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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Jul 30

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

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Receipts

365 head

▼ 305 vs last sale 670▲ 102 vs year ago 263 · +38.8%

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 sold mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher based on a very light test this week due to extreme summer temperatures in the area. Demand was good for the healthy, slick haired, high quality calves that made it to town today despite the weather.

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 $387.33/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.97 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$387.33

32 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$17.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.75

vs MO average

+5.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	393.95	2,146	20
Medium and Large 1-2	547	376.30	2,058	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.66/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale32 hd

387.33

—

MO average9 barns · 648 hd

408.08

−20.75

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

+5.65

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−48.97

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

56 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	486.63/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,494	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	449.40/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,505	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	465.97/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,654	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,729	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	424.94/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,827	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	442.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,918	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	397.07/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,850	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	417.02/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,968	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	385.07/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,037	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	402.84/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,143	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	380.62/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,147	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	367.52/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,076	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	372.08/cwt	352.50–377.50	2,273	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	389.02/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,420	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	369.97/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,471	16
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 3	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	353.74/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,391	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	707	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,439	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	364.19/cwt	347.50–367.00	2,619	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	798	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,314	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	310.63/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,572	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	290.06/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,495	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	404.31/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,350	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	425.01/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,441	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	413.58/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,592	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	376.11/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,459	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	381.54/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,599	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	407.38/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,723	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	328.67/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,430	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	393.77/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,807	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	376.53/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,736	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	338.46/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,567	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	372.47/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,914	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	331.27/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,729	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	349.74/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,864	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	348.70/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,942	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,041	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	1,931	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	317.60/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,985	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	294.69/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,122	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,552	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,682	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	427.85/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,823	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	400.19/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,861	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	353.12/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,995	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	350.69/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,174	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,220	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,557	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	653	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,698	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

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Receipts 365Last week 670Year ago 263

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	480.00–490.00	486.63
5	350–400	355	460.00–470.00	465.97
7	400–450	433	440.00–450.00	442.89
17	450–500	472	412.50–427.50	417.02
12	500–550	532	395.00–415.00	402.84
8	550–600	564	380.00–385.00	380.62
15	600–650	622	380.00–395.00	389.02
16	650–700	668	368.00–380.00	369.97
7	700–750	719	347.50–367.00	364.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	707	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	675	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
2	750–800	798	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	430.00–470.00	449.40
4	350–400	393	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	430	420.00–430.00	424.94
19	450–500	466	380.00–407.00	397.07
6	500–550	529	370.00–390.00	385.07
6	550–600	565	355.00–375.00	367.52
5	600–650	611	352.50–377.50	372.08
4	650–700	676	350.00–355.00	353.74
6	800–850	828	300.00–314.00	310.63
2	850–900	860	280.00–300.00	290.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	425.00–430.00	427.48
4	450–500	465	390.00–410.00	400.19
4	550–600	565	350.00–355.00	353.12
11	600–650	620	345.00–352.50	350.69
5	750–800	782	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	445.00	445.00
7	400–450	426	427.50–430.00	427.85
2	550–600	570	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	723	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	334	400.00–412.50	404.31
5	350–400	388	370.00–377.50	376.11
4	400–450	419	360.00–390.00	381.54
8	450–500	461	350.00–382.00	376.53
11	500–550	533	340.00–352.50	349.74
10	550–600	557	342.00–350.00	348.70
6	600–650	625	310.00–330.00	317.60
2	700–750	720	280.00–310.00	294.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	339	420.00–430.00	425.01
2	350–400	385	407.00–420.00	413.58
6	400–450	423	405.00–410.00	407.38
8	450–500	459	385.00–395.00	393.77
19	500–550	514	360.00–382.50	372.47
3	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	705	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	610	316.50	316.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	320.00–350.00	328.67
6	450–500	463	335.00–345.00	338.46
7	500–550	522	310.00–335.00	331.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	653	260.00	260.00

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.