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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Oct 30

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Receipts

742 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 914▲ 227 vs year ago 515 · +44.1%

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 2.00 to 6.00 higher, and heavier weights sold with a steady undertone. Heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light 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 $277.96/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −158.33 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$277.96

87 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$50.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs MO average

−22.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	297.12	1,543	28
Medium and Large 1-2	561	271.41	1,523	53
Medium and Large 2	540	246.42	1,332	6thin

One grade step is worth $50.70/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale87 hd

277.96

—

MO average16 barns · 2,151 hd

279.86

−1.90

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−22.73

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−158.33

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

74 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	316.34/cwt	305.00–327.50	990	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,096	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	326.03/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,177	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,154	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	295.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,266	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	266.18/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,142	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	287.47/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,331	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	269.84/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,295	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	302.55/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,464	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	303.22/cwt	294.00–309.50	1,562	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,445	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	275.26/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,431	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	244.89/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,295	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	249.49/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,405	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	270.03/cwt	263.00–277.50	1,555	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	252.81/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,567	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	262.86/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,730	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	254.39/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,676	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,693	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	687	239.33/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,644	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	240.25/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,713	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	252.14/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,851	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,872	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,953	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,914	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	993	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,080	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	268.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	874	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	397	222.45/cwt	210.00–235.00	883	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	272.95/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,122	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	296.55/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,222	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	223.83/cwt	210.00–237.50	936	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	438	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,139	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	456	203.27/cwt	198.00–230.00	927	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	256.30/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,210	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	266.17/cwt	266.00–267.50	1,288	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	237.06/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,166	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	506	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,227	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	217.70/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,112	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	243.26/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,245	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	253.15/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,324	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,350	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	252.63/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,435	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	238.89/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,376	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	224.14/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,298	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	598	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,405	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	228.58/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,401	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,512	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	246.96/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,647	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	211.48/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,512	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	236.62/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,715	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	208.61/cwt	206.00–209.50	1,727	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	932	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,631	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,030	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,163	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	288.20/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,216	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	443	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,274	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,263	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	277.97/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,354	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,452	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	267.18/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,403	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	543	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,032	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	223.51/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,245	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	247.12/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,453	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	256.64/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,566	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	248.32/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,567	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	226.28/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,534	10
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,727	8

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 Oct 30, 2024

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

Receipts 742Last week 914Year ago 515

Compared to last week, steers under 700lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, and heavier weights sold with a steady undertone. Heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a light supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	251.00	251.00
4	600–650	605	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	506	240.00–245.00	242.51
2	550–600	598	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	210.00–235.00	222.45
2	400–450	418	210.00–237.50	223.83
5	450–500	492	210.00–245.00	237.06
9	500–550	511	210.00–220.00	217.70
6	550–600	579	210.00–230.00	224.14
2	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
3	900–950	932	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	305.00	305.00
18	400–450	412	282.50–307.50	296.55
9	450–500	484	266.00–267.50	266.17
6	500–550	523	252.00–257.00	253.15
21	550–600	568	250.00–256.00	252.63
5	600–650	617	245.00	245.00
5	650–700	667	245.00–250.00	246.96
3	700–750	725	235.00–240.00	236.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	265.00–275.00	268.03
5	400–450	411	260.00–277.50	272.95
22	450–500	472	250.00–262.00	256.30
26	500–550	512	240.00–249.00	243.26
25	550–600	576	230.00–246.00	238.89
7	600–650	613	225.00–232.50	228.58
2	700–750	715	210.00–213.00	211.48
8	800–850	828	206.00–209.50	208.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	198.00–230.00	203.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	305.00–327.50	316.34
7	350–400	398	290.00	290.00
14	400–450	428	290.00–310.00	295.77
26	450–500	463	285.00–300.00	287.47
14	500–550	520	270.00–285.00	275.26
39	550–600	576	263.00–277.50	270.03
27	600–650	620	250.00–260.00	252.81
9	650–700	659	247.50–257.50	254.39
21	700–750	713	230.00–249.00	240.25
5	750–800	764	245.00	245.00
8	800–850	834	229.50	229.50
2	950–1000	993	209.50	209.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	361	320.00–327.50	326.03
11	450–500	484	300.00–307.00	302.55
20	500–550	515	294.00–309.50	303.22
13	650–700	658	260.00–267.50	262.86
10	700–750	734	250.00–253.00	252.14
12	800–850	817	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	687	239.00–240.00	239.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
10	650–700	664	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	265.00–270.00	266.18
2	450–500	480	265.00–275.00	269.84
4	500–550	529	230.00–250.00	244.89
2	550–600	563	249.00–250.00	249.49
2	650–700	685	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	473	267.00	267.00
3	500–550	540	237.50	237.50
5	550–600	557	220.00–237.00	223.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	610	252.00–260.00	256.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	307.50	307.50
3	400–450	422	280.00–305.00	288.20
22	450–500	487	270.00–292.00	277.97
17	500–550	525	260.00–277.00	267.18
10	550–600	588	236.00–256.00	247.12
17	600–650	631	235.00–255.00	248.32
10	650–700	678	215.00–234.00	226.28
8	850–900	872	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	287.50	287.50

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.