Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves and yearling steers under 800 lbs steady, steers over 800 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a limited test, heifers under 550 lbs steady, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. No recent test of Holsteins for a price comparison. Demand and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.53/cwt on 696 head.

Average price

$129.53

696 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$250

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$17.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	468	134.72	631	147
Medium and Large 1	543	130.55	708	369
Medium and Large 1-2	561	123.56	693	166
Medium and Large 2	580	120.33	698	9thin
Large 1-2	753	117.00	881	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.72/cwt here — about −$250 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 sale696 hd

129.53

—

MO average20 barns · 17,243 hd

132.93

−3.40

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

96 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	Large 1	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.77/cwt	130.00–144.00	649	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.63/cwt	127.00–129.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	804	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	753	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	881	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	372	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	545	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.33/cwt	131.00–140.00	715	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.31/cwt	124.50–131.50	731	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.45/cwt	133.00–143.00	577	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	122.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	766	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	123.34/cwt	120.00–124.50	900	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	469	17
Steers	Large 1	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	29
Steers	Large 1	—	328	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	541	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,315	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	141.84/cwt	138.50–143.00	888	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	768	76.12/cwt	70.00–80.00	585	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	532	72.74/cwt	70.00–75.00	387	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	924	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	656	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	328	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	230	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	981	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	741	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	728	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	510	5
Bulls	Large 3	—	704	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	387	11
Bulls	Large 3	—	574	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	344	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	867	86.20/cwt	81.00–88.10	747	94
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	481	75.41/cwt	70.00–80.00	363	44
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	682	76.85/cwt	70.00–84.00	524	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	624	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	437	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	136.59/cwt	132.50–141.50	917	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	139.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,066	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	172.48/cwt	165.00–179.00	714	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	140.12/cwt	138.50–142.00	1,003	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	132.79/cwt	129.00–135.50	1,165	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	171.21/cwt	167.50–172.00	591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	152.25/cwt	147.00–160.00	562	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	118.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	798	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.40/cwt	142.00–152.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	858	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	118.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	813	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	132.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	844	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	121.02/cwt	116.00–125.00	707	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	127.92/cwt	122.00–134.00	672	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	120.36/cwt	120.00–122.00	756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	757	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	553	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	481	129.96/cwt	129.00–134.00	625	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	404	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	553	4
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	271	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	468	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.00/cwt	154.00–162.00	663	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.65/cwt	125.50–133.00	732	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	129.36/cwt	124.00–132.00	803	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	841	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	879	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	133.86/cwt	129.00–139.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.87/cwt	131.00–143.50	645	92
Heifers	Large 1	—	553	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	669	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	462	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	626	40
Heifers	Large 1	—	540	125.25/cwt	115.00–127.25	676	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.76/cwt	130.00–134.50	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.50/cwt	129.50–135.00	881	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	163.43/cwt	157.00–171.00	706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	670	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	769	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	159.81/cwt	154.00–169.00	770	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.55/cwt	146.00–154.00	795	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	146.10/cwt	142.50–153.00	839	89
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	833	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	583	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	566	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.41/cwt	115.00–128.00	708	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	124.44/cwt	119.00–130.00	655	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	130.17/cwt	130.00–131.00	932	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	752	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	116.71/cwt	116.50–117.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	126.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.77/cwt	121.00–129.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	119.81/cwt	118.00–121.00	802	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	118.85/cwt	115.00–122.00	739	24

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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