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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Oct 8

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Receipts

1,046 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 908▲ 45 vs year ago 1,001 · +4.5%

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 sold mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower, and the best test of 500lb to 650lb heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality this week consisted of many short weaned and plain type calves. Demand was moderate to light on the plain calves on a moderate supply.

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 $411.34/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −24.96 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$411.34

63 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$51.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.33

vs MO average

−34.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	430.57	2,362	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	411.31	2,288	39
Medium and Large 2	572	379.42	2,171	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.15/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale63 hd

411.34

—

MO average19 barns · 1,646 hd

422.67

−11.33

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−34.51

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−24.96

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	392.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,256	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	449.70/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,444	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	438.92/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,650	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,560	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	461.11/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,923	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	400.35/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,722	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	424.93/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,844	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	437.52/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,043	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	426.88/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,011	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	388.92/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,859	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	407.19/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,955	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,184	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	377.39/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,936	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	417.51/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,246	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	430.85/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,452	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	403.29/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,339	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,238	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,390	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	369.13/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,252	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	392.11/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,619	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	353.42/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,379	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	325.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,246	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,730	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	305.04/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,175	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	348.39/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,543	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,482	4
Steers	800–850	Large 2	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,612	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	988	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,618	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	412.36/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,365	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	353.29/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,180	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	387.57/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,465	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	413.85/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,577	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	348.29/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,348	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	391	316.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,239	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	338.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,420	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	377.14/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,599	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	374.81/cwt	355.00–382.00	1,739	49
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	396.60/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,872	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	332.37/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,575	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	507	341.71/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,732	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	375.26/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,910	8
Heifers	500–550	Large 2-3	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	324.90/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,680	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	399.24/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,092	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	406.01/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,282	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	357.34/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,037	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	598	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,944	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	341.75/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,092	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	364.64/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,429	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	327.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,217	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	303.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,080	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,283	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,451	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2-3	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,681	7
Bulls	400–450	Large 2-3	411	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,233	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	399.59/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,690	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	337.61/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,475	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,927	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,628	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	395.02/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,872	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Unweaned	514	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,568	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	383.08/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,973	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	334.41/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,796	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,360	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,854	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	356.35/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,227	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,167	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	313.79/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,322	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	792	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,336	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,225	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	272.53/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,385	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	367	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,101	5
Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium 3	424	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	933	7
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	4
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	688	315.21/cwt	290.00–319.00	2,169	85
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	738	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,103	2
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	789	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,249	12
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	889	286.04/cwt	265.00–287.50	2,543	46
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	954	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,480	6

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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Receipts 1,046Last week 908Year ago 1,001

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	423	390.00–410.00	399.59
9	450–500	474	385.00–405.00	395.02
11	500–550	515	375.00–390.00	383.08
2	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	625	330.00–370.00	356.35
4	700–750	740	305.00–317.50	313.79
5	800–850	809	275.00	275.00
4	850–900	875	270.00–280.00	272.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	628	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	437	320.00–350.00	337.61
2	450–500	472	345.00	345.00
8	500–550	537	330.00–345.00	334.41
2	750–800	792	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	565	390.00	390.00
9	600–650	613	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	514	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	331	410.00–415.00	412.36
22	350–400	378	375.00–400.00	387.57
16	400–450	424	365.00–385.00	377.14
49	450–500	464	355.00–382.00	374.81
8	500–550	509	365.00–377.50	375.26
4	550–600	570	350.00–365.00	357.34
30	600–650	612	335.00–362.50	341.75
9	650–700	677	320.00–330.00	327.50
2	700–750	708	320.00–325.00	322.49
5	750–800	797	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	381	412.50–415.00	413.85
14	450–500	472	385.00–410.00	396.60
9	500–550	524	390.00–402.00	399.24
24	550–600	562	400.00–425.00	406.01
23	650–700	666	357.50–385.00	364.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	391	310.00–320.00	316.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	515	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	330.00–360.00	353.29
9	350–400	387	330.00–355.00	348.29
5	400–450	420	330.00–340.00	338.02
4	450–500	474	320.00–350.00	332.37
3	500–550	517	310.00–335.00	324.90
3	550–600	598	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	685	300.00–305.00	303.60
2	800–850	800	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	507	340.00–345.00	341.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	417	455.00–465.00	461.11
11	450–500	467	430.00–445.00	437.52
5	500–550	508	430.00	430.00
10	550–600	569	425.00–440.00	430.85
8	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
34	650–700	668	385.00–395.00	392.11
7	700–750	709	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	435.00–460.00	449.70
10	350–400	376	425.00–445.00	438.92
23	400–450	434	415.00–435.00	424.93
33	450–500	471	410.00–430.00	426.88
22	500–550	538	410.00–425.00	417.51
17	550–600	580	390.00–417.50	403.29
12	600–650	610	365.00–375.00	369.13
3	650–700	673	345.00–370.00	353.42
4	700–750	730	330.00–360.00	348.39
4	750–800	752	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	865	302.00	302.00
2	950–1000	988	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	480	400.00–415.00	407.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	805	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	385.00–400.00	392.50
10	350–400	376	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	430	390.00–410.00	400.35
14	450–500	478	360.00–400.00	388.92
2	500–550	513	370.00–385.00	377.39
7	550–600	589	380.00	380.00
11	650–700	690	325.00–330.00	325.46
2	700–750	713	295.00–315.00	305.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
85	650–700	688	290.00–319.00	315.21
2	700–750	738	285.00	285.00
12	750–800	789	285.00	285.00
46	850–900	889	265.00–287.50	286.04
6	950–1000	954	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	220.00	220.00

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.