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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 7

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Receipts

1,494 head

▲ 1,233 vs last sale 261▲ 752 vs year ago 742 · +101.3%

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's light test, steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, and the best test of 500lb to 700lb heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate to heavy supply, with many groups of attractive quality calves and yearlings in town this week.

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 $380.06/cwt on 223 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −56.24 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$380.06

223 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$78.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

vs MO average

+1.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	400.50	2,154	119
Medium and Large 1-2	561	365.04	2,049	84
Medium and Large 2	580	321.51	1,865	20

One grade step is worth $78.98/cwt here — about $290 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 sale223 hd

380.06

—

MO average17 barns · 4,676 hd

383.94

−3.89

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+1.27

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−56.24

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

106 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	504.91/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,575	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	457.93/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,548	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	434.83/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,639	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	479.97/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,829	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	396.79/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,520	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	384	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,709	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	356.43/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,490	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	430.25/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,867	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	452.49/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,968	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	447	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,833	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	423.87/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,009	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	366.80/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,753	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	404.05/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,939	63
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,081	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,284	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	307.56/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,599	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	401.30/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,107	56
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	529	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,825	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	370.83/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,969	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	402.78/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,155	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	385.32/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,196	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	367.50/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,120	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	588	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,087	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,280	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	368.22/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,268	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	347.41/cwt	338.00–355.00	2,203	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	347.42/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,293	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	287.53/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,952	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	317.98/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,165	30
Steers	650–700	Large 2	686	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,887	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	299.47/cwt	287.50–302.00	2,156	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,315	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,459	6
Steers	800–850	Large 2	801	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,051	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	270.60/cwt	270.00–271.00	2,251	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,530	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,313	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	414.55/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,389	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	424.90/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,436	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	416.62/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,471	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	398.17/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,489	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	376	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,767	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	359.96/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,400	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	331.52/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,359	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	414.91/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,734	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	379.43/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,601	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,598	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	434	364.63/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,582	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	416.93/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,914	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	362.49/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,671	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,784	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	326.12/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,598	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	491	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,755	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	496	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,674	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	330.29/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,714	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	356.70/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,869	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	330.96/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,744	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	335.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,799	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,873	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	320.51/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,804	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	339.83/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,927	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	291.87/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,710	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,941	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	321.42/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,015	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	308.03/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,944	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	648	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,879	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	315.61/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,080	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	661	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,752	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	284.13/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,907	49
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	696	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,036	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	282.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,040	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	281.67/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,121	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	256.29/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,976	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,147	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,173	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	248.87/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,183	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,138	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,716	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,688	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	429.37/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,812	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	411.99/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,763	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	408.17/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,931	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	388.30/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,926	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,818	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,052	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	356.47/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,836	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	400.49/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,099	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	362.99/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,069	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	364.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,274	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	335.34/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,116	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	309.75/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,958	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	637	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,943	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,172	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	304.85/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,064	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	287.93/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,064	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	264.94/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,067	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,229	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 May 7, 2025

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

Receipts 1,494Last week 261Year ago 742

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	500.00–510.00	504.91
18	350–400	381	460.00–490.00	479.97
11	400–450	435	440.00–470.00	452.49
21	450–500	474	415.00–435.00	423.87
56	500–550	525	390.00–415.00	401.30
30	550–600	570	380.00–387.50	385.32
29	600–650	616	360.00–375.00	368.22
37	650–700	660	330.00–351.00	347.42
3	750–800	759	305.00	305.00
6	800–850	801	307.00	307.00
14	900–950	910	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	484	430.00	430.00
17	600–650	612	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
24	500–550	535	390.00–407.00	402.78
10	600–650	635	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	519	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	686	275.00	275.00
16	800–850	801	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	395.00–397.00	396.79
3	400–450	418	345.00–375.00	356.43
9	450–500	478	350.00–380.00	366.80
4	500–550	520	295.00–320.00	307.56
16	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	679	275.00–300.00	287.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	445.00	445.00
3	400–450	447	410.00	410.00
8	500–550	529	345.00	345.00
8	550–600	588	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	338	440.00–460.00	457.93
5	350–400	377	420.00–445.00	434.83
25	400–450	434	410.00–440.00	430.25
63	450–500	480	385.00–415.00	404.05
22	500–550	531	360.00–390.00	370.83
46	550–600	577	355.00–380.00	367.50
22	600–650	634	338.00–355.00	347.41
30	650–700	681	305.00–325.00	317.98
16	700–750	720	287.50–302.00	299.47
5	800–850	832	270.00–271.00	270.60
2	900–950	925	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	415.00–430.00	424.90
15	350–400	353	400.00–420.00	416.62
7	400–450	418	402.50–430.00	414.91
15	450–500	459	390.00–430.00	416.93
17	500–550	524	345.00–365.00	356.70
48	550–600	567	332.50–345.00	339.83
14	600–650	627	320.00–330.00	321.42
12	650–700	659	295.00–320.00	315.61
4	700–750	722	280.00–290.00	282.54
6	750–800	753	280.00–290.00	281.67
2	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
3	850–900	852	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	370.00	370.00
14	450–500	479	372.50	372.50
12	500–550	536	330.00–345.00	335.65
5	550–600	559	335.00	335.00
9	600–650	626	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	400.00–430.00	414.55
6	350–400	374	380.00–420.00	398.17
33	400–450	422	360.00–390.00	379.43
44	450–500	461	350.00–375.00	362.49
54	500–550	527	320.00–345.00	330.96
42	550–600	563	307.00–330.00	320.51
24	600–650	631	290.00–311.00	308.03
49	650–700	671	275.00–290.00	284.13
8	750–800	771	240.00–260.00	256.29
9	850–900	877	245.00–250.00	248.87
2	900–950	900	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	434	360.00–367.50	364.63
6	450–500	496	337.50	337.50
26	500–550	519	320.00–337.50	330.29
3	600–650	648	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	661	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	696	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	350.00–375.00	359.96
5	400–450	410	325.00–355.00	331.52
6	450–500	490	315.00–340.00	326.12
3	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
8	550–600	586	280.00–300.00	291.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	428	400.00–425.00	411.99
15	450–500	496	385.00–395.00	388.30
9	500–550	515	350.00–380.00	356.47
11	550–600	570	350.00–375.00	362.99
17	600–650	631	325.00–355.00	335.34
3	650–700	677	290.00–315.00	304.85
10	700–750	717	270.00–292.50	287.93
2	750–800	780	255.00–275.00	264.94
3	1000–1050	1,027	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
6	350–400	373	460.00	460.00
8	400–450	422	425.00–430.00	429.37
5	450–500	473	395.00–415.00	408.17
6	500–550	524	390.00–415.00	400.49
5	600–650	623	360.00–370.00	364.99
3	650–700	665	325.00–330.00	326.67
2	750–800	750	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
5	600–650	637	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	498	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	632	300.00–325.00	309.75
2	650–700	665	275.00	275.00

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.