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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Jul 23

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Receipts

670 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 804▼ 360 vs year ago 1,030 · −35.0%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Nov 2, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slim comparisons to the last sale a week ago with steers and heifers trading with a lower undertone. Very light run this week with the trade area experiencing a mid summer heat wave. Demand moderate.

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 $376.51/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −59.78 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$376.51

74 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$20.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.02

vs MO average

+0.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	381.54	2,128	56
Medium and Large 1-2	560	360.86	2,022	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.69/cwt here — about $106 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 sale74 hd

376.51

—

MO average12 barns · 977 hd

390.54

−14.02

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

+0.77

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−59.78

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

36 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,478	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	397	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,548	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,697	9
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	483	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,835	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,977	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,883	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	386.20/cwt	375.00–404.00	1,989	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	358.03/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,048	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	379.34/cwt	360.00–391.00	2,193	38
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	609	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,949	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	338.08/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,238	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	343.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,341	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,477	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	321.23/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,506	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	394.15/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,427	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	384	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,133	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,568	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,631	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	337.03/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,641	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	497	315.18/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,566	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,834	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,808	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	329.70/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,850	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	331.65/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,874	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,822	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,104	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	314.58/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,976	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	317.30/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,104	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,066	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	429	302.85/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,299	12
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	9
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	559	274.61/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,535	34
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	727	211.75/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,539	16
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	810	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,236	62
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	873	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,183	16
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	968	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,449	16

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 23, 2025

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

Receipts 670Last week 804Year ago 1,030

Slim comparisons to the last sale a week ago with steers and heifers trading with a lower undertone. Very light run this week with the trade area experiencing a mid summer heat wave. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	483	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	404	420.00	420.00
8	450–500	498	397.00	397.00
18	500–550	515	375.00–404.00	386.20
38	550–600	578	360.00–391.00	379.34
6	650–700	682	340.00–350.00	343.20
9	700–750	718	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	352	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	502	375.00	375.00
15	550–600	572	350.00–362.50	358.03
12	650–700	662	320.00–347.50	338.08
10	750–800	780	320.00–322.50	321.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	609	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	429	300.00–305.00	302.85
9	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
34	550–600	559	260.00–282.00	274.61
16	700–750	727	211.00–213.00	211.75
62	800–850	810	276.00	276.00
16	850–900	873	250.00	250.00
16	950–1000	968	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	557	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	362	390.00–407.00	394.15
2	400–450	448	350.00	350.00
12	450–500	487	330.00–345.00	337.03
3	500–550	548	330.00	330.00
11	550–600	561	320.00–337.50	329.70
12	600–650	628	312.50–315.00	314.58
7	650–700	663	305.00–322.50	317.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	497	312.00–320.00	315.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	453	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	506	362.50	362.50
9	550–600	565	330.00–337.50	331.65
9	600–650	628	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	584	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	295.00	295.00

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.