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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Aug 26

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Receipts

599 head

▲ 215 vs last sale 384▼ 788 vs year ago 1,387 · −56.8%

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 12.00 to 22.00 lower, and lightweight heifers sold with a sharply lower undertone, while heifers over 600lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Many small groups of unweaned and short weaned calves with average or below quality in the offering. Lots of uncertainty and mixed emotions in the markets this week after last Friday's announcement from the President that he plans to import more beef in the coming months to lower in store retail prices, paired with the regularly scheduled USDA cattle on feed report that was bullish and showed placements to be lower than expected. Demand was moderate to light 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 $382.32/cwt on 51 head, down $34.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.97 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$382.32

▼ 34.80 vs prior sale

51 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$5.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

vs MO average

+11.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	386.15	2,186	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	380.24	2,039	33

One grade step is worth $5.91/cwt here — about $146 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 sale51 hd

382.32

—

MO average12 barns · 834 hd

380.02

+2.30

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+11.32

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−53.97

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

73 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	369.34/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,175	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,673	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,575	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	382.66/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,473	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	375.56/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,667	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,029	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,985	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	397.06/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,898	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	369.62/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,767	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	382.78/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,036	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	386.15/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,186	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	354.80/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,058	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	362.81/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,239	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	333.33/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,083	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	352.18/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,346	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	333.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,219	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	337.54/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,454	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	743	315.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,345	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,375	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,399	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	412.14/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,517	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	368	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,435	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	402	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,528	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	366.77/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,529	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	443	363.79/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,612	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	344.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,630	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	357.85/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,703	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	346.88/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,852	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	541	330.73/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,789	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	338.47/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,936	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,786	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	357.46/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,073	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,953	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	326.94/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,007	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	310.14/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,948	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	300.08/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,891	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	292.51/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,913	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,231	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	310.25/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,122	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	281.73/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,995	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,093	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,360	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	476.62/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,478	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,637	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	451	382.85/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,727	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	454	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,884	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	340.51/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,631	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,920	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	522	379.12/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,979	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	359.68/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,896	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	561	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,964	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	362.51/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,066	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,171	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	326.52/cwt	312.50–355.00	2,011	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	642	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,990	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	289.89/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,968	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,300	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,458	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	264.26/cwt	250.00–277.50	2,154	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	4
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	907	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,268	57

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 26, 2026

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Receipts 599Last week 384Year ago 1,387

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	470.00–480.00	476.62
2	350–400	372	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	483	395.00–400.00	397.50
16	500–550	527	350.00–380.00	359.68
12	550–600	570	345.00–375.00	362.51
9	600–650	616	312.50–355.00	326.52
8	650–700	679	280.00–300.00	289.89
2	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
6	750–800	754	305.00	305.00
4	800–850	815	250.00–277.50	264.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	451	380.00–390.00	382.85
5	500–550	522	365.00–385.00	379.12
5	550–600	561	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	642	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	768	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	454	415.00	415.00
5	550–600	579	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	479	325.00–350.00	340.51
3	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	585	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	368	405.00–420.00	412.14
8	400–450	417	355.00–375.00	366.77
15	450–500	476	345.00–365.00	357.85
7	500–550	534	330.00–365.00	346.88
19	550–600	572	330.00–350.00	338.47
9	600–650	614	325.00–330.00	326.94
8	650–700	684	300.00–322.50	310.25
3	700–750	708	275.00–295.00	281.73
2	800–850	828	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	443	355.00–375.00	363.79
9	450–500	473	340.00–360.00	344.62
7	500–550	541	325.00–345.00	330.73
2	600–650	628	305.00–315.00	310.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	440.00	440.00
12	400–450	402	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	583	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	355.00–365.00	357.46
2	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	666	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	576	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	630	295.00–305.00	300.08
4	650–700	654	285.00–295.00	292.51
3	800–850	805	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
9	450–500	478	385.00–420.00	397.06
30	500–550	532	370.00–402.50	382.78
3	550–600	580	345.00–365.00	354.80
3	600–650	625	330.00–335.00	333.33
11	650–700	666	330.00–340.00	333.14
3	800–850	805	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	356	470.00	470.00
6	450–500	456	445.00	445.00
18	550–600	566	380.00–390.00	386.15
7	650–700	666	350.00–360.00	352.18
5	700–750	727	335.00–347.50	337.54
4	750–800	785	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	455.00	455.00
8	450–500	459	432.50	432.50
14	600–650	617	360.00–370.00	362.81
3	650–700	685	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	360.00–375.00	369.34
2	350–400	385	370.00–395.00	382.66
7	400–450	444	370.00–390.00	375.56
7	450–500	478	355.00–380.00	369.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	743	315.00–320.00	315.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
57	900–950	907	250.00	250.00

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.