Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2018-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.25/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$176.25

271 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	182.03	1,083	208
Medium and Large 1-2	522	175.42	916	18thin
Medium and Large 2	622	152.82	950	34
Large 1	739	140.73	1,039	11thin

One grade step is worth $41.31/cwt here — about $43 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 sale271 hd

176.25

—

MO average4 barns · 5,658 hd

167.65

+8.60

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

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	633	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	827	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.60/cwt	135.50–151.00	882	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	720	112.58/cwt	112.00–114.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.65/cwt	161.50–163.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	946	7
Steers	Large 1	—	520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.69/cwt	147.00–151.50	857	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	155.09/cwt	151.00–158.50	830	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	652	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	201.90/cwt	201.50–203.00	927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,115	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,105	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	146.11/cwt	144.00–149.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	198.57/cwt	183.50–204.00	1,019	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,167	4
Steers	Large 1	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	3
Steers	Large 1	—	851	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	156.28/cwt	151.00–157.00	925	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	976	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	692	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	595	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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