Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2018-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.38/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$159.38

278 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$11.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.66

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	161.89	1,008	216
Medium and Large 1-2	660	150.64	994	62

One grade step is worth $11.26/cwt here — about $14 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 sale278 hd

159.38

—

MO average4 barns · 4,644 hd

163.04

−3.66

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

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	151.59/cwt	146.00–154.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	147.70/cwt	144.00–152.50	798	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	132.78/cwt	131.50–136.00	891	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	153.28/cwt	152.00–156.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	133.60/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,212	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,095	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	132.05/cwt	129.00–136.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	127.69/cwt	127.50–128.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	422	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	152.78/cwt	147.00–155.00	944	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	698	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	527	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	424	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	156.85/cwt	154.50–160.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	157.07/cwt	152.00–166.50	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	170.33/cwt	170.00–171.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	165.45/cwt	162.00–169.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	161.27/cwt	158.00–162.50	972	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	776	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,048	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	698	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	166.72/cwt	161.50–179.00	965	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	138.47/cwt	136.00–140.00	872	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,112	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	156.47/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,037	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	178.41/cwt	177.00–180.00	931	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	150.09/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,072	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	139.13/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,064	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	108.16/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.72/cwt	144.50–146.00	822	27

How this sale compares

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.

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