Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2018-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-03-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.52/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$143.52

134 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$12.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	146.78	714	70
Medium and Large 1-2	495	142.17	704	44
Medium 2	394	136.67	539	9thin
Medium and Large 2	535	133.82	716	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.96/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale134 hd

143.52

—

MO average4 barns · 2,403 hd

144.98

−1.45

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

50 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 and Large 2	—	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	712	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	534	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	828	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	582	84.35/cwt	80.00–90.50	491	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	756	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	567	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	165.60/cwt	165.00–166.00	767	5
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	152.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	633	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	785	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	426	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	601	4
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	458	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	689	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	526	85.02/cwt	78.00–90.00	447	20
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	446	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	318	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	286	4
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	451	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	453	141.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	142.69/cwt	141.00–146.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	151.06/cwt	145.00–158.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium 1	—	403	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	637	5
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	504	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	618	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	797	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	672	75.86/cwt	75.00–78.00	510	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	588	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.27/cwt	144.00–155.00	703	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.54/cwt	131.00–140.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	821	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	158.15/cwt	151.00–164.00	920	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	175.04/cwt	163.50–180.00	928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.61/cwt	145.00–160.00	667	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	141.44/cwt	138.00–142.00	747	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	146.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	177.08/cwt	171.00–179.50	769	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	77.44/cwt	75.00–80.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	865	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	468	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	386	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	839	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	853	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	640	3

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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