Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady, to few yearlings last week for a price comparison. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, steady. Demand moderate, supply moderate to light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.45/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$154.45

294 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$100.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.79

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	315	172.00	542	5thin
Medium 2-3	268	165.00	442	9thin
Medium and Large 1	567	161.35	916	205
Medium and Large 1-2	591	148.58	879	60
Medium and Large 3	634	71.50	453	15thin

One grade step is worth $100.50/cwt here — about $88 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 sale294 hd

154.45

—

MO average18 barns · 7,513 hd

160.24

−5.79

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

59 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	—	818	89.67/cwt	86.00–89.85	734	63
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	653	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	575	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	908	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	158.33/cwt	152.50–163.50	1,007	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	134.89/cwt	127.50–138.00	765	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	157.55/cwt	152.00–162.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	139.94/cwt	138.00–143.00	675	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	146.32/cwt	143.00–150.00	789	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	474	72.89/cwt	65.00–75.00	345	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	78.57/cwt	75.00–81.00	306	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	314	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	164.76/cwt	160.00–169.50	961	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,025	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	657	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.75/cwt	133.00–138.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	155.50/cwt	148.00–164.00	656	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	149.25/cwt	149.00–150.00	710	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	535	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	761	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.82/cwt	150.00–158.00	748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	155.69/cwt	154.50–156.50	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	824	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	129.20/cwt	124.50–134.00	851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.86/cwt	135.00–141.00	714	20
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	259	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	417	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	966	74.90/cwt	74.50–76.00	724	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	549	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	511	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	156.81/cwt	150.00–159.00	833	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	155.76/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,026	15
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	268	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	119.87/cwt	118.00–120.50	982	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	141.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	660	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	71.36/cwt	70.00–75.00	414	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	474	83.08/cwt	82.00–84.50	394	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	137.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	935	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	160.43/cwt	158.00–163.00	765	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	177.88/cwt	172.00–187.50	665	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	721	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.15/cwt	136.00–142.00	652	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	136.75/cwt	135.00–141.00	663	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	811	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	721	79.47/cwt	76.00–80.00	573	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,019	76.75/cwt	76.75–76.75	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	634	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	453	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	169.29/cwt	167.00–172.00	875	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	946	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	127.93/cwt	124.50–129.00	802	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	126.27/cwt	125.00–128.50	721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	158.75/cwt	153.00–160.50	598	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.41/cwt	152.00–159.00	801	16

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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