Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Heavier weights had few to compare to last week, but sold with an uneven undertone. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.72/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.40 against this barn's trailing median of $405.12.

Average price

$378.72

154 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$96.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.04

vs MO average

+8.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	391.36	2,125	92
Medium and Large 1-2	556	368.88	2,050	49
Medium and Large 2	593	332.06	1,969	11thin
Medium 2	525	295.00	1,549	2thin

One grade step is worth $96.36/cwt here — about $576 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.08, low $360.61, median $405.12 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

378.72

—

MO average16 barns · 2,368 hd

388.76

−10.04

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

+8.91

This barn, trailing median33 sales

405.12

−26.40

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

111 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	400–450	428	406.64/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	386.26/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,515	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	315.02/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	305.97/cwt	295.00–317.50	2,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	289.33/cwt	289.00–290.00	2,454	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	408.59/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,182	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	572.81/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,913	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	282.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,347	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	344.75/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,486	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	360.96/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,076	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	432.56/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,773	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	356.41/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,231	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	282.44/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	469.77/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	280.62/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	461.68/cwt	442.50–470.00	2,013	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	329.96/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	404.54/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,387	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	420.35/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,194	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	357.74/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,583	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	432.48/cwt	415.00–437.50	2,080	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	430.39/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	371.06/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	409.29/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,915	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	397.04/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	373.91/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,337	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	381.83/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,234	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	375.60/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,370	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	397.58/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,052	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	418.74/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,136	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	506.84/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	385.70/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,198	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	411.81/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,566	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	478.59/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,020	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	458.16/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	430.31/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,418	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	521.33/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	489.81/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,018	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	723	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,844	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,001	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,713	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	838	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,242	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,916	23
Steers	Large 2-3	550–600	560	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,806	6
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,972	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	622	305.66/cwt	265.00–345.00	1,901	39
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	684	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,847	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	762	307.26/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,341	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	569	352.81/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,007	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	864	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,445	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	487	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,656	13
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium 2-3	350–400	353	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,236	11
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	457	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	915	265.36/cwt	259.00–267.50	2,428	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	376.51/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,711	23
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	350–400	393	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,012	16
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	750–800	793	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,963	2
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	328	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	448.79/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,338	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,600	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	466.45/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,945	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	368.76/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	325.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	446.39/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	981	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	347.17/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,406	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	456.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,916	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	362.84/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,438	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	392.11/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,380	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	376.49/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,022	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,062	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	417.35/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	378.50/cwt	362.50–390.00	2,585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	614	341.14/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,095	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	422	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	338.33/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	400.47/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	332.06/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	438.57/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,039	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	333.08/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	316.22/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,134	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	388.03/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,364	5

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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