Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, steer and heifer calves steady, yearlings not well tested. Demand and supply moderate. Thunder storms continue to roll through the trade area. Hay harvest is at a stand still and no window of dry weather in the forecast.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.74/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$150.74

414 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$22.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	155.15	883	192
Medium and Large 1-2	569	148.77	846	196
Medium and Large 2	614	132.96	816	26

One grade step is worth $22.19/cwt here — about $66 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 sale414 hd

150.74

—

MO average12 barns · 6,286 hd

155.03

−4.29

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

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	497	152.44/cwt	150.00–153.50	758	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	690	123.93/cwt	120.00–132.00	855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	158.53/cwt	155.00–166.00	694	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	132.36/cwt	131.50–136.00	876	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	166.66/cwt	165.00–167.00	877	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.22/cwt	129.00–138.00	694	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	127.10/cwt	126.00–130.00	813	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	153.55/cwt	153.50–154.00	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.57/cwt	118.00–123.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	169.08/cwt	168.00–170.00	637	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	772	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	170.55/cwt	166.00–177.50	785	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	273	154.69/cwt	146.00–160.00	422	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.36/cwt	116.00–120.00	794	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.86/cwt	135.50–136.00	765	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	122.80/cwt	121.00–124.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	119.00/cwt	118.00–121.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	154.95/cwt	151.00–158.00	817	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	163.67/cwt	159.00–166.50	941	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	719	112.85/cwt	109.00–114.50	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	119.65/cwt	115.00–126.00	749	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	137.12/cwt	134.00–139.00	716	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	161.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	760	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	161.57/cwt	159.00–164.50	779	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	139.21/cwt	138.00–140.00	586	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.27/cwt	135.00–147.50	669	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.63/cwt	141.00–142.00	800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	147.20/cwt	147.00–148.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	142.81/cwt	138.00–148.00	871	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	134.11/cwt	125.00–139.50	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	143.97/cwt	136.00–152.00	884	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	587	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	135.16/cwt	132.00–138.50	637	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	329	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	428	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	148.25/cwt	148.00–149.00	758	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	524	71.00/cwt	70.00–72.00	372	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	151.86/cwt	149.00–153.00	869	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	137.19/cwt	134.50–139.50	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	155.27/cwt	153.00–159.00	828	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	145.61/cwt	139.00–147.00	977	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	130.43/cwt	120.00–136.50	738	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	142.98/cwt	141.00–147.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	773	8

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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