Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2018-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower, except steer calves under 450 lbs steady, yearlings steady compared to a limited test last week. Demand moderate to light, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.73/cwt on 519 head.

Average price

$146.73

519 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$20.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	150.20	949	295
Medium and Large 1-2	538	144.03	775	181
Medium and Large 2	452	140.11	633	9thin
Large 1	562	133.00	747	31
Medium 1-2	710	130.00	923	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.20/cwt here — about $26 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 sale519 hd

146.73

—

MO average6 barns · 4,648 hd

159.66

−12.93

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

102 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 1Value Added	—	416	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	394	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	377	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	633	138.34/cwt	136.00–141.50	876	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	671	133.02/cwt	125.00–137.00	893	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Yearlings	—	551	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	768	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.66/cwt	145.00–165.00	660	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	727	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	716	128.89/cwt	125.00–130.50	923	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	601	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	144.90/cwt	135.00–149.00	816	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	175.62/cwt	167.00–186.50	757	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	140.33/cwt	135.00–146.50	944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	986	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.01/cwt	146.00–153.00	788	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	156.63/cwt	151.00–160.75	1,062	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	156.12/cwt	149.00–160.00	980	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,324	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	148.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,205	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	142.88/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,130	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	727	5
Steers	Large 1	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	8
Steers	Large 1	—	491	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	147.47/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,049	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	139.93/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,236	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	163.71/cwt	155.00–168.00	786	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	352	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Yearlings	—	566	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	457	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	749	10
Steers	Large 1	—	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	3
Steers	Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	3
Steers	Large 1	—	500	139.08/cwt	138.50–141.00	695	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	426	73.78/cwt	70.00–75.00	314	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	604	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	423	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	593	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	589	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	412	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	283	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	583	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	431	161.82/cwt	154.00–176.00	697	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	665	124.67/cwt	122.00–129.00	829	13
Bulls	Large 1Calves	—	603	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	677	118.99/cwt	116.00–122.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	144.83/cwt	140.00–146.50	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	185.14/cwt	182.00–187.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	897	7
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	378	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	143.55/cwt	143.00–144.00	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	167.50/cwt	164.00–175.00	611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	128.11/cwt	125.00–130.50	876	15
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	693	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	12
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	124.63/cwt	115.00–126.50	889	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	124.65/cwt	119.00–129.50	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	453	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	575	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	795	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	581	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	677	125.93/cwt	124.00–128.00	853	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	538	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	494	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	351	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	438	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	135.15/cwt	132.50–139.00	787	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.30/cwt	131.00–137.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	133.75/cwt	133.50–134.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.59/cwt	138.50–143.00	667	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	131.17/cwt	126.00–138.00	706	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	139.27/cwt	134.50–146.50	604	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	134.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.60/cwt	125.00–131.50	852	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	549	23
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	593	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	459	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.97/cwt	125.00–137.00	621	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.57/cwt	125.00–130.50	726	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.98/cwt	125.00–133.50	672	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	628	126.78/cwt	120.00–131.50	796	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	487	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	499	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	609	6

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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