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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 21

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

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Receipts

867 head

▼ 839 vs last sale 1,706▼ 181 vs year ago 1,048 · −17.3%

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, steers and heifers under 700lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 20.00 lower, and heavier weights were not well tested but sold with a steady undertone. Supply was moderate to light with many smaller lots of unweaned or short weaned calves making up the majority of the offering this week. Demand was moderate to light.

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 $357.66/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −78.64 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$357.66

132 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$90.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.43

vs MO average

−20.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	375.32	1,992	43
Medium and Large 1-2	546	354.33	1,935	75
Medium and Large 2	547	335.67	1,835	10thin
Large 2-3	537	285.00	1,530	4thin

One grade step is worth $90.32/cwt here — about $461 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale132 hd

357.66

—

MO average15 barns · 4,890 hd

383.09

−25.43

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−20.39

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−78.64

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

87 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	444.70/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,468	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,436	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	431.82/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,563	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	378.77/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,401	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	414.81/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,560	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,686	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	419.55/cwt	412.00–430.00	1,750	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	394.19/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,727	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	382.80/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,792	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	376.27/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,765	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	392.27/cwt	387.50–397.00	1,859	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	341.48/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,639	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,905	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	387.15/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,971	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	341.11/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,760	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	360.71/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,865	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	344.97/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,835	3
Steers	500–550	Large 2-3	537	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,530	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,016	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	366.95/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,106	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	350.16/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,013	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	582	341.62/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,988	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,942	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,981	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	342.15/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,077	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	330.62/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,106	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,922	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	316.50/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,060	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	329.86/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,220	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,013	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,417	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	295.00/cwt	275.00–297.00	2,186	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,307	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,366	3
Steers	1250–1300	Large 1-2	1,290	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,528	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	425.49/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,383	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	409.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,379	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,230	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	384.98/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,386	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	410.10/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,509	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	392	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,519	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	409	383.31/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,568	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	369.25/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,529	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	384.01/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,613	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	423	362.26/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,532	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,470	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	436	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,243	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	365.63/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,700	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	340.49/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,621	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	310.72/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,485	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	489	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,589	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	338.23/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,755	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	316.84/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,651	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,746	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	291.33/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,570	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	316.84/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,812	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	271.68/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,565	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,845	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	300.81/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,763	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,790	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	279.84/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,724	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	312.51/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,931	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,580	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,875	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	278.36/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,013	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	728	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,711	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,990	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,170	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	420.84/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,616	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,609	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	354.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,491	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,708	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,717	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	346.08/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,675	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	332.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,733	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,934	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,016	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	331.72/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,894	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	335.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,010	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	316.77/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,964	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	263.68/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,790	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,285	5

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 21, 2025

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

Receipts 867Last week 1,706Year ago 1,048

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	420.00–427.50	425.49
2	350–400	368	405.00–415.00	410.10
17	400–450	420	380.00–397.50	384.01
8	450–500	465	352.50–370.00	365.63
16	500–550	519	330.00–342.50	338.23
28	550–600	572	310.00–329.00	316.84
14	600–650	618	310.00–319.00	312.51
4	650–700	658	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	723	275.00–280.00	278.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	400.00–420.00	409.06
9	350–400	360	375.00–390.00	384.98
15	400–450	414	357.50–375.00	369.25
31	450–500	476	325.00–352.50	340.49
25	500–550	521	305.00–325.00	316.84
13	550–600	586	292.00–305.00	300.81
24	600–650	616	265.00–287.50	279.84
2	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	758	260.00–265.00	262.48
2	850–900	875	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	409	380.00–385.00	383.31
4	500–550	529	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	581	317.50	317.50
6	600–650	609	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	337	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	423	345.00–350.00	347.43
10	450–500	478	297.50–322.50	310.72
4	500–550	539	280.00–300.00	291.33
6	550–600	576	255.00–285.00	271.68
2	600–650	645	240.00–250.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	392	387.50	387.50
9	400–450	423	360.00–365.00	362.26
5	450–500	489	325.00	325.00
4	700–750	728	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	336	427.50	427.50
4	350–400	376	400.00–420.00	414.81
14	400–450	438	385.00–410.00	394.19
12	450–500	469	360.00–380.00	376.27
36	500–550	517	350.00–370.00	360.71
30	550–600	575	337.50–355.00	350.16
8	600–650	637	315.00–335.00	330.62
4	650–700	651	315.00–318.00	316.50
21	700–750	741	275.00–297.00	295.00
3	750–800	775	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	430.00	430.00
9	450–500	468	380.00–385.00	382.80
12	500–550	508	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	568	355.00	355.00
12	600–650	605	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	440.00–455.00	444.70
13	350–400	362	430.00–445.00	431.82
13	400–450	417	412.00–430.00	419.55
23	450–500	474	387.50–397.00	392.27
16	500–550	509	370.00–395.00	387.15
10	550–600	574	365.00–385.00	366.95
15	600–650	607	337.50–345.00	342.15
2	650–700	673	322.50–337.50	329.86
4	700–750	727	332.50	332.50
5	750–800	782	295.00	295.00
3	800–850	816	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1250–1300	1,290	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	370.00–380.00	378.77
3	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	480	330.00–352.50	341.48
6	500–550	516	320.00–347.50	341.11
4	550–600	593	327.50	327.50
6	600–650	646	297.50	297.50
2	650–700	688	290.00–295.00	292.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	532	335.00–355.00	344.97
6	550–600	582	340.00–345.00	341.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	350.00–360.00	354.90
8	450–500	484	340.00–365.00	346.08
5	500–550	522	330.00–340.00	332.05
13	550–600	571	322.50–350.00	331.72
18	600–650	620	300.00–320.00	316.77
8	650–700	679	255.00–285.00	263.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	420.00–425.00	420.84
2	400–450	410	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	455	375.00–380.00	377.47
2	500–550	530	360.00–370.00	364.91
3	550–600	568	355.00	355.00
3	600–650	600	330.00–345.00	335.00
5	750–800	788	290.00	290.00

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.