Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Too few Holsteins for a good price test. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Weigh ups average to full as a cold front moves into the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.93/cwt on 687 head.

Average price

$143.93

687 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	146.83	942	452
Medium and Large 1-2	592	138.97	823	172
Large 1	716	138.73	993	44
Medium and Large 2	515	136.07	701	14thin
Large 1-2	761	120.00	913	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $29 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 sale687 hd

143.93

—

MO average20 barns · 12,803 hd

149.79

−5.86

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

77 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	—	370	144.88/cwt	143.00–147.00	536	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	522	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	122.57/cwt	119.00–127.00	775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	139.56/cwt	136.00–145.00	754	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	151.33/cwt	151.00–152.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.56/cwt	115.00–131.00	641	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.14/cwt	114.00–127.50	960	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	709	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.12/cwt	127.00–129.00	742	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	147.34/cwt	143.00–149.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	137.28/cwt	131.00–143.50	792	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	148.25/cwt	148.00–149.00	873	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	559	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	393	139.47/cwt	137.50–141.50	548	18
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	143.94/cwt	143.50–144.50	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.35/cwt	126.00–138.50	841	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	133.66/cwt	131.00–137.00	569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.33/cwt	141.00–148.50	916	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	144.84/cwt	139.50–148.75	1,109	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	142.62/cwt	139.00–145.75	1,174	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	138.72/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,014	7
Steers	Large 1	—	818	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,141	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.55/cwt	115.00–132.00	704	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.22/cwt	119.00–129.00	786	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	668	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	501	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	598	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.88/cwt	135.00–146.00	730	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	133.40/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,013	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	556	9
Steers	Large 1-2	—	761	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.24/cwt	125.00–133.50	734	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	133.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	638	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	135.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	898	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	826	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	714	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	609	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	743	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	127.27/cwt	125.00–129.50	851	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	124.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	546	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.85/cwt	132.00–140.00	773	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	128.22/cwt	121.00–134.00	487	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	136.13/cwt	133.00–140.00	418	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.03/cwt	120.00–134.00	658	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	131.76/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.03/cwt	131.50–135.00	951	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	674	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	883	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	133.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	701	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	138.95/cwt	134.00–141.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.47/cwt	145.00–149.00	684	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	147.84/cwt	146.00–150.00	600	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	147.81/cwt	142.00–154.00	878	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	141.15/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,222	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	142.08/cwt	138.00–144.00	948	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	949	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,253	5
Steers	Large 1	—	765	140.57/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,075	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	848	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	747	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	349	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	138.77/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,002	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	139.44/cwt	136.50–145.50	870	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	124.80/cwt	124.00–126.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	129.12/cwt	125.00–132.00	798	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	128.27/cwt	123.00–135.00	798	13
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	617	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	122.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	123.25/cwt	122.00–125.00	906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	155.07/cwt	154.50–159.00	757	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	149.37/cwt	146.50–154.00	798	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	162.65/cwt	159.50–172.00	695	17
Steers	Large 1	—	614	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	111.72/cwt	110.00–113.00	789	7

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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