Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher with spots up to 15.00 higher and heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 20.00 higher. A nice run of yearlings this week after a few lighter supply weeks. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $481.31/cwt on 195 head, up $6.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +25.90 against this barn's trailing median of $455.41.

Average price

$481.31

▲ 6.20 vs prior sale

195 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$392

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

$87.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.97

vs MO average

+9.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	509.74	2,764	105
Medium and Large 1-2	550	452.87	2,492	76
Medium and Large 2	561	422.50	2,371	14thin

One grade step is worth $87.24/cwt here — about $392 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 sale195 hd

481.31

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MO average14 barns · 1,542 hd

477.34

+3.97

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+9.19

This barn, trailing median33 sales

455.41

+25.90

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

86 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 2	450–500	477	451.13/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	489.38/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	592	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	529.07/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,481	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	550.93/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,363	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	529.11/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	440.37/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,545	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	432.31/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,840	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,407	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	584.51/cwt	565.00–630.00	2,250	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	409.34/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,538	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	436.61/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	529.66/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,807	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	559.45/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,835	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	448.63/cwt	430.00–462.50	2,310	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	489	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	559	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	464.31/cwt	462.50–520.00	2,647	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	511.98/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,166	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	380.44/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,614	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	350.28/cwt	347.50–354.00	3,072	522
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	371	403.74/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	496.91/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,316	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	383.71/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	412.71/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,546	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	432.51/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	656.32/cwt	620.00–675.00	2,231	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	470.48/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,409	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	376.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	394.98/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,678	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	533.59/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	357	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	372.01/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	376.75/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	345.95/cwt	325.00–352.50	2,508	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	478.64/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,982	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	429.18/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,382	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	542.36/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,936	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	415.60/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,144	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	401.24/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	456.05/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,189	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,799	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	511.55/cwt	502.50–530.00	2,169	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	342.49/cwt	332.50–375.00	2,308	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	581.72/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	379.79/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,347	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	481.87/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,855	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	364.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	421.01/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,076	10
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	443.71/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	423.88/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	367.50/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	563.75/cwt	550.00–590.00	2,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	375.22/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	496.35/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,194	15
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	335.79/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	608	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	458.18/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	579.62/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	476	480.43/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,287	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	984	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	3,026	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	664	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	414.07/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,522	5

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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