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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Apr 30

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Receipts

261 head

▼ 913 vs last sale 1,174▼ 511 vs year ago 772 · −66.2%

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, receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison. Demand was moderate and supply was very light due to severe storms in the area yesterday.

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 $315.22/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −79.36 against this barn's trailing median of $394.59.

Average price

$315.22

34 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$10.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.46

vs MO average

−14.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	320.40	1,732	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	310.05	1,661	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.35/cwt here — about $70 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 sale34 hd

315.22

—

MO average17 barns · 3,498 hd

335.68

−20.46

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−14.12

This barn, trailing median34 sales

394.59

−79.36

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

49 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	432.16/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,824	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	380.40/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,792	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,928	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	393.56/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,113	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	333.28/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,060	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,418	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	379.17/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,433	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2-3	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	342.49/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,459	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	335.32/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,579	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	318.66/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,555	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	325.83/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,658	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	313.80/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,654	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	556	312.03/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,735	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	301.05/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,677	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,869	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	306.90/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,940	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	297.65/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,887	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,750	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,998	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	280.15/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,919	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,851	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,026	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,022	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,069	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,057	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,673	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	415.06/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,984	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	373.40/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,960	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	393.24/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,131	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,149	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,102	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,741	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	295.89/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,985	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,968	3

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 Apr 30, 2025

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

Receipts 261Last week 1,174Year ago 772

Compared to last week, receipts were too light for an adequate price comparison. Demand was moderate and supply was very light due to severe storms in the area yesterday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	509	320.00–331.00	325.83
4	550–600	584	320.00	320.00
9	600–650	632	305.00–315.00	306.90
6	650–700	666	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	730	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
7	350–400	378	370.00–392.50	379.17
6	400–450	426	337.50–352.50	342.49
7	450–500	471	327.50–337.50	335.32
12	500–550	527	305.00–315.00	313.80
5	550–600	557	300.00–305.00	301.05
17	600–650	634	285.00–300.00	297.65
2	650–700	685	270.00–290.00	280.15
2	700–750	705	255.00–270.00	262.50
3	750–800	763	265.00	265.00
2	850–900	888	233.00	233.00
2	900–950	910	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	310.00–315.00	312.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
15	450–500	488	310.00–320.00	318.66
2	600–650	648	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	478	400.00–440.00	415.06
9	500–550	542	385.00–400.00	393.24
13	550–600	573	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	715	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	525	370.00–375.00	373.40
2	550–600	580	360.00–365.00	362.46
5	650–700	671	290.00–300.00	295.89
3	900–950	937	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	657	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	420.00–435.00	432.16
7	500–550	537	390.00–395.00	393.56
2	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	590	395.00	395.00
5	600–650	624	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
9	450–500	471	375.00–395.00	380.40
6	600–650	618	325.00–345.00	333.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

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.