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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Wed, May 20

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1255

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Receipts

885 head

▼ 1,080 vs last sale 1,965▲ 18 vs year ago 867 · +2.1%

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 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers were mostly steady to 6.00 higher except 450lb to 550lb heifers which sold with a sharply higher undertone. Mostly groups of calves on offer this week, many of which were unweaned, after last week's wean-vac special. Demand was good 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 $446.97/cwt on 163 head, up $3.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 34 comparable sales and sits +10.68 against this barn's trailing median of $436.30.

Average price

$446.97

▲ 3.84 vs prior sale

163 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$670

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2-3

$119.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.03

vs MO average

−27.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	464.94	2,533	82
Medium and Large 1-2	553	442.08	2,445	61
Medium and Large 2	566	393.67	2,229	15thin
Large 2	570	390.00	2,223	3thin
Large 2-3	540	345.00	1,863	2thin

One grade step is worth $119.94/cwt here — about $670 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 sale163 hd

446.97

—

MO average19 barns · 5,442 hd

481.01

−34.03

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−27.51

This barn, trailing median34 sales

436.30

+10.68

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

94 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 1	316	642.85/cwt	610.00–660.00	2,031	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,035	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	593.60/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,941	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	570.14/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,041	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	487.38/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,769	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	528.66/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,030	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	554.92/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,292	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	529.99/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,284	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	447.24/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,928	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	500.37/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,192	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	481.01/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,256	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,473	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	514.74/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,435	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,219	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,520	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	455.44/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,414	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	401.97/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,143	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,439	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	433.10/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,321	12
Steers	500–550	Large 2-3	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	455.65/cwt	432.50–460.00	2,556	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	460.66/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,603	18
Steers	550–600	Large 2	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	571	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,570	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	435.09/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,489	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	389.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,271	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	393.83/cwt	387.50–415.00	2,394	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	421.10/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,590	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	422.51/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,636	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	637	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,516	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	406.89/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,694	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	378.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,565	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,977	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	357.46/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,810	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	833	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,807	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,865	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,826	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	569.88/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,801	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	508.01/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,712	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	468.98/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,721	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	502.78/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,911	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	525.04/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,063	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	395	428.33/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,692	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	482.92/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,052	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	492.21/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,126	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,033	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	509.14/cwt	497.50–515.00	2,276	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	448	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,106	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	504.72/cwt	475.00–507.50	2,312	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,107	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	461.46/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,155	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	418.02/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,965	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	481	383.66/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,845	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	378.85/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,921	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	508	428.07/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,175	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	465.83/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,380	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	439.59/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,290	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	521	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,084	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	420.52/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,195	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	551	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,342	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	394.56/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,273	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	374.27/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,167	14
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	583	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,128	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,377	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	588	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,234	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	366.51/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,228	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	393.75/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,402	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,351	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	390.90/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,576	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,318	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	368.37/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,479	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	335.68/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,434	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	744	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	3,088	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,445	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	326.25/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,881	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,744	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Replacement	968	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,388	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,137	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	516.73/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,268	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,310	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	455.11/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,084	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,335	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	423.27/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,222	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,433	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,530	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	427.27/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,470	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	612	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,540	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	401.65/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,510	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,718	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	382.46/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,520	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,770	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

Wed May 20, 2026

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Receipts 885Last week 1,965Year ago 867

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	525.00	525.00
5	500–550	529	460.00	460.00
2	600–650	632	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	439	495.00–520.00	516.73
3	450–500	458	440.00–470.00	455.11
3	500–550	525	420.00–430.00	423.27
9	550–600	578	420.00–430.00	427.27
9	600–650	625	390.00–415.00	401.65
4	650–700	659	375.00–385.00	382.46
4	700–750	729	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	500.00	500.00
4	550–600	575	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	555.00	555.00
2	600–650	612	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	640.00	640.00
12	400–450	431	520.00–555.00	529.99
5	450–500	471	525.00	525.00
16	500–550	536	455.00	455.00
20	550–600	561	432.50–460.00	455.65
32	600–650	624	415.00–425.00	422.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	493	450.00	450.00
12	500–550	536	427.50–435.00	433.10
7	550–600	571	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	637	395.00	395.00
5	800–850	833	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	610.00–660.00	642.85
3	350–400	358	540.00–585.00	570.14
6	400–450	413	530.00–560.00	554.92
19	450–500	473	505.00–520.00	514.74
28	500–550	525	475.00–485.00	480.00
18	550–600	565	445.00–480.00	460.66
14	600–650	615	420.00–435.00	421.10
12	650–700	662	400.00–407.50	406.89
2	700–750	735	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	363	470.00–505.00	487.38
4	400–450	431	435.00–460.00	447.24
5	500–550	533	380.00–410.00	401.97
10	550–600	583	385.00–390.00	389.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	570.00–600.00	593.60
7	350–400	384	520.00–530.00	528.66
10	400–450	438	480.00–515.00	500.37
15	450–500	469	460.00–495.00	481.01
17	500–550	530	435.00–465.00	455.44
25	550–600	572	420.00–445.00	435.09
11	600–650	608	387.50–415.00	393.83
20	650–700	677	375.00–385.00	378.94
4	750–800	786	335.00–365.00	357.46
5	800–850	844	339.50	339.50
2	850–900	890	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	744	415.00	415.00
5	950–1000	968	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	448	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
13	500–550	508	425.00–430.00	428.07
2	550–600	588	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	447	497.50–515.00	509.14
5	450–500	463	455.00	455.00
26	500–550	521	435.00–455.00	439.59
4	550–600	551	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	500.00–520.00	508.01
9	350–400	380	490.00–510.00	502.78
7	400–450	425	475.00–485.00	482.92
20	450–500	467	450.00–470.00	461.46
34	500–550	522	410.00–440.00	420.52
12	550–600	576	385.00–400.00	394.56
13	600–650	608	350.00–380.00	366.51
3	650–700	673	365.00–370.00	368.37
4	700–750	725	325.00–345.00	335.68
3	750–800	758	322.50	322.50
2	850–900	883	325.00–327.50	326.25
2	900–950	930	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	540.00–580.00	569.88
3	350–400	393	515.00–530.00	525.04
9	400–450	432	490.00–500.00	492.21
12	450–500	458	475.00–507.50	504.72
13	500–550	511	450.00–480.00	465.83
7	550–600	587	405.00	405.00
5	600–650	610	380.00–417.50	393.75
25	650–700	659	385.00–397.50	390.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	425.00–435.00	428.33
4	450–500	481	350.00–395.00	383.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	455.00–475.00	468.98
2	400–450	442	460.00	460.00
9	450–500	470	400.00–440.00	418.02
5	500–550	507	355.00–385.00	378.85
14	550–600	579	365.00–375.00	374.27
2	650–700	672	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	627	375.00	375.00

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.