Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2018-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-01-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.89/cwt on 614 head.

Average price

$155.89

614 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$424

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$31.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	157.19	1,021	484
Medium and Large 1-2	570	155.28	885	102
Medium 1-2	604	140.21	846	19thin
Large 1	1,147	126.00	1,445	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.19/cwt here — about −$424 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale614 hd

155.89

—

MO average2 barns · 2,506 hd

163.35

−7.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

65 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	521	148.00/cwt	147.00–148.50	771	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,147	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.15/cwt	135.00–144.50	813	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	663	130.78/cwt	130.00–132.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	135.50/cwt	133.50–137.00	989	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	144.95/cwt	140.00–147.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	133.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	831	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	148.54/cwt	140.00–153.50	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	149.78/cwt	145.00–152.00	764	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	771	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	517	141.63/cwt	139.00–143.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	610	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	145.72/cwt	143.00–149.00	930	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	153.19/cwt	148.00–155.50	734	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	144.27/cwt	139.00–147.50	958	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	157.29/cwt	154.00–161.00	667	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	566	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	143.94/cwt	143.00–146.00	688	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,099	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	152.89/cwt	152.00–154.00	861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	154.84/cwt	154.00–156.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	640	136.99/cwt	134.00–140.00	877	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	564	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	145.06/cwt	138.50–150.00	822	89
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	547	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	168.30/cwt	160.00–175.00	904	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	131.53/cwt	128.00–134.00	958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,236	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	143.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	679	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	147.67/cwt	145.00–148.50	1,223	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	188.62/cwt	182.00–193.50	815	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	156.76/cwt	150.00–161.00	980	33
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	693	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	188.48/cwt	187.00–189.50	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	684	141.00/cwt	138.00–144.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.71/cwt	155.00–158.00	901	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	152.13/cwt	145.50–154.00	1,034	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	136.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	929	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	152.92/cwt	149.00–155.00	878	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	569	149.58/cwt	149.00–150.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	656	141.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	174.69/cwt	173.50–176.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	150.40/cwt	148.00–152.50	1,169	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	619	151.43/cwt	146.00–155.00	937	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	159.24/cwt	155.00–164.00	814	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	148.53/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,066	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	162.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	947	75
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	527	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	726	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	154.53/cwt	149.00–159.00	966	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	177.46/cwt	169.00–184.50	857	35

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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