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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Mar 19

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Receipts

1,194 head

▼ 894 vs last sale 2,088▲ 265 vs year ago 929 · +28.5%

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, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good with a moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $308.06/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −86.53 against this barn's trailing median of $394.59.

Average price

$308.06

119 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$36.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.49

vs MO average

−6.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	321.94	1,705	69
Medium and Large 1-2	580	289.12	1,676	40
Medium and Large 2	567	288.75	1,636	8thin
Large 2	578	285.00	1,647	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.94/cwt here — about $57 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 sale119 hd

308.06

—

MO average16 barns · 2,846 hd

317.55

−9.49

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−6.52

This barn, trailing median34 sales

394.59

−86.53

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.08, low $337.37, median $394.59 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

88 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	307	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,428	5
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	319	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	973	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	826	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	442.31/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,464	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	368	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,490	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	432.36/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,639	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	409	395.02/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,616	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	418.72/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,738	9
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	428	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,584	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,748	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	400.38/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,874	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	363.49/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,708	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	381.54/cwt	362.50–390.00	1,812	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,775	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	381.62/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,977	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,759	3
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	535	271.63/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,453	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,117	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	569	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,949	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	340.47/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,961	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	365.83/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,147	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	623	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,913	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	336.46/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,100	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,856	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	316.43/cwt	306.00–327.00	2,139	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,015	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	309.63/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,239	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,250	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,005	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	284.09/cwt	280.00–284.50	2,358	33
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,435	3
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	971	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,233	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,026	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,131	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	379	359.07/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,361	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	347.39/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,317	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	386.07/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,475	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	381.75/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,474	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	374.75/cwt	372.50–377.50	1,555	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	356.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,495	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	383.06/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,643	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	346.32/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,500	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	298.12/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,324	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,377	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	356.21/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,685	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,521	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	336.51/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,659	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	497	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,267	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	325.09/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,671	52
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,599	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	312.32/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,802	17
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	578	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,647	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,647	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	579	288.51/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,670	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	289.42/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,679	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	296.32/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,819	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	285.07/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,793	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	656	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,722	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	294.32/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,943	23
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	673	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,750	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	280.61/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,945	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,722	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,718	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	263.05/cwt	262.00–264.00	2,070	25
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,018	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,934	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,641	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,323	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,321	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	386.48/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,592	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,910	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	351.37/cwt	335.00–367.50	1,701	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,981	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	294.62/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,535	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	322.55/cwt	316.00–355.00	1,716	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	547	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,819	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,795	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,893	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	275.28/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,905	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	279.36/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,000	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,071	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,925	6

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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Receipts 1,194Last week 2,088Year ago 929

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good with a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	331	435.00–450.00	442.31
9	400–450	415	400.00–427.00	418.72
33	450–500	468	390.00–415.00	400.38
32	500–550	518	365.00–395.00	381.62
5	550–600	587	360.00–375.00	365.83
39	600–650	624	320.00–350.00	336.46
26	650–700	676	306.00–327.00	316.43
25	700–750	723	307.00–310.00	309.63
4	750–800	776	290.00	290.00
33	800–850	830	280.00–284.50	284.09
3	900–950	902	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	510	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	437	400.00	400.00
12	450–500	470	355.00–377.50	363.49
26	550–600	576	322.50–350.00	340.47
4	600–650	629	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	683	295.00	295.00
3	800–850	802	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	465.00	465.00
18	350–400	379	425.00–460.00	432.36
7	400–450	409	385.00–420.00	395.02
16	450–500	475	362.50–390.00	381.54
6	550–600	557	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	971	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	493	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	533	330.00	330.00
7	550–600	569	342.50	342.50
3	600–650	623	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	319	305.00	305.00
10	500–550	535	255.00–276.00	271.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
23	450–500	484	335.00–367.50	351.37
14	500–550	532	316.00–355.00	322.55
2	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	692	270.00–286.00	275.28
4	700–750	716	277.50–285.00	279.36
3	750–800	767	270.00	270.00
6	800–850	846	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	345.00	345.00
6	500–550	521	270.00–307.00	294.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	412	380.00–390.00	386.48
2	450–500	458	417.00	417.00
2	500–550	508	390.00	390.00
6	600–650	621	300.00–310.00	304.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	548	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
23	350–400	382	370.00–395.00	386.07
5	400–450	429	380.00–385.00	383.06
33	450–500	473	337.50–370.00	356.21
52	500–550	514	317.00–335.00	325.09
17	550–600	577	307.00–320.00	312.32
35	600–650	614	295.00–312.00	296.32
23	650–700	660	287.50–295.00	294.32
25	750–800	787	262.00–264.00	263.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	379	335.00–355.00	347.39
5	400–450	420	350.00–360.00	356.07
23	450–500	493	325.00–345.00	336.51
27	550–600	580	283.00–295.00	289.42
22	600–650	629	278.00–295.00	285.07
8	650–700	693	277.50–290.00	280.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	673	260.00	260.00
4	1000–1050	1,018	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
13	350–400	386	380.00–382.50	381.75
15	400–450	415	372.50–377.50	374.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	330.00	330.00
7	400–450	444	280.00–322.50	298.12
5	450–500	459	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	533	300.00	300.00
6	550–600	578	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	703	245.00	245.00
4	750–800	755	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	379	335.00–365.00	359.07
8	400–450	433	342.50–350.00	346.32
7	450–500	483	315.00	315.00
13	550–600	579	280.00–295.00	288.51
6	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
4	650–700	656	262.50	262.50

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.