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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Jul 17

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

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Receipts

543 head

▼ 577 vs last sale 1,120▼ 113 vs year ago 656 · −17.2%

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 and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower based on limited receipts due to multiple inches of rainfall in the area this morning. Demand was moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.22/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −140.37 against this barn's trailing median of $394.59.

Average price

$254.22

65 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.40

vs MO average

−3.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	258.58	1,430	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	256.75	1,395	34
Medium and Large 2	531	240.26	1,275	7thin
Large 1-2	599	240.00	1,438	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale65 hd

254.22

—

MO average14 barns · 1,657 hd

274.62

−20.40

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−3.58

This barn, trailing median34 sales

394.59

−140.37

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.08, low $337.37, median $394.59 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

71 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	268.41/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,114	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	318.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,365	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,466	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	266.06/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,258	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	307.48/cwt	298.00–318.00	1,473	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	301.07/cwt	294.00–308.00	1,599	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,669	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	316.51/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,719	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,745	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,185	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	289.04/cwt	278.00–300.00	1,656	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	244.09/cwt	230.00–263.00	1,421	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	594	308.64/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,833	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,808	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	287.57/cwt	277.00–294.00	1,786	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	245.06/cwt	237.00–259.00	1,527	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,880	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,847	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	271.22/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,836	9
Steers	650–700	Medium 2-3	693	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	866	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	275.57/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,979	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	244.44/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,784	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	241.94/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,904	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	229.48/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,900	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,985	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	932	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,967	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	308.12/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,103	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	358	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,056	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	305.79/cwt	304.00–308.00	1,248	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	281.33/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,227	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	290.02/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,349	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,344	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	282.63/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,323	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,383	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	246.39/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,281	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	262.69/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,374	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,454	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,421	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,255	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	250.07/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,415	16
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	599	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,438	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,401	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	237.55/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,497	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	236.33/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,541	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	248.44/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,682	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	683	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,571	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,522	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,652	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	228.32/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,658	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,785	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	216.01/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,694	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	204.41/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,793	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	183.96/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,720	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	338.03/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,271	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	310.12/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,296	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	461	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,429	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	308.23/cwt	299.00–316.00	1,489	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,623	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	298.38/cwt	291.00–314.00	1,581	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	296.94/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,675	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	260.50/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,506	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	290.13/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,781	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	262.17/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,623	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,571	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,748	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	230.41/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,786	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	194.24/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,597	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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Receipts 543Last week 1,120Year ago 656

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower based on limited receipts due to multiple inches of rainfall in the area this morning. Demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	428	310.00–320.00	318.85
7	450–500	479	298.00–318.00	307.48
9	500–550	531	294.00–308.00	301.07
13	550–600	573	278.00–300.00	289.04
15	600–650	621	277.00–294.00	287.57
9	650–700	677	260.00–276.00	271.22
14	700–750	730	231.00–250.00	244.44
4	750–800	787	238.00–246.00	241.94
2	800–850	828	223.00–236.00	229.48
3	850–900	850	233.50	233.50
3	900–950	932	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	320.00	320.00
10	500–550	542	308.00	308.00
9	650–700	655	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	543	315.00–318.00	316.51
22	550–600	594	305.00–311.00	308.64
9	600–650	613	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	655	287.00	287.00
6	700–750	718	270.00–287.00	275.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	563	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	693	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	265.00–275.00	268.41
2	450–500	473	255.00–277.00	266.06
3	550–600	582	230.00–263.00	244.09
3	600–650	623	237.00–259.00	245.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	436	270.00–295.00	281.33
7	450–500	468	275.00–288.00	282.63
18	500–550	523	252.00–268.00	262.69
16	550–600	566	240.00–259.00	250.07
15	600–650	630	232.00–240.00	237.55
6	650–700	652	236.00–237.00	236.33
9	700–750	726	226.00–232.00	228.32
3	750–800	784	214.00–217.00	216.01
4	850–900	877	201.00–208.00	204.41
2	900–950	935	180.00–188.00	183.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	486	284.50	284.50
14	550–600	553	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
7	350–400	358	306.00–320.00	308.12
5	400–450	408	304.00–308.00	305.79
8	450–500	465	287.00–295.00	290.02
7	650–700	677	243.00–256.00	248.44
4	700–750	706	234.00	234.00
2	750–800	783	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	599	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	553	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	245.00–247.00	246.39
2	550–600	558	220.00–230.00	224.93
2	600–650	620	226.00	226.00
2	650–700	695	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	295.00	295.00
5	650–700	683	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	335.00–340.00	338.03
8	400–450	418	308.00–315.00	310.12
8	450–500	483	299.00–316.00	308.23
2	550–600	578	260.00–261.00	260.50
7	600–650	619	250.00–272.00	262.17
2	650–700	663	237.00	237.00
6	700–750	744	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	775	226.00–235.00	230.41
3	800–850	822	183.00–200.00	194.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	311.00	311.00
10	550–600	550	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	291.00–314.00	298.38
3	550–600	564	293.00–305.00	296.94
5	600–650	614	283.00–295.00	290.13

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.