Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few last week for a good price test, compared to two weeks ago, steers under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, heifers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, steers over 650 lbs and heifers over 500 lbs steady. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.09/cwt on 817 head.

Average price

$143.09

817 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$20.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.82

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	145.88	890	555
Medium and Large 1-2	644	137.43	885	247
Medium and Large 2	626	136.00	852	11thin
Medium 1	696	125.00	870	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.88/cwt here — about $20 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 sale817 hd

143.09

—

MO average16 barns · 15,543 hd

147.91

−4.82

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

83 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 1-2	—	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.95/cwt	123.00–131.50	797	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.82/cwt	118.00–123.00	744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.50	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	115.43/cwt	115.00–116.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	710	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	127.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	627	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	131.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	936	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.68/cwt	125.00–132.50	673	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	139.19/cwt	135.00–142.00	525	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	127.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	551	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	118.37/cwt	114.00–120.00	791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	143.63/cwt	129.00–145.10	1,132	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	131.58/cwt	125.00–134.50	891	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.62/cwt	139.00–148.50	747	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.73/cwt	130.50–145.50	783	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	148.71/cwt	142.00–154.50	693	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	137.81/cwt	134.50–140.25	996	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	136.90/cwt	134.50–141.00	919	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	169.07/cwt	161.00–177.00	705	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.11/cwt	142.75–152.50	837	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.65/cwt	133.00–135.50	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	134.36/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,227	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.21/cwt	152.00–170.00	764	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	143.47/cwt	140.50–146.00	1,100	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	155.60/cwt	147.00–164.00	800	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	143.87/cwt	138.50–147.50	901	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	136.30/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,119	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.64/cwt	129.00–141.00	774	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.27/cwt	151.00–154.00	713	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	163.79/cwt	157.00–167.00	608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	659	8
Bulls	Large 1	—	599	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	743	10
Bulls	Large 1	—	437	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	577	9
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	696	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	692	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	129.62/cwt	125.00–131.50	871	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	128.07/cwt	125.00–133.50	798	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	531	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	121.16/cwt	120.50–122.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	128.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	678	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	749	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	143.54/cwt	133.00–148.00	808	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	146.34/cwt	143.00–147.50	761	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	124.79/cwt	123.00–129.00	723	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	124.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	609	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	326	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	442	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	579	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	713	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	143.53/cwt	140.00–149.00	611	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.34/cwt	133.00–145.00	594	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.21/cwt	127.00–137.00	693	55
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	346	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	141.86/cwt	141.00–142.50	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.53/cwt	124.00–128.00	839	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.00/cwt	129.50–136.00	750	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	948	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	145.61/cwt	143.00–147.50	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.30/cwt	129.00–142.50	647	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	125.61/cwt	125.00–126.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.81/cwt	119.00–120.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	519	115.37/cwt	110.00–122.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	487	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	628	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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