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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Dec 11

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Receipts

1,387 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 1,182▼ 94 vs year ago 1,481 · −6.3%

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, lightweight steer calves under 550lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, and steers over 550lbs sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate 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 $304.50/cwt on 174 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −131.79 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$304.50

174 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

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

$100.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.18

vs MO average

−19.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	317.47	1,722	108
Medium and Large 1-2	543	288.67	1,569	58
Medium and Large 2	536	260.50	1,396	5thin
Large 2-3	592	217.00	1,285	3thin

One grade step is worth $100.47/cwt here — about $437 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 sale174 hd

304.50

—

MO average18 barns · 5,310 hd

317.68

−13.18

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−19.85

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−131.79

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

98 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	339.88/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,111	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	379.77/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,253	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	373.31/cwt	365.00–379.00	1,370	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	338.50/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,249	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	324.30/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,356	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	296.03/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,291	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	444	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,487	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	311.48/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,473	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	285.64/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,351	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	340.58/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,625	5
Steers	450–500	Large 2-3	480	206.51/cwt	206.00–207.50	991	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	271.51/cwt	271.00–272.50	1,393	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	296.92/cwt	283.00–308.00	1,556	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,630	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	323.35/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,733	79
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	243.98/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,391	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	299.36/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,709	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	276.98/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,582	24
Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	592	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,285	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	281.73/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,766	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	272.50/cwt	264.00–282.00	1,717	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	249.24/cwt	228.00–252.00	1,600	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	649	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,726	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	274.87/cwt	273.00–275.50	1,806	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	267.06/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,800	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	235.99/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,607	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	692	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,716	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	252.19/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,813	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	728	244.77/cwt	244.50–245.00	1,782	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,674	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	262.02/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,926	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	236.66/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,813	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,999	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,671	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	235.01/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,925	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	962	214.15/cwt	214.00–215.00	2,060	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	307.58/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,015	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	295.69/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,103	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	321.67/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,219	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	251.88/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,050	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	325.89/cwt	312.50–332.00	1,382	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	428	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	830	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	283.74/cwt	271.00–307.00	1,220	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	314.78/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,479	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	276.53/cwt	268.00–295.00	1,322	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	250.82/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,216	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	277.71/cwt	274.50–279.00	1,458	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,355	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	245.77/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,293	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	291.72/cwt	279.00–298.50	1,552	45
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	267.43/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,425	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	537	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	972	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	272.36/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,542	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	255.05/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,454	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	257.60/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,479	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,376	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	257.89/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,558	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,533	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	216.33/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,337	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	239.28/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,491	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	652	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,604	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	250.31/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,665	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	231.53/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,540	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	218.40/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,455	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	237.87/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,686	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	223.26/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,612	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	196.21/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,428	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	236.64/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,806	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	214.33/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,790	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	858	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,647	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	192.59/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,887	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	992	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,034	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	306.78/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,279	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,423	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	299.44/cwt	282.50–320.00	1,473	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,566	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	277.36/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,456	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,155	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	271.37/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,574	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,379	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	260.72/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,723	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	234.58/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,687	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	191.76/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,659	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers14 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	382	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	863	3
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	439	204.56/cwt	202.00–222.50	898	9
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	483	206.47/cwt	200.00–213.00	997	2
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	534	195.48/cwt	186.00–209.00	1,044	13
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	582	206.59/cwt	185.00–211.00	1,202	28
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	632	196.05/cwt	190.00–199.50	1,239	11
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	680	181.45/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,234	6
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	728	187.66/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,366	30
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	788	195.64/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,542	61
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	827	185.43/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,534	28
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	888	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,647	3
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	931	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,666	6
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,040	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,695	4
Dairy Steers	1150–1200	Large 3	1,194	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,612	12

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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Receipts 1,387Last week 1,182Year ago 1,481

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	692	248.00	248.00
11	700–750	728	244.50–245.00	244.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	327	330.00–350.00	339.88
12	350–400	369	330.00–342.50	338.50
21	400–450	418	315.00–340.00	324.30
32	450–500	473	300.00–330.00	311.48
34	500–550	524	283.00–308.00	296.92
24	550–600	571	273.00–290.00	276.98
18	600–650	630	264.00–282.00	272.50
12	650–700	674	255.00–270.00	267.06
13	700–750	719	235.00–260.00	252.19
9	750–800	766	225.00–240.00	236.66
8	800–850	819	230.00–241.00	235.01
7	950–1000	962	214.00–215.00	214.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	280.00–305.00	296.03
3	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	285.64
3	500–550	513	271.00–272.50	271.51
2	550–600	570	235.00–252.50	243.98
9	600–650	642	228.00–252.00	249.24
10	650–700	681	233.00–245.00	235.99
2	700–750	728	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	805	205.00–210.00	207.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	444	335.00	335.00
8	500–550	531	307.00	307.00
4	600–650	649	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	206.00–207.50	206.51
3	550–600	592	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	375.00–385.00	379.77
5	350–400	367	365.00–379.00	373.31
5	450–500	477	337.50–342.50	340.58
79	500–550	536	308.00–330.00	323.35
21	550–600	571	291.00–310.00	299.36
40	600–650	627	275.00–294.00	281.73
8	650–700	657	273.00–275.50	274.87
18	700–750	735	261.00–265.00	262.02
4	750–800	784	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	226.00	226.00
9	400–450	439	202.00–222.50	204.56
2	450–500	483	200.00–213.00	206.47
13	500–550	534	186.00–209.00	195.48
28	550–600	582	185.00–211.00	206.59
11	600–650	632	190.00–199.50	196.05
6	650–700	680	178.00–185.00	181.45
30	700–750	728	184.00–198.00	187.66
61	750–800	788	189.00–198.00	195.64
28	800–850	827	175.00–192.50	185.43
3	850–900	888	185.50	185.50
6	900–950	931	179.00	179.00
4	1000–1050	1,040	163.00	163.00
12	1150–1200	1,194	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	285.00–325.00	306.78
22	450–500	492	282.50–320.00	299.44
3	500–550	525	270.00–292.50	277.36
9	550–600	580	260.00–277.50	271.37
8	650–700	661	256.00–275.00	260.72
5	700–750	719	230.00–238.00	234.58
4	850–900	865	191.00–194.00	191.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	218.00	218.00
2	600–650	605	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	332.50	332.50
2	500–550	510	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	305.00–310.00	307.58
10	350–400	373	285.00–312.50	295.69
18	400–450	430	271.00–307.00	283.74
39	450–500	478	268.00–295.00	276.53
39	500–550	533	256.00–275.00	267.43
17	550–600	574	252.00–265.00	257.60
9	600–650	623	225.00–245.00	239.28
14	650–700	665	228.00–240.00	231.53
6	700–750	722	215.00–232.50	223.26
3	800–850	835	213.00–215.00	214.33
2	950–1000	980	184.00–201.00	192.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	379	315.00–330.00	321.67
29	400–450	424	312.50–332.00	325.89
18	450–500	470	300.00–327.50	314.78
45	500–550	532	279.00–298.50	291.72
11	550–600	566	271.00–274.00	272.36
21	600–650	604	251.00–265.00	257.89
10	650–700	665	247.00–258.00	250.31
8	700–750	709	233.00–239.00	237.87
3	750–800	763	234.00–238.00	236.64
3	950–1000	992	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	525	274.50–279.00	277.71
18	600–650	613	250.00	250.00
11	650–700	652	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	245.00–260.00	251.88
8	450–500	485	230.00–256.00	250.82
4	500–550	526	243.00–250.00	245.77
3	550–600	593	232.00	232.00
2	600–650	618	210.00–222.50	216.33
8	650–700	666	213.00–221.00	218.40
4	700–750	728	188.00–205.00	196.21
2	850–900	858	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	258.00	258.00
7	550–600	570	245.00–259.00	255.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	194.00	194.00
3	500–550	537	181.00	181.00

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.