Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady on a limited test. Demand moderate, supply light. The Winter Weather Advisory in effect for the trade area curtailed the receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.44/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$148.44

240 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$13.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	151.99	929	150
Medium and Large 1-2	602	148.16	891	39
Large 1	671	138.24	928	51

One grade step is worth $13.75/cwt here — about $1 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 sale240 hd

148.44

—

MO average18 barns · 10,985 hd

153.90

−5.46

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

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	166.55/cwt	164.00–167.00	851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,182	3
Steers	Large 1	—	729	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	984	30
Steers	Large 1	—	1,111	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	123.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	129.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	124.09/cwt	123.50–126.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	852	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	921	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	949	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	616	54
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	496	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,130	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	146.83/cwt	145.00–149.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	151.34/cwt	145.50–154.00	923	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	171.84/cwt	170.75–175.00	840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	139.62/cwt	139.50–140.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	464	3
Steers	Large 1	—	498	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	125.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.82/cwt	125.00–127.50	793	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	141.30/cwt	138.00–145.50	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	151.87/cwt	151.00–153.50	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	167.78/cwt	166.00–168.50	748	7
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	754	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	452	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,148	79.25/cwt	79.25–79.25	910	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	138.43/cwt	136.00–139.50	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	154.60/cwt	149.00–158.00	894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	141.99/cwt	139.00–144.50	946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	791	3
Steers	Large 1	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	7
Steers	Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	131.28/cwt	131.00–131.50	927	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.16/cwt	129.00–140.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	562	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	145.69/cwt	144.00–147.00	846	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	868	83.75/cwt	83.75–83.75	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	156.49/cwt	155.50–157.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	147.72/cwt	147.00–150.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	886	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,183	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.61/cwt	138.00–140.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	138.08/cwt	137.00–142.50	993	25

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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