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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 8

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Receipts

742 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 772▼ 429 vs year ago 1,171 · −36.6%

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, Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm, the more attractive calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. The supply was light with good demand.

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 $293.77/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −142.53 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$293.77

94 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$13.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.45

vs MO average

−15.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	301.59	1,665	40
Medium and Large 1-2	566	287.97	1,630	54

One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about $35 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 sale94 hd

293.77

—

MO average15 barns · 3,371 hd

316.22

−22.45

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−15.94

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−142.53

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

56 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	411.56/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,321	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	379.65/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,435	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	354.15/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,463	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	1,317	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	316.19/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,502	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	329.45/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,578	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	313.38/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,620	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	302.35/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,596	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	286.84/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,635	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	295.24/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,686	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	266.88/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,671	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	280.82/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,775	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,868	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	266.36/cwt	249.00–274.00	1,777	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,665	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,771	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,770	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	333.22/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,236	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	283.09/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,098	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	316.76/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,321	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,151	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	300.06/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,410	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	277.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,327	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	282.72/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,436	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	267.99/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,423	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	248.90/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,424	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	227.07/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,306	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	234.49/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,473	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	221.56/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,458	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	226.13/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,529	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,569	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,687	37
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	203.04/cwt	195.50–209.00	1,661	7
Heifers	800–850	Large 2	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	292	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,117	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	341.37/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,400	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	298.76/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,419	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,805	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	208.72/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,722	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,731	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	447	230.49/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,030	6
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	458	229.54/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,051	29
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	527	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,244	10
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	585	207.24/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,212	14
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	698	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,228	8
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	732	170.91/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,251	11
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	799	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,414	19
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	838	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,500	40
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	3
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	914	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,531	26
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	968	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,481	7

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 May 8, 2024

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

Receipts 742Last week 772Year ago 1,171

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm, the more attractive calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. The supply was light with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	280.00–300.00	283.09
4	450–500	478	270.00–285.00	277.52
21	500–550	531	258.00–276.00	267.99
24	550–600	572	240.00–257.00	248.90
13	600–650	628	220.00–241.00	234.49
7	650–700	676	225.00–227.00	226.13
3	700–750	713	220.00	220.00
37	750–800	760	222.00	222.00
7	800–850	818	195.50–209.00	203.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
15	350–400	371	310.00–347.50	333.22
10	400–450	417	310.00–321.00	316.76
14	450–500	470	290.00–307.00	300.06
11	500–550	508	280.00–287.00	282.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	845	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	261.00	261.00
2	550–600	575	215.00–240.00	227.07
2	600–650	608	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	658	216.00–227.00	221.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	316.50	316.50
14	450–500	475	300.00–325.00	316.19
5	500–550	528	300.00–306.00	302.35
40	550–600	570	275.00–294.00	286.84
7	600–650	626	250.00–278.00	266.88
17	650–700	667	249.00–274.00	266.36
13	700–750	714	248.00	248.00
3	750–800	750	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	400.00–417.50	411.56
9	350–400	378	367.50–385.00	379.65
9	400–450	413	340.00–365.00	354.15
11	450–500	479	327.50–335.00	329.45
14	500–550	517	307.00–327.00	313.38
26	550–600	571	294.00–296.00	295.24
6	600–650	632	279.00–288.00	280.82
7	650–700	653	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	570	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	382.50	382.50
2	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
7	400–450	410	335.00–345.00	341.37
2	450–500	475	297.50–300.00	298.76
2	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	249.00	249.00
3	800–850	825	204.00–218.00	208.72
2	850–900	870	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	447	229.00–238.00	230.49
29	450–500	458	217.00–235.00	229.54
10	500–550	527	236.00	236.00
14	550–600	585	207.00–210.00	207.24
8	650–700	698	176.00	176.00
11	700–750	732	165.00–184.00	170.91
19	750–800	799	177.00	177.00
40	800–850	838	179.00	179.00
3	850–900	885	170.00	170.00
26	900–950	914	165.00–170.00	167.52
7	950–1000	968	153.00	153.00

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.