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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Mar 20

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Dec 16Mar 20Mar 27 →

Receipts

929 head

▼ 479 vs last sale 1,408▼ 47 vs year ago 976 · −4.8%

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 and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher with spots of steers up to 12.00 higher. Demand was very good on a light 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 $265.40/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −129.19 against this barn's trailing median of $394.59.

Average price

$265.40

87 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$7.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.73

vs MO average

−11.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	267.86	1,460	57
Medium and Large 1-2	520	260.73	1,356	30

One grade step is worth $7.13/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale87 hd

265.40

—

MO average15 barns · 2,663 hd

277.13

−11.73

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−11.82

This barn, trailing median34 sales

394.59

−129.19

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 $337.37, median $394.59 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

72 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	322.64/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,065	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,235	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	331.62/cwt	318.00–345.00	1,244	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	354.16/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,346	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	302.67/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,196	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	354.69/cwt	342.50–367.00	1,476	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	287.96/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,209	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	327.18/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,404	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	466	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,589	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	292.58/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,363	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	338.60/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,602	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	316.86/cwt	303.00–329.00	1,524	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	320.10/cwt	309.00–331.00	1,645	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	518	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,792	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	290.13/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,523	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	275.64/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,480	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	305.60/cwt	303.00–307.00	1,730	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	287.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,631	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	264.87/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,504	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,919	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	294.93/cwt	288.50–297.00	1,834	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	235.50/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,484	2
Steers	600–650	Large 2	647	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,372	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	290.10/cwt	283.00–294.00	1,903	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	258.51/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,729	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	253.99/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,854	12
Steers	700–750	Large 2	733	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,510	2
Steers	750–800	Large 2	771	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,542	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	243.35/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,886	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,853	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,573	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	204.99/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,810	6
Steers	900–950	Large 2	901	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,847	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	913	178.55/cwt	159.00–185.00	1,630	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	932	196.43/cwt	189.00–204.00	1,831	4
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,002	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,939	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	313.38/cwt	302.50–319.00	978	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	265.60/cwt	251.00–275.00	983	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	318.37/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,229	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	251.21/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,037	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	419	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,274	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	315.85/cwt	311.00–318.00	1,352	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	289.15/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,266	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	467	267.54/cwt	252.50–272.00	1,249	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	295.65/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,404	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	280.86/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,334	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	251.33/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,219	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,316	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	260.73/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,356	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	278.77/cwt	273.00–286.00	1,461	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	266.72/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,507	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,456	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	261.69/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,628	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	243.43/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,521	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	652	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,610	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	226.53/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,559	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	237.14/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,712	17
Heifers	750–800	Large 2	769	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,361	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,776	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,013	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	312.87/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,070	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,266	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,406	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	318.02/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,530	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,555	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	305.15/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,636	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	281.89/cwt	276.00–297.00	1,643	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	261.94/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,637	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	200.26/cwt	187.00–208.00	1,644	4

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 20, 2024

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

Receipts 929Last week 1,408Year ago 976

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher with spots of steers up to 12.00 higher. Demand was very 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
3	300–350	342	300.00–340.00	312.87
2	350–400	378	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
6	450–500	481	316.00–322.00	318.02
3	500–550	520	299.00	299.00
6	550–600	583	276.00–297.00	281.89
2	600–650	625	260.00–264.00	261.94
4	800–850	821	187.00–208.00	200.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
6	350–400	399	352.50	352.50
8	500–550	536	302.00–315.00	305.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	302.50–319.00	313.38
26	400–450	438	275.00–298.00	289.15
32	450–500	475	272.00–297.00	280.86
30	500–550	520	250.00–270.00	260.73
14	600–650	625	230.00–254.00	243.43
22	650–700	688	225.00–244.00	226.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	260.00	260.00
10	550–600	571	255.00	255.00
3	650–700	652	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	386	316.00–321.00	318.37
15	400–450	428	311.00–318.00	315.85
15	450–500	475	289.00–305.00	295.65
19	500–550	524	273.00–286.00	278.77
21	550–600	565	260.00–270.00	266.72
19	600–650	622	255.00–263.00	261.69
17	700–750	722	231.00–244.00	237.14
11	800–850	800	222.00	222.00
8	950–1000	963	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	769	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	251.00–275.00	265.60
3	400–450	413	240.00–272.50	251.21
10	450–500	485	238.00–265.00	251.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	467	252.50–272.00	267.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	360.00	360.00
6	350–400	380	350.00–365.00	354.16
16	400–450	416	342.50–367.00	354.69
14	450–500	473	336.00–340.00	338.60
26	500–550	514	309.00–331.00	320.10
6	550–600	566	303.00–307.00	305.60
22	600–650	622	288.50–297.00	294.93
14	650–700	656	283.00–294.00	290.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	317.50–325.00	322.64
10	350–400	375	318.00–345.00	331.62
10	400–450	429	315.00–340.00	327.18
34	450–500	481	303.00–329.00	316.86
12	500–550	525	281.00–300.00	290.13
14	550–600	568	280.00–300.00	287.19
5	650–700	669	250.00–265.00	258.51
12	700–750	730	240.00–256.00	253.99
19	750–800	775	230.00–249.00	243.35
3	800–850	820	226.00	226.00
6	850–900	883	200.00–206.00	204.99
4	900–950	932	189.00–204.00	196.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	466	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	647	212.00	212.00
2	700–750	733	206.00	206.00
4	750–800	771	200.00	200.00
4	900–950	901	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1000–1050	1,002	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	611	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	288.00–310.00	302.67
4	400–450	420	270.00–300.00	287.96
5	450–500	466	290.00–297.50	292.58
3	500–550	537	275.00–277.00	275.64
8	550–600	568	250.00–270.00	264.87
2	600–650	630	231.00–240.00	235.50
2	800–850	828	190.00	190.00
4	900–950	913	159.00–185.00	178.55

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.