Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, peewee steers under 450lbs sold 30.00 to 50.00 higher, and heavier weights sold mostly 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers under 500lbs sold 18.00 to 24.00 higher and heifers over 500lbs were mostly steady to 10.00 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 $464.66/cwt on 168 head, down $19.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 33 comparable sales and sits +9.25 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$464.66

▼ 19.60 vs prior sale

168 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$99.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.31

vs MO average

−13.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	523.11	2,824	29
Medium and Large 1-2	568	464.01	2,635	92
Medium 1-2	519	450.00	2,336	11thin
Medium and Large 2	581	423.73	2,462	36

One grade step is worth $99.39/cwt here — about $362 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 sale168 hd

464.66

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MO average19 barns · 4,913 hd

481.98

−17.31

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−13.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

+9.25

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

96 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	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	379.25/cwt	365.00–384.00	2,662	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	487.40/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,232	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	513.12/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	460.19/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	419.17/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,469	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	326.38/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	451.30/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,613	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	515.30/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,443	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	507.75/cwt	480.00–527.50	2,722	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	385.53/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,649	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	398.44/cwt	390.00–422.00	2,438	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	354.77/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	343.04/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	565.32/cwt	540.00–600.00	2,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	590.08/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	546.69/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	441.50/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,742	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	597.43/cwt	560.00–630.00	2,551	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	552.75/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,891	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	491.36/cwt	480.00–550.00	2,742	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	644.46/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,075	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	519	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,336	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	670	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	685	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	459	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,364	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	423.20/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,806	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	803	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,048	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	987	263.22/cwt	259.00–268.00	2,598	104
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	938	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,345	61
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,052	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,525	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,026	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,462	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	581	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,353	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	400–450	436	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,068	5
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	350–400	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	854	248.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,118	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	770	241.55/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,860	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	589	298.45/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,758	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,751	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	399.90/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	583.32/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	414.78/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,626	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	541	442.82/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	430.33/cwt	410.00–447.50	2,427	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	332.52/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,451	4
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	386.26/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	440.71/cwt	432.50–455.00	2,283	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	397.40/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,444	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	549.29/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,334	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	466	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	467.14/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,443	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	352.01/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	402.94/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,898	5
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	6
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	306.81/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	320.00/cwt	319.00–325.00	2,474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	388.40/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,233	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	451.80/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,965	28
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	402.69/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	356.48/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	403.48/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,147	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	349.25/cwt	327.50–365.00	2,336	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	443.98/cwt	427.50–465.00	2,149	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	369.25/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,278	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	331.29/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	467.45/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	505.65/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,139	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	487.08/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,275	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	425.01/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,393	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	378	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	411.25/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	338	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	503	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	359.70/cwt	357.50–362.00	2,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	564.73/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,666	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	672.34/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,454	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	661	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,107	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,933	5

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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