Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers steady to 5.00 higher, heifers steady, no recent test of Holsteins for a good price comparison, undertone higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.76/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$156.76

218 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	159.74	844	171
Medium and Large 1-2	568	147.11	835	38
Large 1	672	140.83	947	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale218 hd

156.76

—

MO average15 barns · 8,128 hd

139.03

+17.73

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

65 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	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	142.60/cwt	142.00–143.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	595	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	93.51/cwt	90.00–96.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	141.62/cwt	136.00–149.50	521	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	107.29/cwt	100.00–115.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	846	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	162.67/cwt	160.00–168.00	698	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	714	82.62/cwt	80.00–83.50	590	36
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	613	81.50/cwt	79.00–84.00	500	23
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	371	93.75/cwt	92.00–95.00	348	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	152.75/cwt	147.00–158.00	938	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	167.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	789	4
Steers	Large 1	—	621	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.84/cwt	116.00–128.50	648	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	134.34/cwt	126.00–137.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	118.69/cwt	116.00–122.50	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.88/cwt	123.00–129.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.69/cwt	139.00–146.00	602	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	123.76/cwt	123.00–126.50	722	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	732	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	107.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	141.79/cwt	138.00–144.50	756	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	149.51/cwt	148.00–150.00	701	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	829	79.75/cwt	79.75–79.75	661	43
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	80.90/cwt	75.00–82.00	550	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,039	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	810	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	498	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.63/cwt	140.00–156.50	787	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	177.04/cwt	168.00–182.50	763	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	167.81/cwt	167.00–168.50	876	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	159.33/cwt	155.00–171.00	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	5
Steers	Large 1	—	713	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	423	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	132.15/cwt	129.00–135.00	422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	119.30/cwt	118.50–120.50	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.27/cwt	129.00–134.50	627	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.80/cwt	129.00–133.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	142.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	137.18/cwt	122.00–148.50	778	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	113.74/cwt	113.50–114.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	795	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	85.84/cwt	80.00–89.50	496	49
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	918	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	739	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	90.10/cwt	88.00–92.00	455	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	769	81.39/cwt	81.00–83.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.37/cwt	138.50–140.00	875	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	444	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	141.76/cwt	136.50–145.00	971	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	179.81/cwt	170.00–190.00	577	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	399	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	557	10

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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