Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Demand moderate for long time weaned calves and yearlings, light for un-weaned calves, supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.35/cwt on 536 head.

Average price

$124.35

536 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$11.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	128.43	797	258
Medium and Large 1-2	525	120.86	635	258
Medium and Large 2	593	116.60	691	20

One grade step is worth $11.83/cwt here — about $106 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 sale536 hd

124.35

—

MO average17 barns · 7,730 hd

133.86

−9.52

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

70 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	382	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.50	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	436	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	329	129.58/cwt	129.00–130.00	426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	504	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.62/cwt	162.00–174.00	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	139.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,242	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	120.18/cwt	115.00–129.00	635	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	116.18/cwt	110.00–121.00	675	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	119.68/cwt	115.00–125.00	443	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	132.28/cwt	126.00–136.00	700	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	137.02/cwt	131.00–138.00	600	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	128.79/cwt	126.00–130.00	487	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.41/cwt	121.00–136.50	545	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	121.76/cwt	115.00–130.00	584	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	119.75/cwt	115.00–127.00	681	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.57/cwt	125.00–128.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	115.47/cwt	110.00–116.75	718	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	134.74/cwt	130.00–141.50	914	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.62/cwt	130.00–134.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	132.04/cwt	124.50–136.50	948	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,050	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	143.91/cwt	135.00–160.00	541	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	119.66/cwt	115.00–123.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.68/cwt	121.50–126.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	118.08/cwt	114.00–124.50	560	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	119.70/cwt	119.00–120.00	851	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	118.64/cwt	118.00–120.00	399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	145.66/cwt	135.00–149.50	855	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,280	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	143.17/cwt	140.00–147.00	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	624	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.79/cwt	122.25–125.00	823	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	139.12/cwt	130.00–144.00	733	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.62/cwt	125.00–133.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	139.69/cwt	137.00–141.50	1,172	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.16/cwt	149.00–163.50	746	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,083	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	570	124.50/cwt	123.50–125.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	119.65/cwt	114.50–126.50	753	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	124.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	537	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	116.37/cwt	110.00–120.00	781	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	130.77/cwt	125.00–135.75	875	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	128.47/cwt	127.00–133.00	721	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	122.23/cwt	121.50–123.50	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	132.43/cwt	130.50–135.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.50	639	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	141.66/cwt	132.00–153.00	609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	956	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	139.99/cwt	134.00–142.00	690	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.89/cwt	135.00–144.50	742	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	135.96/cwt	126.50–143.00	782	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	527	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	130.01/cwt	119.50–133.00	854	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	116.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	116.02/cwt	112.00–118.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	127.39/cwt	123.00–133.00	783	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	155.59/cwt	149.00–157.50	720	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	125.00/cwt	124.50–126.00	714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	337	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	376	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	668	5

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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