Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 650lbs sold unevenly from 6.00 lower to 4.00 higher, and steers over 650lbs were 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers under 600lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, and 6 weight heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.44/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −28.67 against this barn's trailing median of $405.12.

Average price

$376.44

97 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$18.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.88

vs MO average

+4.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	387.93	2,105	36
Medium and Large 1-2	553	369.66	2,044	61

One grade step is worth $18.27/cwt here — about $60 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 sale97 hd

376.44

—

MO average7 barns · 627 hd

384.32

−7.88

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

+4.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

405.12

−28.67

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

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	400–450	426	464.35/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	422.09/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,220	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	383.74/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	514.39/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	467.96/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	307.67/cwt	305.00–308.00	2,597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,240	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	384.76/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,235	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	464.18/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	413.05/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,189	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	406.62/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,350	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	394.24/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	389.95/cwt	385.00–394.00	2,020	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	396.54/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,256	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	368.16/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,496	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	643	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	370.98/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,526	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	516	431.13/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,225	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	409.87/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,918	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	350.69/cwt	337.50–365.00	2,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	499.59/cwt	480.00–511.00	2,208	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	425.02/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	365.70/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	494.90/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,442	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	457.45/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	379.51/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,361	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	411.72/cwt	390.00–414.00	2,684	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	558.16/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,769	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	488	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,586	8
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	583	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	578	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	437.11/cwt	420.00–458.00	2,496	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	404.48/cwt	402.00–417.00	2,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	440.81/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,341	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	368.23/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	366.39/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	365.37/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,524	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	353.12/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,642	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	398.96/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	387.46/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	368.60/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,112	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	389.72/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,081	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	321.23/cwt	313.00–335.00	2,525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	598	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	402.91/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,333	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	513	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,908	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	346.07/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,557	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	437.00/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,067	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	367.27/cwt	345.00–377.50	2,079	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	387.01/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,846	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	425.13/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	380.55/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,363	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	412.49/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	460.79/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	440.75/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,146	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	374.47/cwt	362.50–385.00	2,003	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	455.16/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	390.36/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,483	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	483.98/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,912	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	345.35/cwt	327.50–365.00	2,300	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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