Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves and yearlings 3.00 to mostly 5.00 lower. Demand moderate, supply moderate to light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.99/cwt on 499 head.

Average price

$147.99

499 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$48.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.81

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	149.95	959	367
Medium and Large 1-2	542	149.33	809	85
Medium and Large 2	526	137.50	723	6thin
Medium 1	663	136.50	905	18thin
Medium 1-2	645	136.00	877	3thin
Large 1	677	135.00	913	12thin
Medium and Large 3	578	101.50	587	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.45/cwt here — about $372 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 sale499 hd

147.99

—

MO average16 barns · 12,190 hd

154.80

−6.81

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

72 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	—	479	143.13/cwt	139.00–145.00	686	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	119.13/cwt	115.00–126.00	809	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	144.98/cwt	144.00–147.00	473	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	127.85/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	139.43/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,068	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	150.18/cwt	140.00–161.50	937	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	134.71/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,125	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	176.42/cwt	175.00–179.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	813	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,081	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	144.34/cwt	143.00–145.00	961	12
Steers	Large 1	—	737	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	779	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	473	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	125.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	838	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	122.59/cwt	121.50–125.00	955	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	136.34/cwt	134.50–138.00	986	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	133.39/cwt	129.00–135.00	902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	142.31/cwt	139.00–149.00	962	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	155.00/cwt	147.00–161.00	877	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,216	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	162.88/cwt	158.00–168.00	883	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	596	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	587	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	146.91/cwt	142.00–153.00	843	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	164.34/cwt	160.00–165.50	633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	151.68/cwt	151.00–152.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.01/cwt	131.00–138.00	768	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	126.47/cwt	125.00–132.50	806	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	136.88/cwt	135.00–138.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.27/cwt	146.00–149.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	153.20/cwt	149.00–156.50	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.39/cwt	140.00–155.00	774	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	171.07/cwt	160.00–180.00	553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	166.32/cwt	160.00–174.00	795	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	140.59/cwt	136.50–144.00	1,016	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	184.02/cwt	183.00–185.00	662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.10/cwt	120.00–127.00	768	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	126.61/cwt	120.00–137.00	677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	128.25/cwt	122.00–133.75	938	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	148.92/cwt	145.00–160.00	643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,046	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	551	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	771	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	952	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	9
Steers	Large 1	—	616	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.11/cwt	130.00–135.50	619	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	733	12
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	160.63/cwt	153.50–162.50	826	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	122.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	581	123.41/cwt	115.00–133.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	139.41/cwt	138.00–140.00	659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	738	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	149.61/cwt	148.00–150.00	934	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	132.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	769	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	137.34/cwt	135.00–141.00	850	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	3

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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