Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.66/cwt on 525 head.

Average price

$155.66

525 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	158.00	939	374
Medium and Large 1-2	542	152.90	828	96
Medium and Large 2	449	150.25	674	24
Large 1	617	140.29	865	31

One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about $74 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 sale525 hd

155.66

—

MO average19 barns · 10,713 hd

156.01

−0.35

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

74 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	Large 1	—	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	7
Steers	Large 1	—	868	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,042	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	5
Steers	Large 1	—	544	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	781	9
Steers	Large 1	—	587	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	128.12/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,072	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	132.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	177.51/cwt	174.00–181.00	792	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	155.93/cwt	153.50–158.50	816	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	624	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	589	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	132.99/cwt	130.00–137.50	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	160.91/cwt	150.25–163.85	996	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	166.60/cwt	161.00–167.25	896	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	162.47/cwt	155.00–166.00	939	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	169.12/cwt	166.00–172.00	790	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	144.43/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,001	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	131.31/cwt	130.00–133.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	139.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	161.71/cwt	160.00–168.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	153.80/cwt	153.50–154.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	146.66/cwt	144.00–148.00	924	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	732	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	966	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	546	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	458	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	144.85/cwt	141.50–154.00	826	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	161.99/cwt	157.00–171.00	690	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	152.39/cwt	151.00–154.00	814	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	148.35/cwt	145.00–154.50	927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	487	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	704	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	160.71/cwt	153.00–164.00	752	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	800	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	187.47/cwt	184.00–190.00	624	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.47/cwt	151.00–154.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	198.16/cwt	193.00–204.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	150.97/cwt	146.00–154.00	661	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	170.16/cwt	165.00–174.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	161.50/cwt	155.00–168.00	562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	118.21/cwt	115.00–119.00	909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	145.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	125.07/cwt	124.50–126.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	715	7
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	665	119.97/cwt	115.00–122.50	798	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	699	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	469	155.98/cwt	155.00–158.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.37/cwt	144.00–154.00	786	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.55/cwt	120.00–124.50	827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	763	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	877	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	123.57/cwt	120.50–125.50	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	140.58/cwt	134.00–144.00	752	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.86/cwt	143.50–150.00	678	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.79/cwt	147.00–153.00	544	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.20/cwt	130.00–137.50	743	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.14/cwt	130.00–139.00	643	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	138.13/cwt	133.00–141.00	595	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	123.64/cwt	120.00–127.50	781	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	141.55/cwt	139.00–146.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	568	120.38/cwt	120.00–121.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	124.39/cwt	124.00–124.50	789	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	372	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	436	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	116.21/cwt	115.00–120.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.80/cwt	125.00–132.50	689	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.26/cwt	125.00–126.00	718	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	354	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	602	5

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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