Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers weighing 400lb - 600lbs sold unevenly from 2.00 higher to 8.00 lower, and heifers sold with a lower undertone, all based on limited weight comparisons from last week. Demand was light for the unweaned and short weaned, plain quality calves that made up the majority of the offering today and supply was light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.02/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −94.39 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$361.02

128 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$73.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.12

vs MO average

−58.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	398.28	2,113	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	362.38	1,996	91
Medium and Large 2	565	338.49	1,912	19thin
Large 2	544	325.00	1,768	5thin

One grade step is worth $73.28/cwt here — about $345 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale128 hd

361.02

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MO average19 barns · 2,607 hd

397.14

−36.12

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−58.08

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−94.39

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

78 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	427	370.80/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,583	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	322.75/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,688	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	342.01/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	422.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	420.81/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	329.87/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	309.08/cwt	290.00–314.00	2,043	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	310.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	352.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,151	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	301.93/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	377.36/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	407.50/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	484	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	564	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	708	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	348.06/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,834	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	400.03/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,672	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	334.97/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	407.12/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	367.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	403.89/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,108	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	351.43/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	412.42/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	396.71/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,682	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	559	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,370	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	758	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,554	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	617	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,357	3
Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	2
Steers	Large 2	500–550	544	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,768	5
Steers	Large 2	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	360.82/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,194	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	637	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,230	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	438	335.90/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,471	5
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	473	296.51/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	382.67/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	350.16/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	355.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	441.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	308.22/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	289.68/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	315.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	300.52/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	277.43/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	328.59/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	350.66/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	276.45/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	578	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	388.06/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	309.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	321.29/cwt	317.00–322.00	2,355	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	378.45/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,786	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	596	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	778	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	521	321.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	296.80/cwt	290.00–307.00	2,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	353.57/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,047	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	331.27/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,246	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	341.30/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,123	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	427.53/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,697	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	372.73/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,953	48

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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