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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 15

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Receipts

1,020 head

▲ 278 vs last sale 742▼ 251 vs year ago 1,271 · −19.7%

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 steers weighing 450 to 650 sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. The supply was moderate 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 $300.28/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.01 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$300.28

79 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$534

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

$89.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.60

vs MO average

−10.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	314.94	1,659	45
Medium and Large 1-2	577	286.29	1,652	31
Medium and Large 2	500	225.00	1,125	3thin

One grade step is worth $89.94/cwt here — about $534 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale79 hd

300.28

—

MO average18 barns · 4,025 hd

316.89

−16.60

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−10.49

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−136.01

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

66 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	405.64/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,294	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	356.36/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,187	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,500	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	333.56/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,301	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	341.43/cwt	338.00–355.00	1,424	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	321.11/cwt	313.00–332.50	1,349	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	315.27/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,501	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	333.23/cwt	327.50–337.00	1,596	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	316.90/cwt	308.50–325.00	1,657	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	300.78/cwt	299.00–302.00	1,702	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	286.29/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,652	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	604	279.15/cwt	277.50–279.50	1,686	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	288.35/cwt	280.00–300.50	1,776	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	267.92/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,666	12
Steers	650–700	Large 2	671	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,577	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	260.27/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,754	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	694	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,683	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	696	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,601	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	239.68/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,728	5
Steers	750–800	Large 2	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	235.27/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,842	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	239.35/cwt	239.35–239.35	2,051	62
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	5
Steers	900–950	Large 2	902	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,840	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	306.92/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,007	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	292.14/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,034	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,019	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,239	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	322.07/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,227	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	304.16/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,287	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	287.25/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,232	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,139	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	290.59/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,377	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	277.20/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,336	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	270.88/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,403	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,436	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,340	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	225.39/cwt	211.00–240.00	1,291	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	249.40/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,449	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	234.53/cwt	226.00–246.00	1,482	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	229.10/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,530	13
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	680	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,401	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	222.23/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,602	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,555	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	212.13/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,627	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,731	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,041	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,718	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	351	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,202	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,277	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,470	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	312.20/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,492	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	285.39/cwt	282.50–286.00	1,495	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,639	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,593	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	224.95/cwt	217.00–238.00	1,525	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	218.02/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,598	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	212.37/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,625	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	183.62/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,631	6
Bulls	850–900	Large 2	898	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	1,834	20
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 2	1,053	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,948	12
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 2	1,150	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,024	3

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 15, 2024

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

Receipts 1,020Last week 742Year ago 1,271

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm, the more attractive steers weighing 450 to 650 sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. The supply was moderate 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
7	300–350	328	295.00–312.50	306.92
7	350–400	354	291.00–293.00	292.14
12	400–450	429	270.00–296.00	287.25
29	450–500	482	270.00–284.00	277.20
38	500–550	518	263.00–277.00	270.88
16	550–600	581	246.00–255.00	249.40
36	600–650	632	226.00–246.00	234.53
13	650–700	668	220.00–235.00	229.10
23	700–750	721	214.00–227.00	222.23
9	750–800	767	210.00–216.00	212.13
3	800–850	828	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
34	350–400	381	319.00–330.00	322.07
5	400–450	423	300.00–308.00	304.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	680	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,041	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	326.00	326.00
8	450–500	474	290.00–295.00	290.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	277.00	277.00
5	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	463	246.00	246.00
4	500–550	549	244.00	244.00
6	550–600	573	211.00–240.00	225.39
7	700–750	730	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	327.50	327.50
2	450–500	458	321.00	321.00
6	500–550	524	282.50–286.00	285.39
3	550–600	567	289.00	289.00
2	600–650	608	262.00	262.00
3	650–700	678	217.00–238.00	224.95
2	700–750	733	217.00–219.00	218.02
2	750–800	765	206.00–219.00	212.37
6	850–900	888	170.00–196.00	183.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	850–900	898	204.25	204.25
12	1050–1100	1,053	185.00	185.00
3	1150–1200	1,150	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	342.50	342.50
7	450–500	478	300.00–321.00	312.20
3	500–550	540	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	350.00–380.00	356.36
4	350–400	390	330.00–345.00	333.56
13	400–450	420	313.00–332.50	321.11
29	450–500	476	300.00–326.00	315.27
31	550–600	577	275.00–293.00	286.29
12	600–650	622	255.00–278.00	267.92
8	650–700	674	259.00–261.00	260.27
5	700–750	721	235.00–243.00	239.68
7	750–800	783	235.00–237.00	235.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	400.00–417.50	405.64
13	350–400	387	387.50	387.50
5	400–450	417	338.00–355.00	341.43
20	450–500	479	327.50–337.00	333.23
36	500–550	523	308.50–325.00	316.90
5	550–600	566	299.00–302.00	300.78
37	600–650	616	280.00–300.50	288.35
62	850–900	857	239.35	239.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	671	235.00	235.00
5	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
3	900–950	902	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	870	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
16	650–700	694	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	696	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	604	277.50–279.50	279.15

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.