Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 8.00 to 18.00 lower, and heifers were 5.00 to 15.000 lower. The majority of the offering consisted of short or unweaned calves. Supply was light with light demand due to a mix of hot weather, locals finally making up some time in the hayfield, and a sharp drop in the futures board on Tuesday leading to some uncertainty in the market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.16/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −104.25 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$351.16

82 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$20.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.14

vs MO average

−20.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	366.35	1,970	22
Medium and Large 1-2	568	345.60	1,962	55
Medium and Large 2	537	345.50	1,855	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about $114 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 sale82 hd

351.16

—

MO average14 barns · 2,665 hd

379.30

−28.14

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−20.76

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−104.25

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

76 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 and Large 1-2	550–600	567	312.03/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,769	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	351.86/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,488	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	390.79/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	529	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,147	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	288.01/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,123	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	446.68/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	349.76/cwt	346.00–351.00	2,148	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	387.84/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	526	314.25/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,653	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	358.64/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	409.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,725	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	322.98/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	653	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,093	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,905	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	438.37/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,645	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	353.27/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,088	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	463.20/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,338	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	297.03/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,097	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	327.32/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,183	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	344.33/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	415	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	321.11/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,843	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	459	293.45/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,347	6
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	594	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	375.76/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	288.39/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	510	320.61/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,635	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	339.47/cwt	332.00–347.50	1,599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	283.62/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	292.33/cwt	292.00–292.50	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	323.43/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	322.35/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,551	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	308.51/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	339.52/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,962	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	534	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	360.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	345.50/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	380.50/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,446	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	305.92/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	393.75/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,713	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	298.29/cwt	297.00–307.50	2,201	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	348.20/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,612	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	350.40/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,829	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	318.84/cwt	307.00–327.50	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	329.88/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,890	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	330.06/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,063	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	279.15/cwt	272.50–300.00	2,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	317.08/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,649	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	590	340.31/cwt	332.00–341.00	2,008	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	625	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	526	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,867	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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