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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Jul 9

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Receipts

1,178 head

▼ 1,214 vs last sale 2,392▲ 58 vs year ago 1,120 · +5.2%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 26, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last feeder cattle auction two weeks ago, steers sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with spots up to 16.00 higher. Heifers under 550lbs were steady to 6.00 higher, and heavier weights sold with a sharply higher undertone. Dairy steers sold with a sharply higher undertone. Demand was good on 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 $339.03/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.56 against this barn's trailing median of $394.59.

Average price

$339.03

153 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$39.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.12

vs MO average

−2.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	354.88	1,963	52
Medium and Large 1-2	555	336.22	1,864	75
Medium and Large 2	560	315.44	1,765	26

One grade step is worth $39.44/cwt here — about $198 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 sale153 hd

339.03

—

MO average11 barns · 2,653 hd

357.15

−18.12

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−2.50

This barn, trailing median34 sales

394.59

−55.56

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

96 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 1	317	475.90/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,509	12
Steers	350–400	Large 2-3	353	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,041	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	447.81/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,693	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	430.41/cwt	417.50–432.50	1,679	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	377.50/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,491	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	416.84/cwt	412.00–418.00	1,759	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,844	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	438.39/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,868	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	419.96/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,936	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	389.30/cwt	385.00–407.00	1,837	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	376.08/cwt	373.00–380.00	1,813	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	396.38/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,018	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	381.92/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,978	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,922	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	373.58/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,107	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	389.95/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,203	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	596	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,056	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	361.51/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,241	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	629	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,202	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	350.18/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,238	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	323.92/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,148	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	348.15/cwt	337.50–360.00	2,312	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,046	3
Steers	700–750	Large 2	702	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,952	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	337.07/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,390	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	306.84/cwt	295.00–317.00	2,231	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	756	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,442	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	321.79/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,452	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	301.27/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,326	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,142	3
Steers	800–850	Large 1-2	812	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,306	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,445	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,414	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,715	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	409.60/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,368	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	3
Heifers	300–350	Large 2-3	341	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	963	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	388.89/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,470	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	352.86/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,383	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	411.31/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,670	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	409	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,718	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	425	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,432	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	427	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,644	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	387.15/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,657	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	362.71/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,552	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	375.01/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,733	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	356.63/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,701	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	329.63/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,609	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	343.05/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,750	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	364.22/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,883	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,842	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	322.94/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,702	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,862	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	569	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,892	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	312.10/cwt	297.00–313.00	1,791	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	331.99/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,929	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	348.19/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,033	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	337.13/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,030	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	325.33/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,014	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	291.02/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,868	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,258	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	350.22/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,343	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,884	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	310.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,146	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,157	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,116	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,667	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	410.67/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,803	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	462	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,733	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	385.89/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,852	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	365.93/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,903	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	387.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,027	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,140	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	362.44/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,070	28
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,079	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	339.92/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,118	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,318	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	327.36/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,138	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	303.57/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,161	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	281.64/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,174	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	394	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,182	4
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium 3	493	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	986	8
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	553	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,604	5
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	638	285.14/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,819	15
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	670	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,769	4
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	740	260.47/cwt	256.00–285.00	1,927	31
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	827	256.85/cwt	245.00–262.50	2,124	3
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	936	240.95/cwt	235.00–260.00	2,255	5
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	979	251.75/cwt	251.75–251.75	2,465	53
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,015	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,436	2
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,078	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,641	2

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 Jul 9, 2025

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Receipts 1,178Last week 2,392Year ago 1,120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	439	395.00–420.00	410.67
8	450–500	480	375.00–400.00	385.89
8	500–550	520	350.00–380.00	365.93
28	550–600	571	350.00–370.00	362.44
8	600–650	623	320.00–345.00	339.92
11	650–700	653	315.00–332.00	327.36
9	700–750	712	297.50–305.00	303.57
3	750–800	772	280.00–285.00	281.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
4	500–550	523	385.00–390.00	387.49
10	550–600	567	375.00–380.00	377.47
2	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	653	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	462	375.00	375.00
14	600–650	615	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	435.00	435.00
7	750–800	756	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	317	450.00–485.00	475.90
10	350–400	378	440.00–465.00	447.81
11	400–450	426	425.00–455.00	438.39
6	450–500	461	410.00–430.00	419.96
21	500–550	509	387.50–410.00	396.38
12	550–600	565	380.00–397.50	389.95
39	600–650	620	355.00–375.00	361.51
21	650–700	664	337.50–360.00	348.15
29	700–750	709	325.00–338.00	337.07
8	750–800	762	315.00–324.00	321.79
2	900–950	905	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	417.50–432.50	430.41
6	400–450	422	412.00–418.00	416.84
19	450–500	472	385.00–407.00	389.30
35	500–550	518	370.00–390.00	381.92
7	550–600	564	360.00–380.00	373.58
23	600–650	639	345.00–355.00	350.18
10	650–700	663	315.00–330.00	323.92
13	700–750	727	295.00–317.00	306.84
6	750–800	772	295.00–312.50	301.27
6	800–850	843	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	870	275.00–280.00	277.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	353	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	702	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	812	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	367.50–387.50	377.50
3	450–500	482	373.00–380.00	376.08
2	500–550	530	360.00–365.00	362.55
3	650–700	682	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	772	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	629	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	596	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	427	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	532	350.00	350.00
17	550–600	569	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	385.00–420.00	409.60
2	350–400	378	380.00–397.00	388.89
18	400–450	428	380.00–397.50	387.15
27	450–500	477	345.00–365.00	356.63
23	500–550	510	340.00–360.00	343.05
32	550–600	581	320.00–340.00	331.99
12	600–650	619	310.00–332.00	325.33
11	650–700	692	300.00–315.00	310.12
5	800–850	820	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	406	405.00–430.00	411.31
12	450–500	462	370.00–377.50	375.01
20	500–550	517	360.00–367.50	364.22
28	550–600	584	345.00–355.00	348.19
7	600–650	602	335.00–340.00	337.13
23	650–700	669	345.00–355.00	350.22
2	750–800	750	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	341	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
7	350–400	392	335.00–365.00	352.86
7	400–450	428	352.50–370.00	362.71
13	450–500	488	325.00–345.00	329.63
8	500–550	527	315.00–330.00	322.94
18	550–600	574	297.00–313.00	312.10
9	600–650	642	285.00–305.00	291.02
2	650–700	673	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	855	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	409	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	519	355.00	355.00
9	650–700	664	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	553	290.00	290.00
15	600–650	638	282.50–287.50	285.14
4	650–700	670	264.00	264.00
31	700–750	740	256.00–285.00	260.47
3	800–850	827	245.00–262.50	256.85
5	900–950	936	235.00–260.00	240.95
53	950–1000	979	251.75	251.75
2	1000–1050	1,015	240.00	240.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	493	200.00	200.00

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.