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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Apr 24

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Receipts

1,904 head

▲ 546 vs last sale 1,358▲ 690 vs year ago 1,214 · +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 6.00 to 12.00 higher with spots up to 20.00 higher. Heifers were 4.00 to 10.00 higher with spots 15.00 higher. Dairy steers sold with a higher undertone compared to the last dairy special two weeks ago. Demand was good on a heavy 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 $312.37/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −123.93 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$312.37

149 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$72.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.77

vs MO average

+2.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	319.57	1,782	119
Medium and Large 1-2	554	289.42	1,602	26
Medium and Large 2	563	247.18	1,392	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.39/cwt here — about $390 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale149 hd

312.37

—

MO average16 barns · 2,950 hd

313.14

−0.77

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

+2.82

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−123.93

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

104 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	395.55/cwt	382.50–412.50	1,258	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	308.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,016	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	354.93/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,182	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,321	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	348.49/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,286	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	309.17/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,175	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	351.15/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,471	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	332.31/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,432	36
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	283.97/cwt	273.00–298.00	1,235	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	452	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,478	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	287.15/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,350	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	346.13/cwt	331.00–352.50	1,648	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	323.79/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,574	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	322.41/cwt	316.00–329.00	1,670	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	294.96/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,610	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,777	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	247.18/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,392	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	281.86/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,590	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	318.84/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,824	65
Steers	600–650	Large 2-3	603	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,085	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	262.44/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,622	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	294.85/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,828	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	238.33/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,497	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	288.34/cwt	287.50–289.00	1,906	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	279.75/cwt	279.75–279.75	1,869	74
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	268.22/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,794	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	227.01/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,546	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,569	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	259.10/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,853	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	240.70/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,747	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	255.65/cwt	249.00–266.00	1,948	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	233.53/cwt	224.00–247.00	1,815	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,692	2
Steers	750–800	Large 2-3	793	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,237	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,917	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,749	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	986	194.98/cwt	192.50–202.00	1,923	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	915	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	302.20/cwt	290.00–315.00	991	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	316.55/cwt	307.50–327.00	1,181	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	274.60/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,030	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	380	221.51/cwt	207.00–230.00	842	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	300.07/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,143	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	306.43/cwt	302.50–308.00	1,232	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	264.79/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,112	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	420	237.04/cwt	234.00–240.00	996	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	298.65/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,263	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	288.09/cwt	279.00–295.00	1,233	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	247.00/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,163	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,395	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	283.37/cwt	266.00–291.00	1,349	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	237.50/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,211	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	289.81/cwt	278.00–293.00	1,504	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	264.71/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,387	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	264.85/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,483	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,528	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	255.81/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,489	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	208.01/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,215	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,559	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	267.42/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,631	91
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	244.04/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,513	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	3
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	672	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,593	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	230.40/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,558	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	242.57/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,649	8
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	687	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,505	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	195.05/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,381	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	228.80/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,640	16
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	747	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,643	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	214.91/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,676	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	196.26/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,590	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	204.75/cwt	204.75–204.75	1,863	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	340.66/cwt	265.00–362.50	1,100	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	331.29/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,219	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,398	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	324.86/cwt	323.00–332.00	1,342	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,536	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	315.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,517	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,380	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	290.52/cwt	281.00–307.00	1,554	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	254.26/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,360	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	280.21/cwt	266.00–284.00	1,564	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	276.68/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,704	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	257.26/cwt	230.00–271.00	1,616	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	213.59/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,467	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	235.79/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,674	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	216.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,545	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	189.96/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,544	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	191.40/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,694	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	339	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	757	6
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	393	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	983	4
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	421	235.33/cwt	214.00–250.00	991	9
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	471	234.49/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,104	20
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	527	219.46/cwt	206.00–235.00	1,157	26
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	560	218.84/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,226	7
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	606	199.37/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,208	18
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	666	184.91/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,232	17
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	703	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,301	3
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	785	187.85/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,475	12
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	828	185.16/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,533	41
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	880	187.21/cwt	170.00–189.50	1,647	65
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	918	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,735	6
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	988	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,808	24

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 Apr 24, 2024

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Receipts 1,904Last week 1,358Year ago 1,214

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	452	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	350.00–367.50	354.93
16	350–400	369	340.00–355.00	348.49
36	400–450	431	320.00–342.50	332.31
20	450–500	486	310.00–331.00	323.79
15	500–550	546	285.00–300.00	294.96
11	550–600	564	270.00–296.00	281.86
7	600–650	618	257.00–280.00	262.44
15	650–700	669	250.00–275.00	268.22
11	700–750	726	230.00–248.00	240.70
28	750–800	777	224.00–247.00	233.53
2	800–850	830	231.00	231.00
4	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
15	950–1000	986	192.50–202.00	194.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	382.50–412.50	395.55
4	350–400	367	360.00	360.00
12	400–450	419	347.50–355.00	351.15
22	450–500	476	331.00–352.50	346.13
23	500–550	518	316.00–329.00	322.41
65	550–600	572	305.00–328.00	318.84
41	600–650	620	290.00–308.00	294.85
16	650–700	661	287.50–289.00	288.34
19	700–750	715	255.00–260.00	259.10
11	750–800	762	249.00–266.00	255.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	603	180.00	180.00
3	750–800	793	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	550–600	557	319.00	319.00
74	650–700	668	279.75	279.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	300.00–320.00	308.71
3	350–400	380	287.50–320.00	309.17
4	400–450	435	273.00–298.00	283.97
5	450–500	470	277.50–300.00	287.15
4	550–600	563	238.00–260.00	247.18
2	600–650	628	230.00–247.00	238.33
5	650–700	681	220.00–240.00	227.01
3	700–750	713	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	778	215.00–220.00	217.44
8	850–900	890	196.50	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	373	307.50–327.00	316.55
7	400–450	402	302.50–308.00	306.43
15	450–500	472	295.50	295.50
42	500–550	519	278.00–293.00	289.81
17	550–600	560	262.00–271.00	264.85
91	600–650	610	255.00–268.00	267.42
8	650–700	680	235.00–250.00	242.57
32	900–950	910	204.75	204.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	290.00–315.00	302.20
10	350–400	381	290.00–307.50	300.07
17	400–450	428	279.00–295.00	288.09
38	450–500	476	266.00–291.00	283.37
27	500–550	524	255.00–274.00	264.71
35	550–600	582	250.00–258.00	255.81
5	600–650	620	240.00–246.00	244.04
28	650–700	676	220.00–234.00	230.40
16	700–750	717	220.00–236.00	228.80
2	750–800	780	208.00–222.00	214.91
3	800–850	810	190.00–209.00	196.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	687	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	672	237.00	237.00
9	700–750	747	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	423	294.00–300.00	298.65
9	550–600	581	263.00	263.00
37	600–650	609	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	207.00–230.00	221.51
2	400–450	420	234.00–240.00	237.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	375	260.00–282.50	274.60
3	400–450	420	254.00–270.00	264.79
8	450–500	471	232.00–260.00	247.00
2	500–550	510	225.00–250.00	237.50
4	550–600	584	206.00–214.00	208.01
3	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	708	180.00–210.00	195.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	265.00–362.50	340.66
2	350–400	368	330.00–332.50	331.29
11	400–450	413	323.00–332.00	324.86
21	450–500	481	300.00–320.00	315.34
9	500–550	535	281.00–307.00	290.52
9	550–600	558	266.00–284.00	280.21
15	600–650	628	230.00–271.00	257.26
6	700–750	715	210.00–220.00	216.02
3	800–850	813	185.00–195.00	189.96
3	850–900	885	180.00–197.00	191.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	462	332.50	332.50
7	600–650	616	275.00–279.00	276.68
14	700–750	710	222.00–238.00	235.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	535	250.00–262.00	254.26
10	650–700	687	210.00–217.00	213.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	220.00–225.00	223.29
4	350–400	393	250.00	250.00
9	400–450	421	214.00–250.00	235.33
20	450–500	471	225.00–240.00	234.49
26	500–550	527	206.00–235.00	219.46
7	550–600	560	217.00–222.00	218.84
18	600–650	606	190.00–204.00	199.37
17	650–700	666	170.00–190.00	184.91
3	700–750	703	185.00	185.00
12	750–800	785	175.00–189.00	187.85
41	800–850	828	170.00–188.00	185.16
65	850–900	880	170.00–189.50	187.21
6	900–950	918	189.00	189.00
24	950–1000	988	183.00	183.00

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.