Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Holsteins compared to two weeks ago, steady. Demand moderate, supply light. Cattle futures closed on a strong rally with contracts sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.98/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$124.98

239 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$13.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	128.34	742	104
Medium and Large 1-2	569	123.86	705	102
Medium 1-2	262	123.50	324	3thin
Large 1	524	122.33	641	9thin
Medium and Large 2	520	115.21	599	21

One grade step is worth $13.13/cwt here — about $143 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 sale239 hd

124.98

—

MO average18 barns · 8,162 hd

129.54

−4.56

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

69 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	—	953	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	123.76/cwt	119.00–125.50	760	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	129.50/cwt	127.00–130.50	830	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	487	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	104.98/cwt	104.00–107.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	796	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	135.38/cwt	130.00–141.50	705	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	131.88/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,041	14
Steers	Large 1	—	539	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	121.62/cwt	116.00–124.00	705	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	116.59/cwt	115.00–119.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	123.03/cwt	121.00–124.50	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	449	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	313	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	262	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.95/cwt	139.00–146.00	671	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,095	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.31/cwt	144.00–145.50	758	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	718	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	109.59/cwt	109.00–110.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	133.23/cwt	126.50–135.50	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	130.38/cwt	128.00–134.00	666	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	130.96/cwt	126.00–136.00	712	10
Bulls	Large 1	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	704	78.37/cwt	78.00–79.00	552	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	117.77/cwt	114.00–124.00	908	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	136.75/cwt	131.50–140.00	916	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	857	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	110.33/cwt	108.50–112.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	123.88/cwt	121.00–125.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	128.67/cwt	127.00–132.50	612	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	129.63/cwt	128.00–132.00	625	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	628	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	659	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	877	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	719	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	142.08/cwt	138.00–145.50	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	135.46/cwt	134.00–136.50	990	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	123.87/cwt	122.50–125.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	127.65/cwt	125.00–134.00	748	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	135.20/cwt	135.00–136.00	515	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	84.20/cwt	82.50–86.00	564	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	764	76.20/cwt	76.00–76.50	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.13/cwt	137.00–141.50	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	134.37/cwt	132.00–138.50	844	8
Steers	Large 1	—	723	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.07/cwt	131.00–135.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	128.05/cwt	126.00–130.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	868	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	598	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	142.77/cwt	140.00–144.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	967	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	986	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	817	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.71/cwt	124.00–128.50	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	144.49/cwt	142.75–150.00	848	12

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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