Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to firm. Demand moderate to good, supply light. A Heat Advisory across much of the trade area and abundant forage continues to curtail the receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.88/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$145.88

258 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$19.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	148.71	893	177
Medium and Large 1-2	621	140.50	873	75
Large 1	627	130.00	815	3thin
Medium and Large 2	735	129.00	948	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.71/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale258 hd

145.88

—

MO average12 barns · 2,200 hd

145.93

−0.06

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

57 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	—	291	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	682	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	123.67/cwt	122.00–124.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.73/cwt	125.00–128.50	731	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	136.57/cwt	136.00–139.00	591	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.84/cwt	121.00–131.00	670	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	136.06/cwt	132.00–142.00	664	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	162.33/cwt	161.00–163.00	692	12
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	627	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	143.61/cwt	141.50–147.00	823	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	159.94/cwt	159.00–160.50	766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	604	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	153.33/cwt	153.00–153.50	948	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	673	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	133.25/cwt	133.00–133.50	1,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	149.49/cwt	147.00–155.00	854	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	145.95/cwt	141.00–148.00	984	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	149.75/cwt	148.00–151.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.55/cwt	147.00–154.50	785	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	132.10/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,034	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	135.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	897	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.63/cwt	129.00–132.50	751	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	553	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	757	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	433	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.59/cwt	157.00–158.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.05/cwt	136.00–142.00	727	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.61/cwt	146.00–148.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	646	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.65/cwt	137.00–147.00	812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	657	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	136.67/cwt	136.00–137.00	854	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	457	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	379	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	651	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	129.62/cwt	128.00–132.00	805	24

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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