Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady, except 650-750 lb yearling steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, under 700 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, 400 weights 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 700 to 900 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, no recent test over 900 lbs for a price comparison, undertone higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.52/cwt on 550 head.

Average price

$147.52

550 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	566	152.50	863	4thin
Medium and Large 1	522	150.72	788	370
Medium and Large 1-2	579	140.82	815	168
Medium and Large 2	470	137.50	646	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $217 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 sale550 hd

147.52

—

MO average17 barns · 7,761 hd

150.08

−2.56

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

97 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	84.15/cwt	80.00–90.00	269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	167.43/cwt	160.00–172.00	817	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	546	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	366	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	612	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	154.69/cwt	152.00–156.50	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	166.16/cwt	162.50–171.00	859	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	152.58/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,077	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	173.15/cwt	167.50–179.50	919	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	163.04/cwt	155.00–172.75	951	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	503	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,085	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	163.85/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,088	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	197.08/cwt	195.00–198.50	773	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	186.85/cwt	181.50–194.00	893	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	170.95/cwt	166.50–176.00	997	48
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,105	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	751	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	457	3
Steers	Small 4	—	616	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	416	8
Steers	Small 4	—	508	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	831	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	843	90.21/cwt	88.50–90.50	760	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,024	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	835	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	653	79.30/cwt	76.50–80.00	518	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	83.94/cwt	80.50–89.00	432	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	868	87.75/cwt	87.75–87.75	762	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	298	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	247	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	387	89.33/cwt	83.00–97.00	346	47
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	766	85.57/cwt	80.00–89.50	655	46
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	611	82.56/cwt	75.00–85.00	504	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	473	93.69/cwt	87.00–100.00	443	33
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	916	85.97/cwt	80.00–87.50	787	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	424	93.31/cwt	85.00–98.00	396	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	834	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	169.50/cwt	159.00–175.00	810	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	150.73/cwt	147.00–154.00	847	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	180.82/cwt	175.00–188.00	752	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	146.74/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	147.23/cwt	146.50–148.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	512	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.62/cwt	151.00–158.00	825	21
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	566	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	506	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	176.81/cwt	160.00–189.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	156.03/cwt	153.00–157.50	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	141.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	130.04/cwt	125.00–134.00	932	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	132.93/cwt	132.50–133.00	908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	164.93/cwt	164.00–168.00	717	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	176.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	614	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	142.56/cwt	141.00–143.00	882	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.67/cwt	150.00–164.50	739	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	169.48/cwt	164.00–174.50	649	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	156.62/cwt	154.00–158.50	810	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	148.80/cwt	145.00–154.00	865	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	183.97/cwt	178.00–186.50	960	49
Steers	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	3
Steers	Large 3	—	738	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	144.17/cwt	144.00–144.50	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	192.85/cwt	189.00–196.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	153.10/cwt	149.50–157.00	1,115	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	134.10/cwt	127.00–135.50	913	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	146.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	703	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	458	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	506	135.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	155.28/cwt	154.00–156.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	144.53/cwt	140.00–149.00	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.22/cwt	136.00–143.00	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	130.65/cwt	125.00–132.50	925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	127.87/cwt	124.00–129.50	974	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	145.11/cwt	140.50–148.50	755	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	136.20/cwt	134.00–140.00	787	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	159.31/cwt	159.00–160.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	970	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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