Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2018-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-12-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.87/cwt on 435 head.

Average price

$131.87

435 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

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

$23.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.97

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	133.60	742	336
Medium and Large 1-2	534	127.23	679	87
Large 1	507	127.00	644	5thin
Medium and Large 2	768	110.00	845	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale435 hd

131.87

—

MO average5 barns · 3,309 hd

138.84

−6.97

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

66 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	—	784	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	639	130.18/cwt	129.00–132.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	666	128.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	854	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	138.99/cwt	136.00–143.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	162.28/cwt	155.00–174.00	699	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	343	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	703	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	177.15/cwt	170.00–184.00	776	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	154.26/cwt	148.00–159.00	889	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	655	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	789	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	464	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	874	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	940	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.82/cwt	143.00–151.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	845	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	128.54/cwt	122.00–132.50	685	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	122.93/cwt	115.00–126.00	806	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	136.03/cwt	129.00–139.50	774	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.03/cwt	139.00–146.50	608	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	136.33/cwt	135.50–137.00	837	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	127.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	584	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	507	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	132.80/cwt	130.00–139.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	133.26/cwt	130.50–137.00	714	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.18/cwt	129.00–147.00	642	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	855	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	522	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	599	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	419	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	473	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	355	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	539	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	377	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	413	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	289	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.79/cwt	160.00–177.50	810	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,173	9
Steers	Large 1	—	570	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	711	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	697	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	941	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	829	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	142.10/cwt	135.00–146.50	1,124	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	136.13/cwt	135.00–137.00	983	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	156.12/cwt	154.00–161.50	745	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	161.46/cwt	157.00–167.00	680	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	162.05/cwt	157.00–169.50	862	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	146.39/cwt	142.00–160.00	919	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.92/cwt	144.00–154.00	774	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	176.68/cwt	170.00–185.00	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	712	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	658	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	639	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	792	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	140.53/cwt	140.00–142.50	944	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	124.00–125.50	906	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	148.89/cwt	143.00–157.00	475	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	635	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	781	4

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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