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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Jul 31

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

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Receipts

263 head

▼ 767 vs last sale 1,030▼ 210 vs year ago 473 · −44.4%

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, receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison, due to high and humid temperatures in the area this week. Demand was light.

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 $296.10/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −140.20 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$296.10

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$24.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.47

vs MO average

+8.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	312.76	1,658	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	288.25	1,595	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about $63 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 sale25 hd

296.10

—

MO average13 barns · 963 hd

315.57

−19.47

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

+8.31

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−140.20

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

45 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	324.15/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,037	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	315.16/cwt	311.00–316.00	1,232	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	953	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	309.52/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,325	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,289	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	308.31/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,480	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	298.95/cwt	293.00–304.00	1,575	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	312.76/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,658	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	276.22/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,610	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	254.68/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,559	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	282.58/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,752	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	286.75/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,784	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	274.24/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,851	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	249.04/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,838	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,918	3
Steers	900–950	Large 1-2	933	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,773	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,025	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,210	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	266.95/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,271	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	481	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,203	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	247.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,196	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	258.32/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,328	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,271	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,465	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	248.34/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,406	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	263.48/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,520	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	590	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,510	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,382	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	233.46/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,478	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,677	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	235.33/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,548	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,876	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,640	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	217.00/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,638	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	303.46/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,448	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	284.50/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,536	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	279.44/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,587	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	269.95/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,660	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,747	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	253.39/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,660	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	237.00/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,749	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,835	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,799	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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Receipts 263Last week 1,030Year ago 473

Compared to last week, receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison, due to high and humid temperatures in the area this week. Demand was light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	933	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	312.00–314.00	312.76
4	600–650	622	286.00–287.00	286.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	315.00–335.00	324.15
6	350–400	391	311.00–316.00	315.16
6	400–450	428	300.00–316.00	309.52
10	450–500	480	300.00–312.00	308.31
9	500–550	527	293.00–304.00	298.95
8	550–600	583	275.00–280.00	276.22
12	600–650	620	276.00–286.00	282.58
7	650–700	675	270.00–278.00	274.24
4	700–750	738	246.00–252.00	249.04
3	750–800	767	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	293.00	293.00
3	600–650	612	254.00–256.00	254.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	624	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	300.00–311.00	303.46
6	500–550	540	280.00–298.00	284.50
13	550–600	568	270.00–290.00	279.44
7	600–650	615	260.00–277.00	269.95
3	650–700	655	240.00–260.00	253.39
3	700–750	738	235.00–238.00	237.00
2	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	805	228.00	228.00
2	850–900	895	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	279.00	279.00
8	550–600	577	262.00–266.00	263.48
2	650–700	655	256.00	256.00
2	700–750	708	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	300.00–310.00	305.09
6	400–450	420	288.00	288.00
10	450–500	476	263.00–275.00	266.95
16	500–550	514	254.00–265.00	258.32
9	550–600	566	240.00–260.00	248.34
2	600–650	633	230.00–237.00	233.46
3	650–700	658	235.00–236.00	235.33
2	700–750	710	231.00	231.00
4	750–800	755	214.00–220.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	590	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	240.00–250.00	247.66
2	500–550	523	243.00	243.00
5	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	628	220.00	220.00

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.