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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Aug 5

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Receipts

534 head

▲ 272 vs last sale 262▼ 98 vs year ago 632 · −15.5%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 15.00 to 25.00 higher, and heifers were steady to 10.00 higher based on limited comparisons. Demand was good on a light supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.53/cwt on 78 head, up $9.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 34 comparable sales and sits +3.23 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$439.53

▲ 9.38 vs prior sale

78 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$74.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs MO average

+25.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	455.58	2,558	33
Medium and Large 1-2	575	433.59	2,494	40
Medium and Large 2	577	381.03	2,199	5thin

One grade step is worth $74.55/cwt here — about $360 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale78 hd

439.53

—

MO average12 barns · 1,121 hd

436.59

+2.94

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+25.29

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

+3.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $502.40, low $370.33, median $436.30 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

71 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	331	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,887	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	555.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,898	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,618	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	573.77/cwt	570.00–575.00	2,071	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	513.50/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,951	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	527.41/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,215	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	452.81/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,074	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	488.36/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,251	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	526.07/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,436	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	508.65/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,396	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	466.31/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,490	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	436.99/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,338	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	551	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,507	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	454.41/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,577	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	381.03/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,199	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	434.76/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,526	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	581	428.33/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,489	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,618	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	396.63/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,511	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,583	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,481	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	372.30/cwt	367.50–373.00	2,632	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	357.87/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,598	24
Steers	750–800	Large 2	794	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,600	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	477.54/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,519	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,744	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	444.91/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,668	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	438.66/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,908	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,003	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	452	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,492	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	426.35/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,029	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	444.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,191	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,943	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	436.20/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,273	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	405.35/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,136	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	361.77/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,943	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	379.80/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,123	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,113	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	330.23/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,922	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	366.02/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,269	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	418.44/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,691	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	654	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,289	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,517	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,139	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	404.10/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,736	11
Heifers	650–700	Large 2-3	688	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,858	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,577	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	307	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,443	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	520.71/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,916	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,813	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	531.37/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,210	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,342	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,261	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	521	427.27/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,226	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	433.22/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,352	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,482	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	407.47/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,335	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,581	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	641	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,468	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	366.53/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,485	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	298.80/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,623	10

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle - Springfield, MO

Wed Aug 5, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Receipts 534Last week 262Year ago 632

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly 15.00 to 25.00 higher, and heifers were steady to 10.00 higher based on limited comparisons. Demand was good on a light supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	505.00–535.00	520.71
2	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
17	500–550	543	425.00–445.00	433.22
4	550–600	573	400.00–410.00	407.47
6	650–700	678	360.00–375.00	366.53
2	750–800	795	315.00	315.00
10	850–900	878	285.00–305.00	298.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	525.00	525.00
2	500–550	508	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	521	420.00–440.00	427.27
5	600–650	641	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	530.00–535.00	531.37
4	550–600	564	440.00	440.00
6	600–650	622	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	412	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	660	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	470.00–480.00	477.54
7	350–400	375	440.00–455.00	444.91
13	400–450	435	420.00–445.00	438.66
12	450–500	476	415.00–435.00	426.35
9	500–550	527	390.00–415.00	405.35
26	550–600	559	370.00–385.00	379.80
5	600–650	620	360.00–375.00	366.02
4	650–700	670	360.00	360.00
8	800–850	834	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	445	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	571	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	658	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	510.00	510.00
10	450–500	493	440.00–445.00	444.50
4	500–550	521	435.00–440.00	436.20
2	550–600	555	395.00	395.00
12	600–650	643	400.00–420.00	418.44
11	650–700	677	395.00–415.00	404.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	452	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
4	650–700	654	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	495	392.50	392.50
3	500–550	537	355.00–370.00	361.77
3	550–600	582	320.00–350.00	330.23
2	650–700	658	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	570.00	570.00
11	450–500	471	505.00–510.00	508.65
5	550–600	551	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	570.00–575.00	573.77
4	400–450	420	520.00–535.00	527.41
5	450–500	463	510.00–530.00	526.07
3	500–550	534	460.00–480.00	466.31
25	550–600	567	450.00–472.50	454.41
5	600–650	627	417.50	417.50
18	650–700	671	385.00	385.00
27	700–750	707	367.50–373.00	372.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	550.00–560.00	555.00
6	350–400	380	500.00–540.00	513.50
9	450–500	461	470.00–495.00	488.36
5	500–550	535	435.00–440.00	436.99
26	550–600	581	430.00–445.00	434.76
3	600–650	633	395.00–400.00	396.63
4	650–700	694	357.50	357.50
24	700–750	726	352.50–365.00	357.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	794	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	581	425.00–430.00	428.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
7	450–500	458	450.00–460.00	452.81
5	550–600	577	380.00–385.00	381.03

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.