Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifers on a lighter test sold unevenly from 6.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $430.78/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −24.63 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$430.78

140 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$67.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.46

vs MO average

+8.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	442.44	2,369	90
Medium and Large 1-2	556	415.89	2,312	40
Medium 1-2	599	388.00	2,324	8thin
Medium and Large 2	535	375.00	2,006	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.44/cwt here — about $363 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 sale140 hd

430.78

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MO average17 barns · 2,253 hd

411.31

+19.46

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

+8.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−24.63

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

87 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	600–650	619	352.98/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	348.29/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	395.25/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	361.00/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	381.85/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	379.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,551	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	445.02/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	424.95/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	567	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,254	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	376	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	529	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	306.42/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,408	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,326	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	451.73/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,344	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	395.89/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,744	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	380.58/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	423.02/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	408.59/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,264	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	371.25/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,487	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	411.53/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,860	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	340.41/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	296.69/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	438.84/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,506	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	401.25/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,167	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	452.69/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,119	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	451	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	385.30/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	549	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	404	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,149	3
Bulls	Medium 2-3	350–400	354	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	991	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	599	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,324	8
Steers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,940	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	411.98/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,534	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	474.70/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,036	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	392.45/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,421	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	461.96/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	700–750	732	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	862	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	436	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	380.10/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	338.75/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	368.26/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	381.08/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	312.96/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	399.85/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	463	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	570	353.58/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,015	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	428.58/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,036	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	316.07/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,769	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	501	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	335.15/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	478	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	373.24/cwt	362.50–395.00	2,019	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	526	342.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	800–850	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	420.95/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,214	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	412.82/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	384.12/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,339	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	438.12/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,363	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	405.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	409.81/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,397	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	380.45/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,336	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	349.62/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	416.48/cwt	405.00–427.50	2,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,593	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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