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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Mar 13

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Receipts

1,408 head

▼ 253 vs last sale 1,661▲ 501 vs year ago 907 · +55.2%

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 and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Quality was less attractive this week, with more short weaned calves in town. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.03/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −140.60 against this barn's trailing median of $393.64.

Average price

$253.03

105 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$38.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.00

vs MO average

−22.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	269.28	1,487	26
Medium and Large 1-2	537	252.54	1,356	61
Medium and Large 2	542	231.24	1,253	18thin

One grade step is worth $38.05/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale105 hd

253.03

—

MO average16 barns · 2,515 hd

272.03

−19.00

National average180 barns · 17,861 hd

275.89

−22.86

This barn, trailing median34 sales

393.64

−140.60

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.08, low $326.03, median $393.64 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

102 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	301.72/cwt	290.00–315.00	966	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,063	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	293.40/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,050	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	326.24/cwt	315.00–344.00	1,227	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	269.88/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,158	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	314.66/cwt	307.50–318.00	1,353	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,478	6
Steers	450–500	Large 2	452	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	999	9
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	473	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,102	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	323.70/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,534	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	311.22/cwt	292.50–316.00	1,478	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	271.13/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,315	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	248.49/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,292	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	311.34/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,631	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	277.04/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,466	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	302.63/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,680	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	284.05/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,613	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	255.00/cwt	232.00–264.00	1,474	7
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	583	217.97/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,271	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	250.81/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,520	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,652	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	292.20/cwt	286.00–293.00	1,797	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	267.41/cwt	258.00–284.00	1,650	31
Steers	600–650	Large 2	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	276.51/cwt	274.00–291.00	1,833	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	236.13/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,566	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	669	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,746	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	260.80/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,815	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	209.72/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,493	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,856	6
Steers	700–750	Large 2	723	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,374	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	242.46/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,760	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	244.19/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,910	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	843	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,686	2
Steers	850–900	Large 2	873	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,667	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,896	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	205.50/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,911	2
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,005	190.56/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,915	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	324.91/cwt	316.00–342.50	1,014	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	320	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	730	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	283.99/cwt	272.50–310.00	914	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	896	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	374	205.12/cwt	200.00–220.00	767	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	253.50/cwt	247.50–260.00	951	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	292.44/cwt	267.00–310.00	1,102	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2-3	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	255.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,046	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	410	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	980	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	310.12/cwt	302.50–318.00	1,315	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	298.10/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,270	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	247.22/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,135	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	294.98/cwt	289.00–307.50	1,381	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	273.99/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,301	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,371	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	270.81/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,414	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	253.05/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,329	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	231.59/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,223	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	268.33/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,532	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	250.96/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,438	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	257.77/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,580	14
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	617	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,450	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	232.01/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,445	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,570	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,382	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	231.50/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,546	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,695	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	206.99/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,588	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	787	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,519	3
Heifers	850–900	Large 2	880	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,373	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	321.51/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,199	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	329.85/cwt	327.50–331.00	1,352	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	418	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	974	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	305.81/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,318	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	319.28/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,481	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	300.91/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,432	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	303.48/cwt	297.00–309.00	1,566	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	281.36/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,452	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	261.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,361	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	269.91/cwt	252.00–287.00	1,557	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	270.80/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,665	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	248.27/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,559	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,651	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	245.92/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,662	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	195.34/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,610	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	424	249.36/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,057	24
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	536	246.82/cwt	221.00–259.00	1,323	31
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	574	230.39/cwt	219.00–242.00	1,322	33
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium 3	577	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	681	7
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	633	227.57/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,441	23
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	724	203.23/cwt	180.00–214.00	1,471	21
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	770	195.45/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,505	22
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	844	182.76/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,542	24
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	888	176.05/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,563	28
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	913	182.65/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,668	79
Dairy Steers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,688	9
Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,165	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,015	1

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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Receipts 1,408Last week 1,661Year ago 907

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Quality was less attractive this week, with more short weaned calves in town. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	320.00–330.00	325.05
14	350–400	376	315.00–344.00	326.24
12	400–450	430	307.50–318.00	314.66
17	450–500	475	292.50–316.00	311.22
13	500–550	529	270.00–292.00	277.04
15	550–600	568	270.00–288.00	284.05
31	600–650	617	258.00–284.00	267.41
5	650–700	696	260.00–261.00	260.80
7	700–750	726	235.00–250.00	242.46
5	750–800	782	241.00–245.00	244.19
3	800–850	825	215.00	215.00
4	850–900	882	210.00–220.00	214.98
2	900–950	930	200.00–211.00	205.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	669	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	335.00–340.00	337.53
6	450–500	474	317.50–325.00	323.70
15	500–550	524	295.00–322.00	311.34
9	550–600	555	290.00–313.00	302.63
9	600–650	615	286.00–293.00	292.20
18	650–700	663	274.00–291.00	276.51
6	700–750	714	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	452	221.00	221.00
2	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
5	700–750	723	190.00	190.00
2	850–900	873	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,005	187.00–191.00	190.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	233.00	233.00
6	550–600	583	216.00–219.00	217.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	290.00–315.00	301.72
3	350–400	358	290.00–300.00	293.40
12	400–450	429	260.00–290.00	269.88
6	450–500	485	270.00–277.00	271.13
3	500–550	520	240.00–265.00	248.49
7	550–600	578	232.00–264.00	255.00
5	600–650	606	245.00–255.00	250.81
7	650–700	663	230.00–245.00	236.13
8	700–750	712	201.00–211.00	209.72
2	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	843	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	322	272.50–310.00	283.99
19	350–400	377	267.00–310.00	292.44
6	400–450	426	291.00–300.00	298.10
17	450–500	475	270.00–285.00	273.99
46	500–550	525	246.00–264.00	253.05
15	550–600	573	240.00–262.00	250.96
14	600–650	623	227.00–238.00	232.01
4	650–700	668	225.00–236.00	231.50
2	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
5	750–800	767	200.00–217.00	206.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	481	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	316.00–342.50	324.91
11	400–450	424	302.50–318.00	310.12
12	450–500	468	289.00–307.50	294.98
10	500–550	522	267.00–277.00	270.81
16	550–600	571	260.00–279.00	268.33
14	600–650	613	251.00–264.00	257.77
7	650–700	654	240.00	240.00
5	700–750	740	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	880	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	617	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	228.00	228.00
6	350–400	374	200.00–220.00	205.12
16	400–450	410	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	375	247.50–260.00	253.50
4	400–450	410	250.00–270.00	255.00
6	450–500	459	230.00–260.00	247.22
14	500–550	528	210.00–240.00	231.59
4	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	658	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	787	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	320.00–323.00	321.51
7	400–450	431	290.00–315.00	305.81
11	450–500	476	287.50–310.00	300.91
23	500–550	516	265.00–295.00	281.36
20	550–600	577	252.00–287.00	269.91
9	600–650	628	232.00–256.00	248.27
9	650–700	676	220.00–253.00	245.92
3	800–850	824	193.00–200.00	195.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	327.50–331.00	329.85
7	450–500	464	315.00–322.50	319.28
14	500–550	516	297.00–309.00	303.48
14	600–650	615	270.00–280.00	270.80
4	650–700	650	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	260.00–265.00	261.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	424	220.00–257.00	249.36
31	500–550	536	221.00–259.00	246.82
33	550–600	574	219.00–242.00	230.39
23	600–650	633	220.00–231.00	227.57
21	700–750	724	180.00–214.00	203.23
22	750–800	770	187.00–210.00	195.45
24	800–850	844	181.00–184.00	182.76
28	850–900	888	175.00–190.00	176.05
79	900–950	913	180.00–183.00	182.65
9	1100–1150	1,125	150.00	150.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	577	118.00	118.00

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.