Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves steady on a limited test. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, steady. Demand moderate to good, supply light. The recent heavy rainfall and storms curtailed the receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.31/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$154.31

180 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$39.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	158.39	887	108
Medium and Large 1-2	565	150.99	853	64
Large 1-2	689	130.00	896	5thin
Medium and Large 2	725	119.00	863	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.39/cwt here — about $24 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 sale180 hd

154.31

—

MO average17 barns · 8,973 hd

158.09

−3.77

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

68 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 1-2	—	584	129.08/cwt	123.50–135.00	754	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	149.83/cwt	145.00–153.00	635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	178.64/cwt	178.00–185.00	604	11
Bulls	Large 1	—	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	810	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	583	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	672	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	292	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	558	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	424	83.63/cwt	80.00–85.00	355	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	311	78.69/cwt	77.00–80.00	245	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	702	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	136.56/cwt	135.00–139.00	726	18
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	218	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	986	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	367	81.23/cwt	75.00–83.50	298	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	609	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	154.78/cwt	154.00–156.50	879	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	128.75/cwt	128.50–129.00	783	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	828	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	524	79.77/cwt	75.00–84.50	418	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	719	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	153.71/cwt	147.00–157.00	787	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	151.64/cwt	145.00–155.50	873	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	175.35/cwt	172.00–184.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	141.45/cwt	139.00–143.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	162.41/cwt	150.00–175.00	677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	156.12/cwt	155.50–157.50	823	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	806	89.10/cwt	89.10–89.10	718	53
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	583	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	717	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	145.14/cwt	142.50–147.50	978	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	185.34/cwt	184.00–188.00	849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	689	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	966	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	689	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.80/cwt	133.00–137.50	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.22/cwt	127.00–136.50	759	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	542	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	764	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	879	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	768	73.34/cwt	70.00–82.00	563	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	168.44/cwt	165.00–172.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	160.82/cwt	154.50–169.50	851	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	182.69/cwt	178.00–185.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.52/cwt	140.50–145.50	670	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	643	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	638	3

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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