Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-03-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.16/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$138.16

300 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	140.00	730	96
Medium and Large 1	584	139.12	813	181
Medium 1	659	128.00	844	15thin
Medium 1-2	701	121.50	852	5thin
Medium and Large 3	607	100.00	607	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $123 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 sale300 hd

138.16

—

MO average7 barns · 3,686 hd

141.10

−2.94

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

55 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 1	—	478	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	877	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	701	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	852	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	659	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	844	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	724	130.99/cwt	130.50–132.00	948	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	156.20/cwt	155.00–158.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.11/cwt	142.00–155.00	766	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.28/cwt	157.00–163.50	689	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	122.00/cwt	120.00–123.50	865	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	833	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	127.59/cwt	125.00–129.50	847	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	140.46/cwt	140.00–141.50	827	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.06/cwt	115.00–120.00	909	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	416	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	149.10/cwt	148.00–150.00	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	163.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Calves	—	628	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	621	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	703	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	610	134.74/cwt	133.00–137.00	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Calves	—	625	134.17/cwt	131.00–140.50	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	607	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	382	156.20/cwt	155.00–158.00	597	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	421	148.26/cwt	146.50–152.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	479	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	690	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	688	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	932	21
Steers	Medium 1	—	803	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,040	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.42/cwt	133.50–135.00	782	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.18/cwt	136.00–144.00	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.92/cwt	141.50–146.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	149.69/cwt	145.00–156.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	169.85/cwt	154.00–175.50	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	151.87/cwt	145.00–160.00	957	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	178.57/cwt	168.00–183.00	934	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	139.36/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,005	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	132.80/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,094	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	168.85/cwt	165.00–171.00	952	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	140.48/cwt	139.00–145.00	976	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	755	10

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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