Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600lbs sold with a weaker undertone, and steers over 600lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers had few comparisons but sold with a steady to weaker undertone. Quality was mostly average or below this week, especially compared to the past few impressive sales that kicked off the new year. Demand was moderate to light on a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.57/cwt on 112 head, down $25.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −19.84 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$435.57

▼ 25.74 vs prior sale

112 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$95.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.23

vs MO average

−29.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	490.00	2,563	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	432.49	2,389	86
Medium and Large 2	566	394.16	2,233	12thin

One grade step is worth $95.84/cwt here — about $330 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 sale112 hd

435.57

—

MO average19 barns · 4,419 hd

457.80

−22.23

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−29.76

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

−19.84

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	450–500	457	450.18/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	612	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,142	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,106	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	384.83/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	438.28/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	445.78/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,385	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	322.57/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	382.18/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,259	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	410.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	346.84/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	414.32/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,378	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	363.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	520.53/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,983	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	478.39/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,268	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	401.61/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,514	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	560.64/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,097	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	534.17/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	377.43/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,699	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	483.88/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	360.33/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	488.81/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,376	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	442	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,505	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	490.00/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,563	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,967	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	404.83/cwt	395.00–409.00	2,712	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	697	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	636	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,690	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	505	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	417.08/cwt	414.00–425.00	2,615	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	416.31/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,219	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	361	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	342.06/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,497	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,096	6
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	378.30/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,353	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	402.17/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,091	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	639	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,049	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	375.07/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	352.62/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	352.40/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	387.12/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,276	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	429.44/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,804	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	393.55/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,645	20
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	428	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	320.64/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,498	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	372.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,147	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	317.46/cwt	311.00–319.00	2,457	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	402.51/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,916	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,154	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	334.39/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	382.05/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,010	54
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,002	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	317.99/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	437.89/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	441.96/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	374.34/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,845	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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