Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower, with the most decline on fleshy, new crop calves. Demand moderate, supply light. Receipts were curtailed as severe weather moved through the trade area causing flooding and property damage.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.78/cwt on 280 head.

Average price

$142.78

280 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$23.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	143.52	769	143
Medium and Large 1-2	501	143.35	718	120
Large 1	455	140.50	639	3thin
Large 1-2	523	138.71	726	7thin
Medium and Large 2	466	125.00	583	4thin
Medium 1-2	497	120.00	596	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.52/cwt here — about $172 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 sale280 hd

142.78

—

MO average19 barns · 9,953 hd

146.89

−4.11

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

73 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	432	153.90/cwt	149.00–157.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	162.07/cwt	158.00–165.00	624	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	146.73/cwt	144.00–149.00	610	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.71/cwt	140.00–141.00	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	491	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	653	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	980	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	6
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	618	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	466	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	164.31/cwt	160.00–172.50	797	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	166.99/cwt	166.75–167.50	1,034	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	177.33/cwt	175.00–181.00	950	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	166.87/cwt	161.50–169.50	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	179.57/cwt	179.00–180.50	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	678	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	152.71/cwt	144.00–159.00	863	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	154.26/cwt	153.50–155.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	141.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	170.41/cwt	169.00–172.00	736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	151.93/cwt	145.50–158.00	864	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	159.43/cwt	157.00–163.00	765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	723	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	137.82/cwt	135.00–141.50	813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	792	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	950	3
Bulls	Large 1Unweaned	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	498	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	307	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.28/cwt	144.00–152.00	773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	135.85/cwt	134.00–140.00	852	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	496	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	779	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	455	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	695	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	354	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	406	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	572	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	136.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	771	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	499	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	497	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	596	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	593	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	741	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Gaunt	—	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	141.56/cwt	136.00–144.00	820	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	144.82/cwt	142.50–151.00	697	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.50	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	157.59/cwt	155.00–159.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.85/cwt	167.00–170.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	487	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	648	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.30/cwt	131.00–138.00	849	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	790	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.42/cwt	126.50–130.00	740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	121.15/cwt	120.00–122.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	117.41/cwt	115.00–119.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	759	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	329	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	579	11

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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