Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's very light test, steers and heifers sold with a sharply higher undertone. Supply was light partially due to snowfall in the area earlier in the week. Feeder cattle futures have been on an upward trend the past week and prices reflected that today with very good demand for the high quality calves and yearlings that made it to town.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.34/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −47.07 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$408.34

83 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$69.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs MO average

−20.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	428.02	2,330	41
Medium and Large 1-2	534	404.74	2,160	27
Medium 1-2	542	375.00	2,033	2thin
Medium and Large 2	566	358.85	2,030	13thin

One grade step is worth $69.17/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale83 hd

408.34

—

MO average14 barns · 2,992 hd

409.30

−0.96

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−20.81

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−47.07

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

79 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	550–600	574	336.28/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,930	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	257.55/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	323.79/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	403.22/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,464	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	554	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	388.01/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,463	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	501	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	303.52/cwt	290.00–317.00	2,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	428.51/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,215	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	426.37/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	374.43/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,310	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	340.47/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	343.37/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	418.27/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,363	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	474.21/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	702	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	475.77/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	415.12/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	421.96/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,490	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	398.43/cwt	387.50–402.00	1,877	11
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	452	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	402	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	542	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	612	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,203	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	845	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,969	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	397.84/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,874	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	677	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,445	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,172	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	345.58/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	354.93/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	315.70/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	326.30/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	326.67/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	622	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	532	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	325.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,367	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	468	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	273.81/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	449	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	374.61/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,341	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	347.33/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	319.89/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,466	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	301.60/cwt	290.00–303.00	2,657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	306.11/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	355.35/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,399	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	444.18/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,105	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	346.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	314.08/cwt	295.00–316.00	2,098	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	411.61/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,959	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	314.30/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,955	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	400.30/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	461.39/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	352.79/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,050	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	373.07/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,753	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	464.78/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	382.27/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	406.30/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,113	20

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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