Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Demand and supply moderate. Several big drafts and load lots of calves and yearlings in the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.93/cwt on 808 head.

Average price

$143.93

808 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$13.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	144.90	970	539
Medium and Large 1-2	623	142.69	889	239
Medium and Large 2	591	138.50	819	18thin
Medium 1-2	558	134.98	753	7thin
Medium 1	672	131.00	880	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.90/cwt here — about $90 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 sale808 hd

143.93

—

MO average9 barns · 5,040 hd

145.55

−1.61

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

60 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	—	618	130.57/cwt	116.00–137.50	807	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	134.41/cwt	133.50–136.50	723	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	127.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	876	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	118.06/cwt	116.00–119.50	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.09/cwt	132.00–137.00	892	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	111.59/cwt	110.00–115.50	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.71/cwt	129.00–143.00	784	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	655	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	126.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	513	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	138.14/cwt	129.00–141.00	881	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	611	118.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	722	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	126.77/cwt	120.00–132.50	593	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	763	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	143.75/cwt	140.00–146.00	808	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	152.25/cwt	148.50–155.00	886	38
Steers	Medium 1	—	672	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	819	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	145.79/cwt	140.00–148.50	892	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	918	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	143.75/cwt	137.00–149.00	967	52
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	558	134.98/cwt	132.00–139.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	147.59/cwt	139.00–152.50	822	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,049	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	149.72/cwt	142.50–153.00	945	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	142.15/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,023	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	144.48/cwt	137.00–146.50	1,047	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,110	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	702	134.06/cwt	130.00–136.50	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	132.66/cwt	130.00–134.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	135.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,078	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	583	136.97/cwt	135.00–144.00	799	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	153.87/cwt	151.50–155.50	737	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	138.83/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,127	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	838	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.77/cwt	140.00–152.50	761	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.14/cwt	119.00–132.00	721	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	124.89/cwt	123.00–125.00	802	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	502	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	139.03/cwt	138.00–143.00	710	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	133.20/cwt	133.00–134.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	146.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.56/cwt	140.00–143.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	559	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	144.30/cwt	140.00–149.00	541	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	592	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	488	5
Dairy Steers	Small 3-4	—	531	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	123.15/cwt	115.00–124.50	930	35

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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