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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Dec 3

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← Nov 26Dec 3Dec 10 →

Receipts

639 head

▲ 500 vs last sale 139▼ 543 vs year ago 1,182 · −45.9%

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's very light test, steers and heifers sold with a sharply higher undertone. Supply was light partially due to snowfall in the area earlier in the week. Feeder cattle futures have been on an upward trend the past week and prices reflected that today with very good demand for the high quality calves and yearlings that made it to town.

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 $408.34/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −27.96 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$408.34

83 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$69.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs MO average

−20.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	428.02	2,330	41
Medium and Large 1-2	534	404.74	2,160	27
Medium 1-2	542	375.00	2,033	2thin
Medium and Large 2	566	358.85	2,030	13thin

One grade step is worth $69.17/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale83 hd

408.34

—

MO average14 barns · 2,992 hd

409.30

−0.96

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−20.81

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

−27.96

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

79 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,752	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	474.21/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,783	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	461.39/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,744	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,795	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	440.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,892	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	449	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,976	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	475.77/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,212	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,989	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	444.18/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,105	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,258	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,077	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	501	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,405	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	428.51/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,215	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	406.30/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,113	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,978	4
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	542	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,033	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	554	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,355	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	418.27/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,363	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	400.30/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,294	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	352.79/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,050	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	403.22/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,464	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	326.67/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,996	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	612	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,203	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	374.61/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,341	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,445	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,224	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	355.35/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,399	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,505	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	702	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,457	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	325.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,367	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	319.89/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,466	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	306.11/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,525	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	301.60/cwt	290.00–303.00	2,657	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	415.12/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,320	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	421.96/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,490	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	388.01/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,463	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	354.93/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,366	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	402	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,226	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	426.37/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,723	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	345.58/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,455	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	382.27/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,640	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	373.07/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,753	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	346.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,629	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	398.43/cwt	387.50–402.00	1,877	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	397.84/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,874	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	326.30/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,680	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,809	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	347.33/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,872	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	343.37/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,923	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	336.28/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,930	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	315.70/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,841	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	273.81/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,684	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	314.30/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,955	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,928	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	340.47/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,257	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	314.08/cwt	295.00–316.00	2,098	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	303.52/cwt	290.00–317.00	2,243	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	464.78/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,580	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,728	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	452	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,514	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	411.61/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,959	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,172	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	374.43/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,310	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	323.79/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,237	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,464	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	257.55/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,022	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	845	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,969	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Receipts 639Last week 139Year ago 1,182

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	377	380.00–395.00	388.01
12	400–450	429	370.00–397.50	382.27
15	450–500	470	360.00–385.00	373.07
4	500–550	539	340.00–360.00	347.33
23	550–600	574	325.00–340.00	336.28
9	600–650	622	305.00–327.00	314.30
16	650–700	668	295.00–316.00	314.08
4	700–750	739	290.00–317.00	303.52
2	850–900	880	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	532	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	622	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
12	450–500	471	385.00–402.00	397.84
5	500–550	513	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	400.00–430.00	415.12
10	350–400	353	415.00–425.00	421.96
7	400–450	404	417.50–430.00	426.37
11	450–500	471	387.50–402.00	398.43
4	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
6	550–600	560	342.50–347.50	343.37
7	650–700	663	330.00–347.00	340.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	345.00–360.00	354.93
4	400–450	421	330.00–360.00	345.58
3	450–500	470	340.00–350.00	346.52
4	500–550	515	325.00–330.00	326.30
8	550–600	583	310.00–320.00	315.70
4	600–650	615	270.00–280.00	273.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
8	350–400	378	450.00–470.00	461.39
6	400–450	430	435.00–445.00	440.00
14	450–500	474	420.00–455.00	444.18
20	500–550	520	395.00–420.00	406.30
7	550–600	573	390.00–407.00	400.30
19	600–650	625	365.00–385.00	374.61
12	650–700	675	340.00–365.00	355.35
18	700–750	727	320.00–330.00	325.59
8	750–800	771	300.00–325.00	319.89
6	800–850	825	300.00–307.50	306.11
9	850–900	881	290.00–303.00	301.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	537.50	537.50
8	350–400	376	470.00–490.00	474.21
2	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	465	460.00–490.00	475.77
11	500–550	517	420.00–440.00	428.51
20	550–600	565	410.00–430.00	418.27
28	600–650	611	390.00–407.00	403.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	483	467.50	467.50
6	550–600	554	425.00	425.00
10	600–650	627	390.00	390.00
6	650–700	677	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	702	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	375.00	375.00
8	600–650	612	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	417.00	417.00
4	500–550	531	370.00–375.00	372.50
9	550–600	581	350.00–355.00	352.79
3	600–650	611	320.00–330.00	326.67
5	650–700	674	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	468	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	450.00–480.00	464.78
3	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
11	450–500	476	400.00–435.00	411.61
3	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
9	600–650	617	365.00–380.00	374.43
4	650–700	691	320.00–325.00	323.79
2	750–800	785	250.00–265.00	257.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	480.00	480.00
14	500–550	511	425.00	425.00
3	750–800	758	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	555	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	800–850	845	233.00	233.00

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.