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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 29

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Receipts

1,000 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 1,048▲ 265 vs year ago 735 · +36.1%

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 under 700lbs sold unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Heifers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate 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 $304.24/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −132.05 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$304.24

142 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$33.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

vs MO average

−0.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	311.96	1,723	71
Medium and Large 1-2	551	297.88	1,640	66
Medium and Large 2	523	278.62	1,457	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.34/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale142 hd

304.24

—

MO average8 barns · 927 hd

314.68

−10.44

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−0.90

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−132.05

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

73 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 2	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	373.90/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,354	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	340.02/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,265	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	296.59/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,136	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	341.38/cwt	337.00–347.50	1,406	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	330.82/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,370	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	305.05/cwt	284.00–315.00	1,321	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	328.53/cwt	326.00–332.50	1,544	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	316.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,530	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	304.23/cwt	289.00–311.00	1,585	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	313.26/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,638	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	278.62/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,457	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	313.18/cwt	313.00–314.00	1,697	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	310.18/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,777	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,618	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	294.35/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,704	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	236.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,461	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	283.31/cwt	269.00–290.50	1,757	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	289.35/cwt	285.50–297.00	1,823	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	298.01/cwt	295.00–303.50	1,898	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	287.76/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,882	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	269.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,823	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	246.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,700	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	251.00/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,790	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	244.99/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,891	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	253.60/cwt	252.75–260.00	2,021	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	826	231.67/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,914	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	211.18/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,856	6
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	915	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,949	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	220.33/cwt	205.00–222.00	2,040	10
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,018	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,107	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	344.24/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,122	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	303.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,107	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	388	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,288	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	334.25/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,304	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,095	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	318.30/cwt	314.00–321.00	1,327	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	294.07/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,265	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	279.29/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,218	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	302.01/cwt	291.00–307.00	1,404	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	279.51/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,325	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	282.41/cwt	276.00–287.00	1,435	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	523	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,156	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	269.09/cwt	255.00–276.50	1,423	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	242.80/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,316	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	243.11/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,361	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	258.46/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,455	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	270.39/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,557	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,524	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	260.69/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,606	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,573	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	253.55/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,686	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	240.70/cwt	234.50–250.00	1,632	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	225.51/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,685	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	220.51/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,691	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	316.05/cwt	312.00–334.00	1,378	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	313.46/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,473	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,570	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	291.92/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,538	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	281.42/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,596	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,793	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,775	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	254.75/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,686	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	245.28/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,751	9
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	194.98/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,731	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	988	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,778	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	597	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,194	5
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,088	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,937	2

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 29, 2024

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

Receipts 1,000Last week 1,048Year ago 735

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs sold unevenly steady from 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Heifers were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	436	312.00–334.00	316.05
8	450–500	470	308.00–330.00	313.46
7	500–550	527	285.00–296.00	291.92
11	550–600	567	274.00–287.00	281.42
2	600–650	625	284.00	284.00
5	650–700	662	250.00–256.00	254.75
9	700–750	714	236.00–250.00	245.28
3	850–900	888	194.00–197.00	194.98
2	950–1000	988	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	500	314.00	314.00
7	600–650	610	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	300.00–310.00	303.26
3	400–450	430	290.00–296.00	294.07
33	450–500	474	270.00–287.00	279.51
54	500–550	529	255.00–276.50	269.09
48	550–600	563	250.00–268.00	258.46
13	600–650	629	250.00	250.00
5	650–700	678	234.50–250.00	240.70
4	700–750	747	215.00–229.00	225.51
4	750–800	767	216.00–225.00	220.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	326	332.50–360.00	344.24
4	350–400	390	325.00–342.50	334.25
11	400–450	417	314.00–321.00	318.30
13	450–500	465	291.00–307.00	302.01
31	500–550	508	276.00–287.00	282.41
25	550–600	576	270.00–274.00	270.39
14	600–650	616	254.00–262.00	260.69
7	650–700	665	252.50–255.00	253.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	600	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	275.00	275.00
14	400–450	436	275.00–280.00	279.29
2	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
5	500–550	542	240.00–246.00	242.80
4	550–600	560	241.00–249.00	243.11
2	600–650	610	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	372	332.50–355.00	340.02
16	400–450	414	320.00–337.00	330.82
12	450–500	483	310.00–325.00	316.82
32	500–550	521	289.00–311.00	304.23
28	550–600	579	281.00–302.00	294.35
26	600–650	620	269.00–290.50	283.31
12	650–700	677	265.00–270.00	269.34
19	700–750	713	245.00–258.00	251.00
6	750–800	772	241.00–246.00	244.99
7	800–850	826	230.00–242.00	231.67
6	850–900	879	204.00–225.00	211.18
10	900–950	926	205.00–222.00	220.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	362	365.00–377.00	373.90
14	400–450	412	337.00–347.50	341.38
13	450–500	470	326.00–332.50	328.53
33	500–550	542	313.00–314.00	313.18
29	550–600	573	300.00–319.00	310.18
43	600–650	637	295.00–303.50	298.01
13	650–700	654	280.00–291.00	287.76
34	750–800	797	252.75–260.00	253.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	915	213.00	213.00
9	1000–1050	1,018	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	630	285.50–297.00	289.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	523	305.00–317.50	313.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	305.00	305.00
8	350–400	383	280.00–315.00	296.59
4	400–450	433	284.00–315.00	305.05
3	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	523	270.00–290.00	278.62
3	600–650	617	230.00–240.00	236.73
3	650–700	690	240.00–250.00	246.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	577	280.50	280.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	597	200.00	200.00
2	1050–1100	1,088	178.00	178.00

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.