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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Dec 4

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Receipts

1,182 head

▲ 857 vs last sale 325▼ 447 vs year ago 1,629 · −27.4%

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, the best test of 450lb - 700lb steers sold mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher and heifers were 5.00 to 9.00 higher based on limited comparisons from last weeks light run. Demand was good 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 $292.19/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −144.11 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$292.19

127 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$62.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.21

vs MO average

−33.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	305.89	1,712	58
Medium and Large 1-2	561	290.39	1,629	53
Medium 1-2	503	282.00	1,418	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	243.70	1,291	14thin

One grade step is worth $62.19/cwt here — about $421 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale127 hd

292.19

—

MO average13 barns · 3,673 hd

318.40

−26.21

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−33.18

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−144.11

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

93 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,151	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	345.81/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,134	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	957	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	354.43/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,340	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	337.45/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,286	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	353.89/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,465	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	327.96/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,391	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,277	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	458	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,076	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,779	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	332.68/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,577	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	315.16/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,510	21
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	503	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,418	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	242.40/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,219	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,729	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	311.96/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,641	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	299.30/cwt	281.00–308.00	1,586	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	306.41/cwt	306.00–309.00	1,642	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	545	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,521	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	246.03/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,422	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	286.45/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,661	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	298.39/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,734	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,550	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,693	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	281.77/cwt	279.00–287.50	1,747	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,558	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	267.49/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,693	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	267.27/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,756	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	277.71/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,855	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	255.77/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,729	68
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	238.79/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,617	8
Steers	650–700	Large 2	693	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,629	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	265.66/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,881	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,777	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	227.75/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,658	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	247.57/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,820	38
Steers	700–750	Large 2	742	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,677	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	246.00/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,902	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	257.03/cwt	253.00–270.00	2,064	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	231.02/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,920	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,090	2
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,015	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,929	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	268.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	839	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,164	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	318.13/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,161	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	294.93/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,076	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	260.01/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,095	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	316.45/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,345	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	287.89/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,224	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	448	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	986	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	456	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,208	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	267.74/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,245	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	319.94/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,491	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	251.69/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,228	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	293.45/cwt	291.00–296.00	1,514	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	241.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,253	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	263.09/cwt	252.50–272.00	1,392	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	532	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,303	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,436	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	563	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,357	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	269.37/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,533	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	258.08/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,489	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	230.35/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,364	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,494	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	239.72/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,496	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	257.94/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,615	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	237.84/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,558	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	245.06/cwt	241.00–245.50	1,622	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	231.39/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,564	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	232.72/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,641	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	234.06/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,706	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	226.10/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,775	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,828	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	218.67/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,782	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	336.66/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,269	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,554	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	285.59/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,417	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,578	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	284.56/cwt	282.00–292.50	1,517	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	280.35/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,618	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,699	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,725	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	236.99/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,642	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,676	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	235.59/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,701	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,779	11
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,697	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,697	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,703	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.

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Receipts 1,182Last week 325Year ago 1,629

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	565	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	615	243.00	243.00
13	650–700	655	237.00–238.00	237.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	290.00–307.50	294.93
8	400–450	425	275.00–300.00	287.89
19	450–500	465	260.00–283.00	267.74
37	500–550	529	252.50–272.00	263.09
41	550–600	577	250.00–262.50	258.08
22	600–650	624	230.00–243.00	239.72
20	650–700	676	220.00–239.00	231.39
11	700–750	705	230.00–233.00	232.72
14	750–800	785	215.00–230.00	226.10
12	800–850	815	205.00–224.00	218.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	347.50	347.50
13	350–400	365	315.00–322.50	318.13
18	400–450	425	310.00–326.00	316.45
25	450–500	466	316.00–330.00	319.94
12	500–550	516	291.00–296.00	293.45
17	550–600	569	266.00–273.00	269.37
10	600–650	626	255.00–260.00	257.94
10	650–700	662	241.00–245.50	245.06
15	700–750	729	234.00–235.00	234.06
7	800–850	809	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	265.00–275.00	268.02
7	400–450	421	250.00–277.50	260.01
3	450–500	488	245.00–255.00	251.69
10	500–550	519	235.00–245.00	241.52
8	550–600	592	225.00–236.00	230.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	456	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	548	262.00	262.00
6	550–600	573	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	532	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	563	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	370.00	370.00
8	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	354.43
26	400–450	414	340.00–360.00	353.89
20	450–500	474	327.50–345.00	332.68
8	500–550	526	310.00–315.00	311.96
36	550–600	581	295.00–305.00	298.39
20	600–650	620	279.00–287.50	281.77
7	650–700	668	270.00–281.00	277.71
9	700–750	708	265.00–266.00	265.66
6	800–850	803	253.00–270.00	257.03
2	850–900	860	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	342.50–350.00	345.81
7	350–400	381	327.50–342.50	337.45
12	400–450	424	317.00–335.00	327.96
21	450–500	479	305.00–325.00	315.16
18	500–550	530	281.00–308.00	299.30
32	550–600	580	271.00–294.00	286.45
23	600–650	633	255.00–276.00	267.49
68	650–700	676	250.00–269.00	255.77
38	700–750	735	239.00–256.00	247.57
17	750–800	773	236.00–250.00	246.00
14	800–850	831	225.00–240.00	231.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	693	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	742	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,015	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	448	285.00	285.00
9	500–550	503	227.50–250.00	242.40
5	550–600	578	235.00–255.00	246.03
6	600–650	623	250.00	250.00
8	650–700	677	220.00–245.00	238.79
4	700–750	728	227.00–230.00	227.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	306.00–309.00	306.41
2	600–650	618	274.00	274.00
6	650–700	657	260.00–271.00	267.27
6	700–750	708	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	279.00	279.00
2	600–650	615	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	385.00	385.00
7	500–550	513	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	310.00–345.00	336.66
4	450–500	496	282.50–295.00	285.59
4	500–550	533	282.00–292.50	284.56
22	550–600	577	269.00–287.00	280.35
2	650–700	693	235.00–239.00	236.99
5	700–750	722	234.00–239.00	235.59
2	800–850	840	202.00	202.00
2	850–900	898	189.00	189.00
2	900–950	923	184.00–185.00	184.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	471	330.00	330.00
12	550–600	582	292.00	292.00
8	700–750	713	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	526	300.00	300.00
15	600–650	615	280.50	280.50
11	700–750	738	241.00	241.00

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.