,653	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	236.33/cwt	226.00–247.00	1,858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	244.78/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,403	3
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	679	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	320.78/cwt	307.50–336.00	2,002	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	277.39/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	365.81/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,522	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	343.31/cwt	329.00–356.00	1,964	43
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	281.19/cwt	273.00–286.00	2,055	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	439.46/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,591	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	292.01/cwt	266.00–300.00	1,384	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	267.45/cwt	261.00–271.50	2,217	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	354.87/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,824	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	523	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	470	316.91/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,489	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	277.27/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,170	13
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	463	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,331	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	615	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	301.19/cwt	293.50–317.50	2,024	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	303.34/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	332	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	288.15/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,516	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	321.33/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,558	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	408	328.77/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	581	271.96/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	353.31/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,357	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	245.25/cwt	243.00–247.50	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	332.84/cwt	329.00–357.50	1,534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	278.04/cwt	267.50–288.00	1,604	30

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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