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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Aug 27

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Receipts

1,387 head

▲ 777 vs last sale 610▲ 680 vs year ago 707 · +96.2%

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 600lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Heavier weights had few to compare to last week, but sold with an uneven 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 $378.72/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −15.87 against this barn's trailing median of $394.59.

Average price

$378.72

154 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$96.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.04

vs MO average

+8.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	391.36	2,125	92
Medium and Large 1-2	556	368.88	2,050	49
Medium and Large 2	593	332.06	1,969	11thin
Medium 2	525	295.00	1,549	2thin

One grade step is worth $96.36/cwt here — about $576 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 sale154 hd

378.72

—

MO average16 barns · 2,368 hd

388.76

−10.04

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

+8.91

This barn, trailing median34 sales

394.59

−15.87

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

111 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 2	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	3
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	328	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,361	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	572.81/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,913	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	2
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	350	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,383	2
Steers	350–400	Medium 2-3	353	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,236	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	521.33/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,846	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	485.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,867	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	466.45/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,945	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	478.59/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,020	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	417.35/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,778	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	461.68/cwt	442.50–470.00	2,013	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	438.57/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,039	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,233	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	448.79/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,338	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	420.35/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,194	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,312	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	3
Steers	550–600	Large 2-3	560	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,806	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	430.31/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,418	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	404.54/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,387	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	392.11/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,380	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	411.81/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,566	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,282	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,600	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,364	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	378.50/cwt	362.50–390.00	2,585	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	325.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,344	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	376.51/cwt	375.00–377.50	2,711	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	357.74/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,583	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	329.96/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,620	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,750	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	333.08/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,748	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,778	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,741	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,664	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	446.39/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,473	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,749	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	458.16/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,659	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	400.47/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,494	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	430.39/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,623	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	432.56/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,773	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,751	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	406.64/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,740	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	388.03/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,715	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	409.29/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,915	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	371.06/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,774	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	397.58/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,052	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,051	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	376.49/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,022	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	385.70/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,198	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	360.96/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,076	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	332.06/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,969	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,062	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	614	341.14/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,095	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	373.91/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,337	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	356.41/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,231	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	316.22/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,134	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	347.17/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,406	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,473	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	305.97/cwt	295.00–317.50	2,310	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	315.02/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,577	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	289.33/cwt	289.00–290.00	2,454	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	280.62/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,478	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	981	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,722	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,050	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,972	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	506.84/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,607	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	469.77/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,804	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	489.81/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,018	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	456.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,916	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,106	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	457	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,508	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,806	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	432.48/cwt	415.00–437.50	2,080	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	418.74/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,136	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	368.76/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,947	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	408.59/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,182	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,300	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	397.04/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,315	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	381.83/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,234	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,337	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	375.60/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,370	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	386.26/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,515	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	362.84/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,438	24
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	338.33/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,318	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	344.75/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,486	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	282.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,347	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	282.44/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,457	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers15 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 3	393	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,012	16
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	487	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,656	13
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	525	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,916	23
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium 3	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	4
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	569	352.81/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,007	5
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 3	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	4
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	622	305.66/cwt	265.00–345.00	1,901	39
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	684	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,847	9
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	723	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,844	5
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	762	307.26/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,341	18
Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium 3	793	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,963	2
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	838	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,242	2
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	864	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,445	7
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	915	265.36/cwt	259.00–267.50	2,428	48
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,001	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,713	4

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 1,387Last week 610Year ago 707

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	330	435.00–475.00	446.39
12	350–400	377	420.00–440.00	430.39
11	400–450	428	400.00–422.50	406.64
9	450–500	478	360.00–390.00	371.06
25	500–550	537	360.00–385.00	376.49
24	550–600	575	350.00–377.50	360.96
23	600–650	626	340.00–365.00	356.41
7	650–700	693	330.00–350.00	347.17
5	750–800	755	295.00–317.50	305.97
6	800–850	848	289.00–290.00	289.33
4	850–900	883	280.00–282.50	280.62
4	950–1000	981	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	362	450.00–465.00	458.16
10	400–450	410	430.00–445.00	432.56
34	450–500	468	400.00–417.00	409.29
42	500–550	516	390.00–412.50	397.58
45	550–600	570	380.00–402.50	385.70
28	600–650	625	370.00–378.00	373.91
6	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
8	700–750	722	342.50	342.50
6	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
11	800–850	818	305.00–320.00	315.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,050	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	525	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	390.00–410.00	400.47
5	400–450	442	360.00–395.00	388.03
11	550–600	593	330.00–332.50	332.06
14	600–650	611	337.50	337.50
8	650–700	675	315.00–320.00	316.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	415.00	415.00
13	600–650	614	340.00–347.50	341.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	500.00–520.00	506.84
3	400–450	412	470.00–500.00	489.81
3	450–500	453	465.00	465.00
8	500–550	510	415.00–420.00	418.74
5	550–600	583	395.00–400.00	397.04
3	600–650	607	385.00	385.00
8	650–700	651	380.00–390.00	386.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	460.00–485.00	469.77
21	400–450	420	450.00–460.00	456.10
11	450–500	481	415.00–437.50	432.48
18	500–550	534	390.00–412.50	408.59
14	550–600	585	360.00–390.00	381.83
13	600–650	631	370.00–377.50	375.60
24	650–700	672	350.00–372.50	362.84
10	700–750	721	340.00–365.00	344.75
7	800–850	830	280.00–290.00	282.76
3	850–900	870	280.00–287.50	282.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	528	362.50–370.00	368.76
3	650–700	685	335.00–345.00	338.33
2	750–800	765	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	334	545.00–580.00	572.81
4	350–400	354	500.00–530.00	521.33
11	400–450	422	475.00–500.00	478.59
3	450–500	475	470.00	470.00
29	500–550	521	430.00–470.00	448.79
10	550–600	562	415.00–440.00	430.31
23	600–650	623	410.00–422.50	411.81
24	650–700	660	394.00	394.00
23	700–750	720	375.00–377.50	376.51
4	750–800	760	350.00	350.00
10	800–850	803	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	385	480.00–490.00	485.00
27	400–450	436	442.50–470.00	461.68
13	450–500	465	430.00–460.00	438.57
15	500–550	522	410.00–425.00	420.35
19	550–600	590	400.00–412.00	404.54
19	600–650	607	387.50–400.00	392.11
11	650–700	683	362.50–390.00	378.50
19	700–750	722	345.00–367.50	357.74
4	750–800	794	322.50–337.50	329.96
8	800–850	825	320.00–335.00	333.08
2	850–900	868	320.00	320.00
2	900–950	923	297.00	297.00
2	950–1000	960	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	465.00–470.00	466.45
6	500–550	544	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	560	320.00–325.00	322.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	350	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	353	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
8	400–450	426	405.00–430.00	417.35
3	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
6	600–650	634	360.00	360.00
5	650–700	666	355.00	355.00
5	700–750	719	320.00–330.00	325.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	487	340.00	340.00
23	500–550	525	360.00–370.00	364.93
5	550–600	569	335.00–365.00	352.81
39	600–650	622	265.00–345.00	305.66
9	650–700	684	270.00	270.00
5	700–750	723	255.00	255.00
18	750–800	762	285.00–310.00	307.26
2	800–850	838	267.50	267.50
7	850–900	864	283.00	283.00
48	900–950	915	259.00–267.50	265.36
4	1000–1050	1,001	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	393	257.50	257.50
4	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
4	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	793	247.50	247.50

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.