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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Sep 11

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Receipts

1,303 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 1,198▼ 359 vs year ago 1,662 · −21.6%

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 550lbs sold with a weaker undertone, and steers over 550lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers were 3.00 to 10.00 lower with spots 13.00 lower. 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 $270.85/cwt on 212 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −165.45 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$270.85

212 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$583

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3

$96.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.40

vs MO average

+2.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	289.69	1,576	120
Medium and Large 1-2	563	253.65	1,429	65
Medium and Large 2	549	238.69	1,311	21
Large 2-3	515	192.72	993	6thin

One grade step is worth $96.97/cwt here — about $583 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 sale212 hd

270.85

—

MO average17 barns · 2,777 hd

277.24

−6.40

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

+2.65

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−165.45

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

100 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	338.62/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,067	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	314.74/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,061	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	274.53/cwt	268.00–285.00	983	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	301.61/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,131	8
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	395	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	822	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,231	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	273.55/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,171	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	272.72/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,271	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	239.08/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,126	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,351	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	290.15/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,393	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,364	11
Steers	500–550	Large 2-3	515	192.72/cwt	185.00–200.00	993	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	248.66/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,293	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	264.35/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,396	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	297.08/cwt	280.00–298.25	1,610	92
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	271.00/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,512	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	229.63/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,323	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	248.55/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,442	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	258.79/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,527	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	228.13/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,387	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	259.74/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,590	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	245.62/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,520	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,620	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	215.34/cwt	195.00–221.00	1,438	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	237.66/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,630	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	228.91/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,673	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,594	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	236.39/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,844	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	216.94/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,723	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	843	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,686	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,749	2
Steers	850–900	Large 2	862	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,552	22
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	206.18/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,814	14
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,977	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	266.60/cwt	263.00–277.00	848	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	271.82/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,006	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	234.78/cwt	220.00–256.00	911	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	390	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,076	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	283.13/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,172	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	257.47/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,066	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	228.74/cwt	215.00–245.00	977	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,202	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	440	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,087	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	269.50/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,248	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,171	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	251.43/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,192	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	231.14/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,121	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	239.50/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,236	70
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	216.44/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,149	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,279	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,244	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	213.25/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,213	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	226.67/cwt	222.00–236.00	1,301	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	238.00/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,464	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	228.07/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,435	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,302	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	235.14/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,566	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	220.14/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,484	20
Heifers	650–700	Large 2-3	684	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,156	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	218.28/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,569	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,669	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	207.63/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,597	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	987	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,030	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	284.61/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,053	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	239.92/cwt	232.00–245.00	904	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	282.58/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,209	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	280.15/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,272	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	271.50/cwt	256.00–279.00	1,287	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	499	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,223	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	248.17/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,276	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	213.12/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,125	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	246.14/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,435	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	245.99/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,498	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	211.00/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,291	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	233.32/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,442	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	206.13/cwt	196.00–217.00	1,391	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	203.35/cwt	199.00–217.00	1,507	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	197.86/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,514	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	197.06/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,632	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	328	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	656	2
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	398	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	677	3
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	2
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	471	176.51/cwt	165.00–181.00	831	22
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	546	177.49/cwt	152.00–184.00	969	24
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	578	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,017	9
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	608	163.72/cwt	141.00–184.00	995	7
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	657	167.68/cwt	146.00–171.00	1,102	19
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	730	169.31/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,236	12
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	775	188.50/cwt	165.00–192.00	1,461	69
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	858	168.35/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,444	18
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	914	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,572	21
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	959	163.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,566	9
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,059	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,324	4

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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Receipts 1,303Last week 1,198Year ago 1,662

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	310.00–320.00	314.74
8	350–400	375	295.00–312.00	301.61
6	400–450	428	265.00–287.50	273.55
27	450–500	466	260.00–278.00	272.72
21	500–550	528	259.00–275.00	264.35
44	550–600	580	240.00–257.00	248.55
34	600–650	619	240.00–258.00	245.62
8	650–700	686	229.00–243.00	237.66
8	700–750	731	217.00–237.00	228.91
13	750–800	794	210.00–225.00	216.94
2	800–850	845	207.00	207.00
14	850–900	880	198.00–219.00	206.18
2	950–1000	955	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	850–900	862	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	358	268.00–285.00	274.53
5	450–500	471	230.00–245.00	239.08
10	500–550	520	240.00–252.00	248.66
11	550–600	576	222.00–236.00	229.63
6	600–650	608	213.00–235.00	228.13
5	650–700	668	195.00–221.00	215.34
2	700–750	745	214.00	214.00
3	800–850	843	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	185.00–200.00	192.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	332.00–355.00	338.62
3	400–450	408	300.00–305.00	301.65
22	450–500	480	284.00–301.00	290.15
92	500–550	542	280.00–298.25	297.08
6	550–600	558	270.00–273.00	271.00
8	600–650	612	259.00–260.00	259.74
5	750–800	780	236.00–237.00	236.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	474	285.00	285.00
11	500–550	507	269.00	269.00
11	550–600	590	258.00–261.00	258.79
7	600–650	643	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	398	170.00	170.00
2	400–450	415	166.00	166.00
22	450–500	471	165.00–181.00	176.51
24	500–550	546	152.00–184.00	177.49
9	550–600	578	176.00	176.00
7	600–650	608	141.00–184.00	163.72
19	650–700	657	146.00–171.00	167.68
12	700–750	730	145.00–175.00	169.31
69	750–800	775	165.00–192.00	188.50
18	850–900	858	140.00–170.00	168.35
21	900–950	914	172.00	172.00
9	950–1000	959	150.00–165.00	163.30
4	1050–1100	1,059	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	277.00	277.00
10	450–500	463	253.00	253.00
6	500–550	533	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	277.00–285.00	283.13
6	450–500	463	267.00–272.00	269.50
3	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	615	234.00–242.00	238.00
13	650–700	666	232.00–237.00	235.14
5	750–800	752	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	263.00–277.00	266.60
2	350–400	370	260.00–285.00	271.82
16	400–450	414	251.00–272.00	257.47
25	450–500	474	238.00–260.00	251.43
70	500–550	516	228.00–246.00	239.50
28	550–600	574	222.00–236.00	226.67
12	600–650	629	220.00–233.00	228.07
20	650–700	674	210.00–225.00	220.14
7	700–750	719	215.00–221.00	218.28
12	750–800	769	200.00–218.00	207.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	440	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	388	220.00–256.00	234.78
5	400–450	427	215.00–245.00	228.74
10	450–500	485	217.00–235.00	231.14
12	500–550	531	206.00–225.00	216.44
4	550–600	569	209.00–218.00	213.25
2	600–650	648	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	684	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	276.00	276.00
10	500–550	536	232.00	232.00
13	550–600	558	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	377	232.00–245.00	239.92
2	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
10	450–500	499	245.00	245.00
6	500–550	528	210.00–219.00	213.12
8	600–650	612	201.00–217.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	329.00	329.00
7	450–500	454	280.00–281.00	280.15
4	600–650	609	245.00–249.00	245.99
2	750–800	755	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	317.00	317.00
9	350–400	370	280.00–305.00	284.61
6	400–450	428	260.00–287.00	282.58
18	450–500	474	256.00–279.00	271.50
18	500–550	514	240.00–263.00	248.17
11	550–600	583	236.00–254.00	246.14
11	600–650	618	226.00–240.00	233.32
9	650–700	675	196.00–217.00	206.13
8	700–750	741	199.00–217.00	203.35
4	750–800	765	180.00–206.00	197.86
2	800–850	828	193.00–201.00	197.06

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.