Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2026-02-11

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, Feb 11
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255
Receipts
1,349 head
▲ 783 vs last sale 566▲ 1,349 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, peewee steers under 450lbs sold 30.00 to 50.00 higher, and heavier weights sold mostly 8.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers under 500lbs sold 18.00 to 24.00 higher and heifers over 500lbs were mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good on a moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $464.66/cwt on 168 head. That ranks 24 of 34 comparable sales and sits +28.37 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.
Average price
$464.66
168 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$99.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.31
vs MO average
−13.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540523.112,82429
Medium and Large 1-2568464.012,63592
Medium 1-2519450.002,33611thin
Medium and Large 2581423.732,46236
One grade step is worth $99.39/cwt here — about $362 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 sale168 hd
464.66
—
MO average19 barns · 4,913 hd
481.98
−17.31
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−13.73
This barn, trailing median34 sales
436.30
+28.37
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
516463410356median 436.3003/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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

96 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320590.08/cwt570.00–610.001,8884
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322644.46/cwt640.00–650.002,0757
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355513.12/cwt510.00–530.001,82210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365672.34/cwt640.00–680.002,4549
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371565.32/cwt540.00–600.002,0974
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned403580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,3373
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403546.69/cwt540.00–550.002,2033
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,9335
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427597.43/cwt560.00–630.002,55120
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1783
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458487.40/cwt460.00–490.002,23212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned459515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,36411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472564.73/cwt545.00–580.002,66629
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474515.30/cwt500.00–545.002,44332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518460.19/cwt440.00–470.002,3844
Steers500–550Medium 1-2519450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,33611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523552.75/cwt530.00–580.002,89115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536507.75/cwt480.00–527.502,72224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558491.36/cwt480.00–550.002,74214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579451.30/cwt430.00–470.002,61364
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned581405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3534
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589419.17/cwt395.00–425.002,46932
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612398.44/cwt390.00–422.002,43819
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621441.50/cwt425.00–455.002,74226
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy661470.00/cwt470.00–470.003,10713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663423.20/cwt410.00–450.002,80635
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned670365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4463
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned685410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,8092
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687385.53/cwt375.00–388.002,64921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,7025
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702379.25/cwt365.00–384.002,66214
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,9072
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768354.77/cwt345.00–365.002,7252
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805343.04/cwt330.00–347.502,7614
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818359.70/cwt357.50–362.002,9422
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860326.38/cwt315.00–337.502,8072
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2916315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8855
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned338550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8595
Heifers300–350Medium 2345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3466
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366467.45/cwt450.00–490.001,7117
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned378470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7775
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423505.65/cwt485.00–510.002,13924
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2425430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8284
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430402.69/cwt370.00–430.001,7324
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435451.80/cwt440.00–480.001,96528
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned463470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1763
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467487.08/cwt470.00–510.002,27519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471402.94/cwt375.00–410.001,8985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Unweaned480375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484443.98/cwt427.50–465.002,14915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned503415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0873
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518440.71/cwt432.50–455.002,28343
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518352.01/cwt345.00–375.001,8237
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532403.48/cwt390.00–425.002,14726
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563425.01/cwt420.00–432.502,39316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned572411.25/cwt405.00–430.002,3528
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575388.40/cwt380.00–412.502,23335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580356.48/cwt350.00–365.002,0683
Heifers600–650Medium 2608300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8242
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615397.40/cwt380.00–405.002,44427
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617369.25/cwt355.00–375.002,2789
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617306.81/cwt300.00–320.001,8933
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4892
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669349.25/cwt327.50–365.002,33617
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705331.29/cwt325.00–337.502,3362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773320.00/cwt319.00–325.002,4746
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium 2350470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6453
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411583.32/cwt580.00–590.002,3973
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425549.29/cwt530.00–570.002,3342
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2466485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2608
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523467.14/cwt440.00–490.002,44317
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned541442.82/cwt440.00–450.002,3967
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564430.33/cwt410.00–447.502,42716
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627386.26/cwt375.00–390.002,4224
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633414.78/cwt400.00–422.502,62614
Bulls650–700Medium 2660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669399.90/cwt395.00–415.002,6754
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7519
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2737332.52/cwt325.00–340.002,4514
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2838327.52/cwt325.00–330.002,7452
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2862335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8882
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Medium 3350315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1033
Dairy Steers400–450Medium 3436245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0685
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7343
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3589298.45/cwt280.00–322.501,75810
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3770241.55/cwt225.00–245.001,86012
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3803255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0485
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3854248.06/cwt245.00–255.002,11813
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3938250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,34561
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3987263.22/cwt259.00–268.002,598104
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,026240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,46220
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,052240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,52520

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.