Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves under 600lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher, and heavier weights sold mostly steady. Heifers sold with a steady undertone. Supply was light, and demand was good for high quality weaned cattle, and light for cattle needing extra attention in the hot summer temperatures.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.48/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −83.94 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$371.48

132 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$491

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$93.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.80

vs MO average

−0.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	398.73	2,046	28
Medium 1-2	502	370.00	1,857	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	365.78	2,023	78
Medium and Large 2	572	348.52	1,995	7thin
Medium 2	510	305.00	1,556	2thin

One grade step is worth $93.73/cwt here — about $491 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 sale132 hd

371.48

—

MO average15 barns · 1,976 hd

390.27

−18.80

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−0.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−83.94

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

81 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 1-2	450–500	486	398.71/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,219	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	468	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	303.07/cwt	285.00–307.00	2,222	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	373.50/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,946	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	292.57/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	399.34/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,065	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	344.18/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,024	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	404.84/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	371.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,974	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	358.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	356.64/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	375.91/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,752	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	276.84/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	372.56/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	339.12/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,103	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	424.10/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	345.08/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,136	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	440.88/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	282.41/cwt	279.00–286.00	2,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	406.03/cwt	405.00–407.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	348.05/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,036	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	423.48/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,956	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	469.93/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	348.50/cwt	347.50–349.00	2,328	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	446.24/cwt	440.00–452.50	1,923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	534	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	352.61/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,331	13
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	22
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	550–600	573	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,719	5
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	500–550	502	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,857	17
Steers	Large 2	900–950	915	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,434	12
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,048	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	410.34/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,953	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	389.99/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,989	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	494.98/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	436.69/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,149	2
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	374	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	303.76/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	336.22/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	320.96/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	279.94/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	372.91/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	397.91/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,021	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	351.39/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	357.32/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	371.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	333.06/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,271	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	361.97/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	323.22/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,217	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	417.77/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	286.29/cwt	286.00–287.50	2,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	344.08/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,817	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	415.98/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,751	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	544	358.28/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,949	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	367.20/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,115	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	625	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	398.95/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	290.65/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	331.28/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	328.37/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	337.18/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,942	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	320.71/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,283	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	317.17/cwt	307.00–337.50	2,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	410.91/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,504	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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