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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 22

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

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Receipts

1,048 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 1,020▼ 156 vs year ago 1,204 · −13.0%

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, steer calves under 550lbs sold steady, and steers over 550lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher based on limited weight comparisons. Heifers had few to compare to last week but sold with a steady to firm undertone. Demand was good on a moderate 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 $304.97/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −131.33 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$304.97

131 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$77.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.98

vs MO average

−9.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	312.33	1,750	95
Medium and Large 1-2	557	291.93	1,625	32
Medium and Large 2	567	234.57	1,330	4thin

One grade step is worth $77.76/cwt here — about $420 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 sale131 hd

304.97

—

MO average16 barns · 4,095 hd

317.95

−12.98

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−9.13

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−131.33

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

77 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	351.42/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,195	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	345.92/cwt	342.00–362.50	1,266	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,197	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	342.34/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,441	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	331.09/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,457	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	446	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,458	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	314.01/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,400	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	330.83/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,499	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,526	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	322.03/cwt	319.00–327.00	1,530	19
Steers	450–500	Large 2-3	475	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,036	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	277.73/cwt	272.00–298.00	1,322	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,610	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	302.50/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,567	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	320.15/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,674	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	234.57/cwt	220.00–272.00	1,330	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	310.37/cwt	304.00–319.00	1,775	51
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	1,780	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	286.39/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,652	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	232.35/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,436	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	299.38/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,862	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	273.41/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,709	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	284.97/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,858	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,807	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	264.29/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,795	7
Steers	650–700	Large 2-3	682	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,303	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	683	247.08/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,688	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,649	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	246.04/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,767	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	262.21/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,956	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	239.47/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,849	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	229.37/cwt	224.50–235.00	1,865	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	302.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,034	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	329.98/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,211	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	307.89/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,173	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	312.23/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,283	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	296.27/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,227	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	270.84/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,151	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	243.29/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,119	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	289.01/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,355	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	273.13/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,319	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,358	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	275.04/cwt	272.50–278.00	1,405	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	261.25/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,374	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,315	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	253.23/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,426	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	262.09/cwt	261.50–265.00	1,478	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,358	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	261.65/cwt	256.50–264.50	1,523	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	241.11/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,483	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	255.03/cwt	254.00–259.00	1,612	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	231.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,555	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	249.87/cwt	244.00–250.50	1,692	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,698	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,506	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,812	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	356.39/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,326	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	327.69/cwt	327.50–328.00	1,389	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	305.57/cwt	296.00–318.00	1,482	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	312.38/cwt	311.00–318.00	1,587	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	297.95/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,588	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	280.52/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,593	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	288.48/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,841	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	265.35/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,696	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,675	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,724	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	336	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	786	8
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	432	231.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	999	14
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	479	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,176	11
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	525	219.82/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,154	10
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	569	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,297	8
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	629	193.98/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,220	9
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	667	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,394	3
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	744	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,339	9
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	763	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,373	13

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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 1,048Last week 1,020Year ago 1,204

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	300.00–310.00	302.42
14	350–400	381	300.00–315.00	307.89
14	400–450	414	290.00–307.00	296.27
38	450–500	483	265.00–280.00	273.13
29	500–550	526	250.00–270.00	261.25
10	550–600	563	241.00–261.00	253.23
9	600–650	615	239.00–246.00	241.11
17	650–700	672	220.00–240.00	231.43
2	850–900	860	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	367	315.00–337.50	329.98
10	400–450	411	310.00–317.50	312.23
18	450–500	469	284.00–300.00	289.01
13	500–550	511	272.50–278.00	275.04
6	550–600	564	261.50–265.00	262.09
15	600–650	632	254.00–259.00	255.03
10	650–700	677	244.00–250.50	249.87
6	700–750	718	236.50	236.50
4	750–800	788	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	503	270.00	270.00
22	550–600	582	256.50–264.50	261.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	264.00–278.00	270.84
6	450–500	460	230.00–260.00	243.29
2	500–550	548	240.00	240.00
5	550–600	568	239.00	239.00
2	750–800	753	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	340	345.00–355.00	351.42
5	350–400	366	342.00–362.50	345.92
13	400–450	440	327.50–335.00	331.09
19	450–500	475	319.00–327.00	322.03
11	500–550	518	288.00–310.00	302.50
21	550–600	577	275.00–297.50	286.39
3	600–650	625	270.00–280.00	273.41
7	650–700	679	260.00–265.00	264.29
9	700–750	718	226.00–250.00	246.04
9	750–800	772	236.00–250.00	239.47
9	800–850	813	224.50–235.00	229.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	337.50–350.00	342.34
5	450–500	453	328.00–335.00	330.83
19	500–550	523	312.00–327.00	320.15
51	550–600	572	304.00–319.00	310.37
31	600–650	622	292.00–306.00	299.38
3	650–700	652	275.00–290.00	284.97
30	700–750	746	258.00–262.50	262.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	218.00	218.00
3	650–700	682	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	322.00	322.00
4	500–550	511	315.00	315.00
21	550–600	575	309.50	309.50
12	650–700	668	270.50	270.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	446	305.00–317.00	314.01
7	450–500	476	272.00–298.00	277.73
4	550–600	567	220.00–272.00	234.57
2	600–650	618	225.00–240.00	232.35
3	650–700	687	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	327.00	327.00
13	650–700	683	244.00–248.00	247.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	345.00–370.00	356.39
5	400–450	424	327.50–328.00	327.69
5	450–500	485	296.00–318.00	305.57
5	500–550	533	294.00–301.00	297.95
2	550–600	568	275.00–286.00	280.52
10	600–650	639	262.00–272.00	265.35
5	650–700	681	246.00	246.00
2	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
3	850–900	860	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	508	311.00–318.00	312.38
4	600–650	638	287.00–290.00	288.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	234.00	234.00
14	400–450	432	225.00–235.00	231.36
11	450–500	479	245.50	245.50
10	500–550	525	210.00–224.00	219.82
8	550–600	569	228.00	228.00
9	600–650	629	186.00–195.00	193.98
3	650–700	667	209.00	209.00
9	700–750	744	180.00	180.00
13	750–800	763	180.00	180.00

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.