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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Aug 21

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

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Receipts

999 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 991▲ 774 vs year ago 225 · +344.0%

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 steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower, with spots down to 15.00 lower. Heifers were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Prices were largely affected today by a lower trade in the cattle futures market yesterday, as well as average or below quality of cattle for the majority of the offering today. Demand was moderate to light 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 $271.76/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −164.54 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$271.76

101 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$32.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.28

vs MO average

+1.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	279.85	1,578	36
Medium and Large 1-2	558	268.95	1,501	60
Medium and Large 2	549	247.20	1,357	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.65/cwt here — about $220 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 sale101 hd

271.76

—

MO average13 barns · 1,507 hd

287.03

−15.28

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+1.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−164.54

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

76 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	314	384.99/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,209	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	301.33/cwt	300.00–312.50	976	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	308.15/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,171	33
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,098	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	323.66/cwt	323.00–327.50	1,275	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	294.32/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,239	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	303.39/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,302	9
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	448	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,075	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	250.44/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,185	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	283.09/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,373	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,340	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	283.64/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,461	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	274.71/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,439	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,292	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	280.32/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,564	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	266.53/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,543	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,457	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,632	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	232.17/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,414	5
Steers	600–650	Large 2-3	612	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,144	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	285.04/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,759	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	257.39/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,598	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	267.44/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,773	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	666	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,665	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	252.32/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,703	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	256.61/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,845	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	245.88/cwt	223.00–252.00	1,797	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,933	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	241.28/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,860	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	225.32/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,832	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	889	213.64/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,899	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,842	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	302.00/cwt	298.00–310.00	906	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	274.77/cwt	271.00–295.00	929	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	260.44/cwt	257.50–266.00	930	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	300.58/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,109	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	278.44/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,041	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	274.30/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,163	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	243.91/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,041	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	292.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,253	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	435	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	953	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	239.94/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,113	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	265.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,270	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,401	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	249.38/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,292	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	221.43/cwt	214.00–236.00	1,147	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,363	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	225.08/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,251	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	241.29/cwt	229.00–252.00	1,383	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	598	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,190	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	240.78/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,490	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	254.54/cwt	250.50–261.00	1,583	39
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	218.06/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,385	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	248.20/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,621	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	230.37/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,520	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,730	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	222.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,592	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	213.04/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,617	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,756	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,907	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	279.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,098	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	272.24/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,157	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	232.65/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,091	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	266.09/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,261	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,329	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	228.11/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,157	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	260.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,371	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	253.81/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,464	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	205.10/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,268	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,487	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	226.09/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,503	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	223.94/cwt	209.00–237.00	1,585	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	214.95/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,649	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	205.31/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,708	9

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

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Receipts 999Last week 991Year ago 225

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	257.50–266.00	260.44
16	400–450	427	220.00–250.00	243.91
5	450–500	464	225.00–244.00	239.94
4	500–550	518	214.00–236.00	221.43
9	550–600	556	220.00–227.00	225.08
6	600–650	635	200.00–226.00	218.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	298.00–310.00	302.00
5	350–400	369	290.00–325.00	300.58
19	400–450	429	285.00–300.00	292.19
9	500–550	502	279.00	279.00
39	600–650	622	250.50–261.00	254.54
5	650–700	653	246.00–250.00	248.20
6	700–750	712	243.00	243.00
5	800–850	832	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	338	271.00–295.00	274.77
10	350–400	374	269.00–286.00	278.44
37	400–450	424	270.00–278.00	274.30
15	450–500	478	250.00–270.00	265.72
26	500–550	518	243.00–260.00	249.38
48	550–600	573	229.00–252.00	241.29
16	600–650	619	230.00–251.00	240.78
13	650–700	660	215.00–236.00	230.37
17	700–750	717	215.00–225.00	222.08
10	750–800	759	197.00–215.00	213.04
2	950–1000	968	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	219.00	219.00
2	500–550	515	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	598	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	544	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	375.00–387.50	384.99
8	350–400	394	323.00–327.50	323.66
9	400–450	429	301.00–308.00	303.39
4	500–550	515	282.50–287.00	283.64
19	550–600	558	276.00–285.00	280.32
12	600–650	617	281.00–288.00	285.04
7	650–700	663	267.00–268.00	267.44
19	700–750	719	253.00–260.00	256.61
9	750–800	770	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	300.00–312.50	301.33
33	350–400	380	290.00–322.00	308.15
11	400–450	421	275.00–297.00	294.32
45	450–500	485	265.00–288.00	283.09
17	500–550	524	265.00–279.00	274.71
39	550–600	579	255.00–275.00	266.53
12	600–650	621	251.00–267.00	257.39
33	650–700	675	230.00–264.00	252.32
37	700–750	731	223.00–252.00	245.88
13	750–800	771	224.00–248.00	241.28
3	800–850	813	223.00–228.00	225.32
3	850–900	889	211.00–219.00	213.64
2	950–1000	980	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	280.00	280.00
11	450–500	473	240.00–254.00	250.44
3	500–550	525	246.00	246.00
2	550–600	585	249.00	249.00
5	600–650	609	225.00–234.00	232.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	268.00	268.00
8	650–700	666	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	587	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	393	275.00–280.00	279.44
6	400–450	425	265.00–280.00	272.24
11	450–500	474	263.00–274.00	266.09
11	500–550	526	250.00–270.00	260.72
9	550–600	577	250.00–257.00	253.81
3	600–650	642	230.00–235.00	231.68
4	650–700	665	210.00–235.00	226.09
6	700–750	708	209.00–237.00	223.94
3	750–800	767	205.00–220.00	214.95
9	800–850	832	204.00–207.00	205.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	231.00–239.00	232.65
5	500–550	507	210.00–240.00	228.11
5	600–650	618	185.00–210.00	205.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	479	277.50	277.50

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.