Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600lbs sold 30.00 to 50.00 higher, and steers and heifers over 600lbs were mostly 12.00 to 25.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $484.27/cwt on 96 head, up $48.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 33 comparable sales and sits +28.85 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$484.27

▲ 48.69 vs prior sale

96 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$113.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs MO average

+1.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	523.49	2,795	28
Medium and Large 1-2	548	473.90	2,597	60
Medium and Large 2	525	429.64	2,256	6thin
Medium 1-2	585	410.00	2,399	2thin

One grade step is worth $113.49/cwt here — about $397 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 sale96 hd

484.27

—

MO average16 barns · 2,124 hd

485.84

−1.57

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

+1.24

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

+28.85

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

60 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	Large 2-3	350–400	388	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	520.00/cwt	480.00–540.00	2,267	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	421.48/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,714	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	429.64/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,256	6
Steers	Medium 2-3	350–400	356	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	510.12/cwt	490.00–540.00	2,438	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	379.58/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,574	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	494.74/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,647	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	355.57/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,727	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	421.19/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,447	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	541.32/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,837	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	564.25/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,466	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	431.98/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,635	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	402.47/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	369.71/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,843	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	608.80/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,192	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	557.52/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	486.47/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,116	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	377.62/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	454.65/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	520	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	408.31/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.07/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	316.67/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	386.81/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	390.46/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,405	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	409.67/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,179	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	449.10/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	325.09/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	368.92/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,298	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	342	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	477.84/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	435.50/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	389.93/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,207	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	465.83/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	478	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	562	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,248	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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